By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umar Zulum, has directed his cabinet to work on shifting focus from reliance on federal allocations toward enhancing livestock production and exportation. The governor gave the order on Tuesday after supervising the swearing-in of two commissioners into the state executive...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The FCT Police Command has deployed additional personnel and equipment for patrols, stop-and-search operations, and surveillance throughout the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT police spokeswoman, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the initiative aims to combat rising incidents...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said that, once he returns to the White House, he will impose high import tariffs on all goods from Mexico and Canada as well as additional tariffs on Chinese imports. Trump said on Truth Social, the social media platform he co-founded, that he...
Energetic Nigerian singer, Habeeb Badmus, popularly known as Portable, on Monday night thrilled participants at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Abuja International Carnival. Participants, including state delegates, government functionaries and music lovers, drawn from different parts of the country, were held to series of electrifying performances by the...
Delta State Police Command has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri said that the deceased were neutralised from the bullets shot by their gang members. According to him, the incident...
Rivers State troupe has emerged as the overall winner of the 2024 Abuja International Carnival competitive events while Borno and Yobe emerged as first and second runner-up. Bauchi and Abia, took the fourth and fifth positions, while the Best in Durbar event award went to Yobe and Delta as...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said the Nigerian government needs more borrowings to fund its budget even though some Ministries, Departments and Agencies have surpassed their revenue target. Edun said this during an interactive session of the Senate Joint Committees on...
Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice for Al Nassr as they continued to thrive in the AFC Champions League Elite, with the Saudi champions defeating Al Gharafa 3-1 in Qatar on Monday. The 39-year-old’s contributions moved Al Nassr nearer to the last eight, needing just two points from their final three...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of better economic output as the economy continues to expand following the newly released third quarter Gross Domestic Product report by the National Bureau of Statistics. According to the NBS, Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.46%, compared to the 3.19% growth...
The Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) has sealed the head office of Max Air Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines, over allegations of non-payment of over N190 million in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and other tax liabilities accrued between 2012 and 2017. The enforcement action was part...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has said that its crude oil production figures tallied with that of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Company (NUPRC). Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., Mr Olufemi Soneye, stated this in a statement on Monday. Soneye gave the clarifications against the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The troops of Sector 3, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have neutralised five ISWAP terrorists in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno. The troops also recovered arms and 40 motorcycles from the terrorists. Chief Military Information Officer, MNJTF N’djamena,...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Troops of the Joint Task Force South-East Operation UDOKA have eliminated at least eight members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The Spokesman for the task force, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, disclosed this in...
Nigeria ranked sixth among 54 countries in the African Development Bank (AfDB) and African Union’s 2024 African Visa Openness Index (AVOI) report. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the AVOI tracks visa-openness on African continent and how easy it is for African citizens to travel to other...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– First class graduates in any field of Phoenix University Agwada, in Nasarawa State, will be given automatic employment. The founder of the University, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, made the promise at the first matriculation ceremony of the institution held at its permanent site in Agwada, Kokona...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Monday said it has begun tracking N10 billion constituency and executive projects in Jigawa. The Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner in Kano State, Mr Ibrahim Garba, said this in a statement in Dutse on Monday. Garba, who oversees the commission’s...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Local Content, Ambassador Caleb Awatt has called for accelerated implementation of the Nigeria Local Content Act in Cross River State. Ambassador Awatt made the call during a one day stakeholders engagement and sensitization seminar themed: “Acceleration...
The Nigerian stock market opened with its bearish momentum on Monday to record N123 billion loss. Selloffs in Tier-one banking stocks namely, Guaranty Trust Holding Company(GTCO), Zenith Bank and FBN Holdings, underpinned the market’s weak performance. The market capitalisation, which opened at N59.292 trillion, shed N123 billion or 0.21...
Hameed Adenekan, has emerged winner of the 63rd edition of the annual FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship. Media Officer of the tournament, Pious Eromosele, made this known in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Eromosele said that to come top in the keenly contested encounter, Adenekan grossed a...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River governor, Bassey Otu, has flagged off the maiden edition of Agbokim falls green marathon race at Ikom Local Government Area of the state. The race designed into three segments accommodated professionals, who embarked on 42km race while the locals engaged in 21...