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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, to lead a Federal Government delegation to Jigawa in response to Tuesday night inferno in Majia town, which claimed over 100 lives. The government delegation will comprise...
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), to investigate the circumstances surrounding petrol tanker explosion in Jigawa. Lokpobiri expressed sorrow over the incident that occurred at Majiya town I Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa on...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says FCT is open for business and streamlining processes to make it easier for investors to set up and operate. Wike stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, at the first edition of the Abuja Business and Investment Summit,...
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA, Mr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is an unlawful organisation. Agbakoba stated this in two separate letters to the Senate and House of Representatives, dated Oct. 14 and a certified true copy of...
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has launched the 2024 edition of its prestigious National Essay Competition (NEC), unveiling a significant 100% increase in the educational grants for top winners. Now in its 14th year, the NEC is an...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government held a town hall meeting on Wednesday to gather input for the 2025 budget. The meeting, which took place at the El Kanemi Hall of the Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri, aimed to give citizens a platform to share their needs...
The Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has expressed concern that food prices may go higher in 2025 if challenges facing farmers are not accorded due attention. The farmers spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at the SWOFON FCT State Level Interactive Forum to commemorate the International Day...
More than 2.8 billion people in the world cannot afford healthy diets, the Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has said. Dongyu made this known during the 2024 World Food Day global ceremony with the theme: “Right to ‘Foods’ for a Better Life...
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has called for collaborative efforts to scale up Private Public Partnerships (PPPs) to address the infrastructure gap in Nigeria. Governor of Kwara, and Chairman of NGF, AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq, said this at the 2nd Joint PPP Units Consultative Forum (3PUCF) and the Nigeria PPP Network...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has denied the invasion of the National Assembly by the Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged impeachment move. Akpabio, who stated this on Wednesday’s plenary, said that the allegation reported on the social media that the DSS invaded the national assembly...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts to tackle the surge of cardiac arrest, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has flagged off a Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Centres in the nation’s capital city. The minister performed the flag off on the occasion of the Bring...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – A human rights activist, Idris Miliki Abdul, has called on the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission, (KOSIEC) to live up-to the expectation of the people by conducting free, fair and acceptable elections and make the outcome known to the public as soon as the...
In a matter of days, exactly on October 22, ceteris paribus, the Supreme Court will commence hearing on a case filed by 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other anti-graft laws. Of the 16, the Supreme Court granted...
Many business owners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have continued to count their losses following grid collapse that occurred at about 6.48pm on Monday. The business owners who operate in Lugbe, Kubwa, Kuje and Area 10 spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday....
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to reverse the recently increased prices of premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, and cooking gas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the call was sequel to a resolution to a motion by the Minority...
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Yemi Cardoso, has said that the government was increasing financial inclusion for women as a top priority. Cardoso said this during a question-and-answer session at the 30th Nigeria Economic Summit (NES30) in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the CBN was...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State on Wednesday said it has unbeatable structures across the state to defeat other political parties in any election. The party’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Mr Alex Kalejaiye, stated this in a statement issue in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Nigerian-American musician, songwriter and record producer, Collins Chibueze, popularly known as ‘Shaboozey’, has continued to top the Billboard Hot 100 with his song, ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Shaboozey, who was born in Northern Virginia to Nigerian parents as topped the chart...
No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead, following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. The Police Spokesperson in Jigawa, Mr Shi’isu Adam, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. He also...