An unidentified soldier has reportedly stabbed police Inspector Saka Ganiyu to death at the Ojo axis of Lagos State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN gathered that the deceased police officer was attached to a Lagos State task force. A credible source, who confirmed the death to...
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The Senate has confirmed Dr Badamasi Lawal as the National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). The confirmation of Lawal’s nomination followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Investments during plenary on Thursday. Presenting...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has, again, appealed the acquittal of a former Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, of money laundering charges. EFCC had arraigned Ikuforiji alongside his former aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, on a 54-count charge bordering on alleged N338.8 million money laundering....
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission urged the Federal Government not to scarp the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Speaking at the International Ombuds Day 2024, in Kano on Thursday, the chairman of the commission, Muhyi Gado, said rather more anti-graft agencies were needed to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, convened a meeting with the state minimum wage implementation committee during which he directed that civil servants be paid the new national wage this month. The meeting was held in Maiduguri on Monday at the council chamber of the...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association Of Nigeria (IPMAN) has attributed the recent adjustment in the price of premium motor spirit better known as fuel to the impacts of the deregulation of the sector. “Well, we know now that we cannot call it an increase but rather we can call...
The board of trustees of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the national working committee of the party to urgently convene a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to address the crisis within the party. Chairman of the PDP board of trustees, Senator Adulphus Wabara, made the recommendation at...
Echono commends virtues of Nigerian diplomats, assures of TETFund support for foreign policy journal
Echono commends virtues of Nigerian diplomats, assures of TETFund support for foreign policy journal
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono has extolled the invaluable contributions of Nigerian diplomats to policy formulation and development of curricular for careers in Diplomacy and International Relations, even as he assured of TETFund’s support for their foreign policy...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Vice-President, Kashim Shettima will deliver a keynote address, underscoring Nigeria’s commitment to leading climate action and sustainable development in Africa at the Second Africa Climate Forum (ACF) 2024 scheduled for October 14-15, 2024, at the Abuja Continental Hotel. According to the organisers of the...
Football enthusiasms have expressed divergent views on the invitation extended to Super Eagles defender, Benjamin Tanimu, for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Libya Some of the enthusiasts spoke in separate interviews with The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)on Thursday in Lagos. One of the enthusiasts,Monday Iremi,...
“No end to hell,” wrote Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, on X about the situation in northern Gaza. “At least 400,000 people are trapped in the area.” He said that many people were refusing to listen to evacuation orders “because they know...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on her 62nd birthday anniversary. Dabiri-Erewa will be 62 years old on Friday (Oct. 11). The President, in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on Information...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has charged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to conquer the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in the two-legged 2025 AFCON qualifier. Nigeria hosts the first leg at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Friday, with the return at the Martyrs of...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has reiterated commitment to address critical challenges bedeviling the education sector in the country. Its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, stated this at the International Conference on Girl Child Education, on Thursday in Abuja. The theme of the conference is: “Girl Child Empowerment...
Hurricane Milton made landfall around 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday (0030 GMT on Thursday) as an “extremely dangerous Category 3’’ storm, hitting the Siesta Key on the west coast of Florida. The National Hurricane Centre reported the development. The storm winds were up to 193km per hour, meterologists said. The...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has sought the support of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike for the upcoming Africa Military Games. Musa, who made the appeal when he visited Wike in Abuja on Wednesday, said that 40 countries would participate in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Forum of Senior Technical Assistants (STAs) to the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has donated a sum of N3.45 million to support victims of the recent flood that devastated Maiduguri and its environs. Speaking during a sympathy visit to Governor Zulum on Wednesday...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the latest increase in the pump price of petrol will further deepen poverty as production capacities dip. The Congress added that the increase would lead to more jobs lost with multidimensional negative effects, and therefore, demanded its immediate reversal. NLC position...
Fuel queues have resurfaced across Lagos following an increase in petrol prices by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and other marketers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many filling stations, including those along Ikorodu Road, Ikeja and Bariga, have temporarily closed due to the price...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has dismissed reports mostly circulating on social Media that his convoy was ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists yesterday. Senator Ndume made the clarification on Wednesday at his Maiduguri residence, soon after he returned from condolence visit...