By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 3 Division and Commander of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Major General AE Abubakar, has emphasized the critical importance of effective planning as a fundamental approach to addressing the nation’s evolving security challenges. Speaking during a sensitization lecture...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The management of the APLORI Center of Excellence has deepened its collaboration with the University of Jos (UNIJOS), focusing on extensive ornithological and biological research training. Recently, the University of Jos approved the transformation of the Dr. Anastasio Paul Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI),...
By DANJUMA Joseph, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has presented the 2025 appropriation bill before the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) estimated at N382, 567, 843, 592.03, with education taking the lionshare of N78.16bn representing 20.4 percent. Governor Sule presented the appropriation bill tagged Budget of...
MultiChoice Nigeria has said its holiday channel, DStv Channel 198 would showcase live concerts and festivals during the Detty December season. Executive Head of Content and Channels, West Africa at MultiChoice, Dr Busola Tejumola, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, in Lagos. Tejumola said that the 19th edition...
The Nigerian equity market on Friday closed the week on a negative note, recording N168 billion loss for investors. Losses in Seplat, Guaranty Trust Holding Company, Oando Plc, among other declined stocks dragged the market performance down. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N59.275 trillion, lost N168 billion...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has sympathized with victims of the recent boat mishap that claimed the lives of some passengers who are indigenes of the state. Governor Ododo, who expressed sadness over the boat accident, said he was particularly concerned that most...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, on her unanimous re-election today as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The renowned development economist and global finance expert made history in 2021 as...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron signed two agreements on Thursday in Paris, France, that will ensure a partnership on the development of critical infrastructure and the long-term sustenance of agriculture and food security. Earlier, President Tinubu and President Macron witnessed the...
No fewer than eight persons are feared dead in a Friday morning boat accident that occurred near Dambo-Ebuchi section of the River Niger. The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) confirmed the boat accident involving no fewer than 200 passengers including market women and farm labourers being conveyed from Lokoja...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Kwara State Government has said the teacher, Mrs Fatima Amuzat, involved in an alleged assault of a corps member has been summoned and that necessary disciplinary procedures will be taken. The female corps member was allegedly beaten up by teachers at the Government Day...
50 alleged IPOB members discharged and acquitted by Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court on Friday in Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, discharged and acquitted no fewer than 50 persons alleged to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, admitted at least 109 foreigners, charged over allegations bordering on cybercrime, to a N1 billion bail with fiver suites. Justice Ekerete Akpan, who granted them bail, directed that the five sureties must have a landed property worth N200, 000 million each....
The Labour Party presidential flag bearer in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, will, on Saturday, deliver the convocation lecture of American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, as the institution clocks 20. Spokesman for Peter Obi Media Reach, Mr Ibrahim Umar, made this known in a statement on Friday...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu on Friday presented N526.882 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. Governor Aliyu, who tagged the 2025 budget: “Transformation and Infrastructural Sustainability“, assured that the state government would commence the payment of N70,000 new minimum wage...
Global Leaders Convene at NDLEA Headquarters to Advance “Investing in Prevention” Strategy for Combating Substance Abuse A landmark event took place at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Headquarters in Jahi, Abuja, as international delegates and global experts joined forces to discuss strategies for combating substance abuse through...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has lauded the amicable relations with French President Emmanuel Macron, appreciating his interest in Africa. Tinubu expressed confidence that Macron’s goodwill would foster stronger bilateral ties, benefiting the entire continent. At the State Dinner organised by the French government for President...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of elevation of the China-Nigeria relation to a more comprehensive strategic partnership, the Hunan Province and the Federal Capital Territory Administration have expressed commitment to strengthen cooperation in urban development, cultural education, tourism, environment amongst other areas of interest. The FCT Minister...
Salem University, Lokoja, has conferred awards on five distinguished individuals, including Mr Thompson Yamput, an editor with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), and James Onoja, a philanthropist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The awards were presented during the university’s 6th Convocation Ceremony, which featured a public lecture...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the death of four officers ambushed by bandits at Farin- Kasa Area, Chukun LGA in Kaduna. The operatives of the NSCDC were attacked during surveillance and monitoring of the national grid installations at Shiroro...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, turned down the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to arraign ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi in the absence of his lawyers. Justuce Emeka Nwite while delivering a ruling on the oral application by the EFCC’s counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN,...