The maiden Chinua Achebe Airport Christmas Trade Fair kicked off on Sunday at the expansive car park of the facility in Umueri. Speaking at the inauguration of the Airport Christmas Trade Fair, Mr Martin Nwafor, Managing Director of Chinua Achebe Airport Umueri said no fewer than 50 exhibitors had...
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President Bola Tinubu will leave France on Monday for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. The BNC, scheduled for Dec. 3, will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on Dec. 2, at the South African...
The game of musical chairs at the top of the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) continued on Sunday with Rivers United of Port Harcourt returning to the top spot. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rivers United beat visiting Kano Pillars 1-0 to return to the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched its newly redesigned website, www.cbn.gov.ng, scheduled to go live on Dec. 2. Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mrs Hakama Sidi Ali, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday. “We are pleased to announce the...
Some small business operators and residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried the scarcity of Naira notes for various transactions. They spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Over the past few days, bank customers had experienced difficulty trying to get cash...
A leader of Osogbo Progressive Union (OPU), Osogbo in Osun, Dr Yemi Oladimeji, has decried the inability of the town to produce a governor since the creation of the state 33 years ago. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that OPU is the umbrella body of all Osogbo...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said that the cost of food items in the country was becoming worrisome and unaffordable for the masses. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this while speaking with newsmen...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Federal Government has resolved to establish digital technology hubs in 200 rural communities across the six geopolitical zones in the country as part of its first implementation phase. The Special Assistant to the President on ICT Development and Digital Innovation, Mr Tokoni Igoin,...
The number of accidents recorded on Third Mainland Bridge since its repair is unprecedented and caused by impatience and indiscipline. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, expressed the worry in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Kesha...
The Ondo chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has assured government workers in the state of the payment of new minimum wage in November salary. Acting Chairman of the NLC, Mr Ademola Olapade, gave the assurance on Sunday in Akure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, joined Vice President Kashim Shettima, Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, and other prominent personalities to attend the closing ceremony of this year’s African Military Games, AMGA24, held in Abuja. The closing ceremony was held on Saturday at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Director General, Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Mohammad Saidu Barkindo, has said SEMA spent more than a week at Ngala to conclude distribution of food items to about 14,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and those in host communities, who were affected...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– The Executive Chairman of Shani Local Government Area, Hon. Hassan Labaki has said that his people are solidly behind their Senator Mohammed Ndume and Governor Babagana Zulum for their disposition over the controversial Tax Reform Bills sent to the national assembly which has passed second...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, on Tuesday 26th November intercepted two consignments containing cocaine and pentazocine injection going to the United Kingdom via a courier company in Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- After 35 years in Brazil, a businessman based in the South American country, Ezeokoli Sylva has returned home with 700grams of cocaine buried in his stomach, a discovery made following his arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Murtala...
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba, has said Nigeria is blessed with everything it needs to develop but corruption, bad leadership remain a clog in her wheel of progress. Ndukuba stated this in Abuja at an event to celebrate the 35th anniversary...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his resolve to stabilise the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and contribute to peace in Africa. Tinubu stated this during the closing ceremony of the African Military Games 2024 in Abuja, Senior Special to the President on Media and Communications, Office of...
The past week has been filled with exciting events, controversies, and heartwarming moments in the entertainment industry. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigerian celebrities including Wizkid, Davido and Omotola made headlines and sparked conversations on social media. Wizkid, whose real name is Balogun Ayodeji, released his...
The troops of 6 Brigade, Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have destroyed several bandits camps and recovered ammunition in Taraba. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Jalingo signed by Capt. Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations. It said the successes were recorded...