The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said the Nigerian Air Force in the last three years, took delivery of 63 brand new aircraft into its inventory. Abubakar made this known at the NAF Training, Operations and Safety Seminar for the year 2024, on...
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Kogi State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Zango market and banned roadside parking of trucks in its vicinity in Osara, Adavi Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, in a statement on Wednesday in Lokoja, said the decision was...
Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) has said that the four new tax reform bills presently before the National Assembly would provide a stronger safety net for Nigerians. Nwoko, who represents Delta North Senatorial District and a member of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendment as well as Finance, said this...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) initiative has reiterated its dedication to eradicating open defecation in the region by 2027. This commitment was underscored during a one-day interactive session held in Jos on Tuesday, which gathered journalists,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has said the State Executive Council will present a bill for legislation on the 32-year development plan from 2024 to 2056. Governor Ododo made this known while presenting the 2025 Budget estimate to the Kogi State House of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a significant collaboration between the Borno State Government and the American University of Nigeria (AUN), economic empowerment items were distributed to members of the Chibok Girls Parents Association to support their livelihoods and ensure continued resilience Tuesday. Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, highlighted...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has said tourists from Nigeria can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport. Ramaphosa announced this on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, which President Bola...
Nigeria and South Africa have agreed to finalise the five-year-old Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Early Warning Mechanism, which monitors threats of violence, acts of criminality, and reprisals involving nationals of both countries. The decision was announced in a communiqué released at the end of the 11th session of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained why it withheld the identity of the owner of seized estate landed property with 753 units duplexes in Abuja. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said it would be unprofessional to mention names of individuals...
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has appointed Nigerian actress Funke Akindele, popularly known as ‘Jenifa’, as its National Goodwill Ambassador for HIV in Nigeria. Her mandate includes raising awareness, reducing stigma, and improving access to treatment. The announcement was made during the 2024 World AIDS Day (WAD)...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has confirmed that the Port Harcourt Refinery has resumed production. President of PENGASSAN, Mr Festus Osifo, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Osifo,...
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the arrest of a lawyer, Dele Farotimi, by the Nigerian Police Force over allegations bordering on libel. The NBA President, Afam Osigwe, in a statement Tuesday night in Abuja, also decried the alleged invasion of Farotimi’s law firm and the harassment of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored bulk power supply to Bayelsa through the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV transmission line at 08:03am on Tuesday. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, signed into law the Lagos State Electricity Bill 2024, saying the bill’s sole aim is to ensure independent power supply to residents. Sanwo-Olu at the signing held in Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, said the implementation would start in the next six months....
A joint team of security operatives has raided criminal hideouts and dislodged suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Aku, Okigwe Council Area of Imo State. The Commander, 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze, Owerri, Brig.-Gen. Usman Lawal, disclosed this while addressing newsmen...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the alleged assassination of one Gideon Ebukwe by unidentified armed men at Ok Winners Hotel, Igbosoro, Igode, Sagamu Local Government. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement, in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Odutola said that...
The Commissioner of Police, Kogi Command, CP Bethrand Onuoha, visited the scene of the boat mishap at Danbo Village to assess the situation . The CP, in a statement on Tuesday in Lokoja by SP Williams Ovye Aya, the Police Public Relation Officer, Kogi Command, urged the villagers to...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said that his administration has simplified the state’s tax system to enhance ease of compliance and encourage economic growth in the state. Governor Otti said this on Tuesday during the inauguration of the rehabilitated Obiorah Street, Aba. He, therefore, urged the people to...
A play on the life and times of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, is to be staged in January, according to Ola Awakan, the playwright. Awakan, on Tuesday, said that the play would be staged by Artswax Communications and the National Troupe of Nigeria (NTN) in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur on Tuesday visited the State Secretariat in the Ministry for Livestock Development and assumed office as pioneer Commissioner of the newly created ministry. He was received by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Livestock Development Alhaji Tijjani...