SpaceX founder Elon Musk congratulated his rival Jeff Bezos on the successful maiden test-launch of his heavy-lift rocket New Glenn on Thursday. “Congratulations on reaching orbit on the first attempt’’ Musk wrote on X, the social media platform he owns, tagging Bezos in his post. Amazon founder Bezos established...
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken steps to cut the demand and supply chain of vandalised manhole and gully inlets covers on FCT roads. Director, Security Services Department, FCT Administration, Mr Adamu Gwary, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi as Senior Technical Assistant (STA) on Print and Digital Communications. The appointment was announced on Wednesday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Malam Dauda Iliya, in Maiduguri. Bundi graduated from the University...
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has announced that he would no longer offer advice to President Bola Tinubu led administration on how to tackle the country’s economic challenges. He stated that he had initially tried to help the government but had now resolved not to do so...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has expressed concerns over the proposed Tax Reform Bill before the National Assembly, warning that the bill is a deliberate attempt to dismantle the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), a vital source of funding for...
Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages being held in Gaza following separate meetings with Qatar’s prime minister, a source briefed on the talks told AFP. A US official confirmed the deal. Pressure to put an end to the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has been nominated as the 2024 THISDAY Newspaper and ARISE Television’s Minister of the Year. Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and New Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, announced this in...
The National Assembly has lauded the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Zacch Adedeji, for exceeding the 2024 revenue collection target of N19.4 trillion. FIRS generated N21.6 trillion, surpassing the target by N2.2 trillion. The commendation came during a meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, where...
Ogun State Police Command has detained four persons, who allegedly specialised in using fake bank transaction alerts to buy food stuffs in the state. The command’s Spokesperson, CSP Yemisi Opalola, told newsmen at the Police Headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday, that four suspects were caught in two different cases...
Kano State Government has issued a public alert over an isolated outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) in Gwale Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Danjuma Mahmoud, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Kano. He said that an isolated case...
The equity market, on Wednesday, dipped further as the market capitalisation shed N931 billion or 1.47 per cent to close at N62.257 trillion, having opened at N63.188 trillion. The All-Share Index also lost 1.47 per cent or 1,526.14 points to close at 102,095.95, against 103,622.09 reported on Tuesday. Accordingly,...
Nigeria have been drawn alongside Senegal, Sudan and Congo Brazzaville in Group D of the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament has now been moved to August 2025, but with Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda still to jointly host. At the...
Katsina State Police Command has confirmed that the medical doctor, Dr Murtala Sale-Dandashire, who was shot at Kankara General Hospital “is alive.” The Command’s Public Relations Officer PPRO, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Katsina. NAN reports that the news...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has issued a stern warning to farming and fishing communities in Baga, urging them to refrain from any form of collaboration with Boko Haram insurgents. Governor Zulum gave the warning on Wednesday while addressing residents at the...
Exactly 59 years ago, January 15, 1966, a bloody military coup took place in Nigeria, our beloved fatherland, that claimed the lives of several prominent Northern and National leaders who were key figures in Nigeria’s political and military leadership. Today, January 15, the League of Northern Democrats remembers in...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 34.80 per cent in December 2024. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for December 2024, which was released in Abuja on Wednesday. According to the report, the...
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the death of Gibson Reuben, a Netherlands national and Managing Director of the Rivers State Cassava Project Limited. Rueben drowned after his vehicle plunged into the Aleto-Eleme River while attempting to escape from his abductors. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed...
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has directed the establishment of a Special Task Force to dislodge criminal elements hiding in uncompleted structures, abandoned plots of land and buildings across the territory. Director, Department of Security Services, FCT Administration, Mr Adamu Gwary, disclosed this in an interview with the...