By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has organized a three-day training workshop for journalists in Maiduguri, Borno State. The workshop, which started on Monday and will conclude on Wednesday, aims to enhance the capacity of the media and civil society organizations (CSOs) in non-kinetic...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Concerned by the rising cases of building collapse in Nigeria, a Professor of Building Construction Management, Prof. Jurbe Molwus, of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Jos, has called on the government at all levels to enforce strict compliance with the Nigerian building...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Determined to strengthen the security situation of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and as well ensure public safety, the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA) has established a multi-agency situation room. This facility, which is located at the Fr. Alia Conference Hall in...
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, on Monday said the N13 trillion deficit in the N48 trillion 2025 budget would be financed through borrowing. The minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential...
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd. (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell plc, says it made a Final Investment Decision (FID) on Bonga North, a deep-water project off the coast of Nigeria. Shell’s Integrated Gas and Upstream Director, Ms Zoë Yujnovich,disclosed this in a statementon Monday in Lagos. Yujnovich...
Opening the week, the Nigerian stock market extended gains from its previous session, leading to N331 billion profit for investors. Buy interest in Zenith Bank, FBN Holdings, Oando Plc, Aradel, Transnational Corporation, among other advanced equities drove the market’s performance up. The market capitalisation, which opened at N60.241 billion,...
Borno Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Baba Mallam, has blamed the rate at which Nigerian women die during child birth on indecision by most families. Mallam spoke on Monday, when he received a donation of two tricycle (keke) ambulances from an international Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Doctors Without...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman on winning the 2024 CAF Men’s African Footballer of the Year. President Tinubu also hailed Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie for clinching the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award and the Super Falcons...
Super Falcons of Nigeria safe hands, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has once again been crowned the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year for 2024. Nnadozie was crowned at the award ceremony in Marrakech Morocco, winning it for the second successive year after her last year victory. The Paris FC of France...
Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman, Zambia striker Barbra Banda and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams were the big winners at a star-studded 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday as Africa’s best performers for the year were honoured. The glittering ceremony was attended by football royalty from the continent...
Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman on Monday scooped the Africa Player of the Year award at the 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lookman was the biggest winner at a star-studded 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, as Africa’s best performers for the year...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has described the wins at the 2024 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards as a “night of glory for both Nigerian football and the nation in general”. The governor congratulated Ademola Lookman, Chiamaka Nnadozie, and the Super Falcons for their wins at the event....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Three newly appointed Principal officers of the Borno State University, have been presented with their letters of appointment. The presentation which was performed by Professor Emeritus Abubakar Mustapha on behalf of the Pro – Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Alh. Dr. Muhammadu Indimi follows...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, has announced the restoration of electricity to most parts of Bayelsa following a four-month blackout. The region covers Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo, and Rivers states. The General Manager of TCN’s Port Harcourt Region, Emmanuel Anyaegbulem, made this...
The Action Democratic Party (ADP) ) has prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify the election victory of the Action Peoples Party (APP candidates in the Rivers Local Government (LG) poll held on Oct. 5. The plaintiff, Juboye Abraham, a candidate of the ADP in that election...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 792 suspects, including 193 foreigners, in a single-day sting operation in Lagos for their involvement in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scam syndicate. EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, represented by the Director, Public Affairs, EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this...
The Federal Executive Council on Monday approved the renaming of the University of Abuja as Yakubu Gowon University. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents following the council’s last meeting for 2024 at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The University of...
The Federal Executive Council has given final approval to the 2025 budget to be presented by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking to State House correspondent shortly after the FEC meeting chaired by President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Monday, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu said...
President Bola Tinubu has approved free transportation nationwide ahead of Christmas celebration. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced this while briefing State House correspondents shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President on Monday. He said the Federal Government will commence a nationwide free train...