By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has left the United Kingdom for Paris, France, as part of his ongoing annual leave. This was confirmed by his senior special assistant on political and other matters, Ibrahim Masari, on Saturday. Tinubu is expected to attend an important engagement in...
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Dangote Group is looking to start production at its two Nigerian oil assets in the fourth quarter of 2024, after enduring months of crude supply woes, a report by S&P Global Commodity Insights has said. The report quoting company sources said Dangote is currently seeking a floating production, storage...
By JOHN ONAH Abuja – In preparation for the 2024 governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State has conducted a two-day workshop for senior staff on effective communication within the electoral process. The training was facilitated by the International Press Centre (IPC) with the support...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) recorded a rise in Lassa fever cases in week 39 of 2024, with Ondo and Edo states reporting nine new confirmed cases. The NCDC stated this on its official website, based on latest Lassa Fever Situation Report. The agency said...
The recently held cultural fiesta in Columbia, United States of America, put together by U.S resident Nigerians to mark 64th Nigerian Independence Day celebration has been described as remarkable and shall remain evergreen in the minds of Nigerians based in the United States in particular and other non-Nigerians that...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has assured of providing all the required Intervention fund for the provision of infrastructural and Research facilities for the newly established African University of Aviation in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Sonny Echono gave the assurance when...
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of Peoples Democratic Party has called on the two factions within the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to sheath their swords and revert to status quo. The board made the call in a statement issued by its Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, on Friday in...
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru came from the bench to earn Nigeria a 1-0 win over Libya in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in Uyo on Friday after the Mediterranean Knights spent most of the game in their half defending. The win puts the Super Eagles at the top of Group...
The Super Eagles Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has described the one goal win against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in the 2025 AFCON Qualifiers as a huge relief to him and his players. Eguavoen, who was highly excited during the post match briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International stadium...
The Zamfara Teachers Service Board said the recent disengagement of the 109 contract teachers by the state government was not based on ethnic, tribal or religious reasons. The Chairman of board, Alhaji Muhammad Aliyu-Anka, stated this while speaking to newsmen in Gusau on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari over the death of his daughter. Kyari’s daughter, Fatima, died on Friday at the age of 25 after protracted illness. The President in...
Prof. Onimisi Abdullah of the Department of Social Science Education, University of Ilorin, has said that male students had higher tendencies to cheat in examinations than females. Abdullah made the submission in Ilorin in a paper presented at the 266th Lecture of the University. The paper was titled: “A...
The Police Command in Ogun has confirmed that one Lanre Ogungbe, 32, was discovered dead in a hotel room at Soyoye in Abeokuta. the Command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed in a statement on Friday in Abeokuta the incident occurred at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Odutola explained that a...
FirstBank in partnership with Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN), a non-profit organisation has produced new winners in its 2024 National Company of the Year (NCOY) competition. The 2024 competition held in Lekki, Lagos on Friday comprised of 12 schools representing different states, who were finalists from an earlier contest, locking...
The SPDC Joint Venture partners have signed a Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) for the $3.5 billion Brass Fertiliser and Petrochemical Company Limited (BFPCL) project. The SPDC JV partners, comprising NNPC Ltd, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), TotalEnergies Ltd. and Eni would supply 270 million standard cubic feet...
To end the week, the stock market rebounded from previous losses, gaining N74 billion. Investor interest in MTN Nigeria, FBN Holdings, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) and other equities lifted the market. Notably, the market capitalisation opened at N56.014 trillion, adding N74 billion or 0.13 per cent to close...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Nigerian Optometrist Association, (NOA) Taraba State Chapter, has organized schools vision screening to mark World Sight Day 2024, with the the theme: “Love Your Eyes, Vision for Children”. The event which took place at Model Primary school, Jalingo, the Taraba State’s capital created...
On the second day of his projects’ commissioning tour in the southern part of Borno State, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday unveiled six projects in two local government areas. The governor commissioned two projects in Biu on Thursday and later spent the night in Kwaya-Kusar. The projects unveiled...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chairman of the Northern Governor’s Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya, has commissioned 48 new classrooms at the Higher Islamic School in Briyel town, Borno State. Governor Yahaya also distributed 500 bicycles to students and pupils in Bayo LGA, along...