The Senate on Thursday at plenary passed the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N288 billion. This followed the adoption of the harmonised report of the Joint Committees on the FCTA and FCT Area Councils. The report was presented by the Joint Committee Chairman, Sen.Mohammed...
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By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Executive Chairman, Kogi State Security Trust Fund, HonourableAbdulraheem Ozovehe- Ohiare has said the task of over coming challenges of insecurity requires collective efforts. Honourable Abdulraheem, who made the remark on Tuesday in his office while receiving officials of the state Council of the Nigeria...
A Yobe-based photographer, Saidu Abdulrahman, has captured 897 pictures in 60 minutes, in his quest to surpass the existing Guinness World Record of 500. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the record-breaking attempt took place in the presence of Yobe government officials, students and well wishers on...
The stock market, on Thursday, reversed some gains from its previous sessions, indicating a loss of N267 billion from the portfolios of investors. Selloffs in MTN Nigeria, Oando Plc, United Bank For Africa (UBA), Fidelity Bank, FCMB Group, alongside Cadbury and United Capital, amongst other declined stocks, drove the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a pivotal move to enhance transparency and credibility in the upcoming local government elections, the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) has launched an electronic voter verification system. The Commission’s Chairman, Hon. Plangji Daniel Cishak, made this announcement during a Stakeholders’ Engagement event...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Shendam Local Government Council, Dr. Kemi Nicholas Nshe, has called on residents to put aside past divisions and work together for the community’s progress. Speaking at the official launch of his campaign at the Shendam mini-stadium,...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate rehabilitation and furnishing of the former Federal Ministry of Agriculture building, for the newly created Federal Ministry of Livestock Development. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, stated this on Wednesday, when he inspected the building, located at...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, has said the Nigerian Armed Forces led by the Chief of Defence Staff has succeeded in getting the Republic of Niger back into the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in consolidating efforts to end insurgency. Ababakar, represented by the the Permanent Secretary,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has asked for a renegotiation of FCT’s stake in the Kugbo International Market, Abuja. Wike gave the order when he inspected the market, being developed by a private investor, Mesotho Group Ltd, in Abuja on Wednesday. He explained...
Chairman, Directors of the Department of Security Service (DSS), North-East, Mr Sani Bakori, has called for more collaborative efforts to address security challenges in the region. He stated this at the inauguration of the 17th conference of State Directors of the Department of State Service (DSS), on Wednesday in...
Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has said foreigners earning income in Nigeria will henceforth pay taxes under a proposed amendment to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Bill, 2024. Onanuga said this while briefing State House correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja. He said...
The Senate on Wednesday at plenary confirmed the appointment of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The confirmation followed her successful screening at the Committee of the Whole. Leader of Senate,Sen.Bamidele Opeyemi (APC-Ekiti)said the conduct of the screening and confirmation of appointment of a CJN was...
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has decried the staggering loss of 125,000 lives annually due to Tuberculosis (TB) describing the disease as a relentless public health crisis. According to a statement by her Media Aide, Busola Kukoyi, on Wednesday in Abuja, Tinubu said this during a side event...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governors from dissolving the executive committees of the Rivers’ chapter. The court equally stopped them from constituting any interim committee to replace the officers of the party at the state,...
An Okada rider, Malam Isma’il Abubakar on Wednesday told a Shari’a court sitting at Magajin Gari Kaduna State that he provides four square meals for his wife every day. Abubakar, made this known while responding to his wife, Zainab Saleh’s allegations that he does not provide food for her....
The Chief of Air Staff(CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said patriotism will enable them to defeat terrorism and insurgency in the country. Abubakar stated this at the graduation of 432 officers, Airmen/Airwomen of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Sundry Military Courses on Wednesday in Kaduna. He...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed an unconditional and comprehensive investigation into the allegations of bribery and corruption within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the minister, Mr Babatunde Alao, on Wednesday in Abuja. Alao stated...
By AHMED UBANDOMA, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In 2009 the Boko Haram sect launched its insurgency in the north-eastern part of the country. The aim, according to its leaders was to stop people from embracing western education and advance what they saw at the true Islam. A 2023...