By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a bid to transform Plateau State into Nigeria’s agricultural hub, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has pledged to allocate more resources towards the agricultural sector. The governor made this announcement during the swearing-in ceremony for 22 newly appointed Special Advisers and 24 liaison officers...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Disturbed by the killing of his constituents in Kwande and its environs by the herdsmen, a member of the House of Representatives for Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency, Terseer Ugbor has called for collaboration by all stakeholders, including security agencies, traditional rulers, policymakers and...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In an effort to combat malaria, Plateau State is set to distribute over 2.9 million insecticide-treated nets across its 17 Local Government Areas. The initiative, a collaboration between the global health supply chain, Breakthrough Action Nigeria, the State Malaria Elimination Program, and the...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – One person has been killed in a lone fatal crash that occurred on Sunday at Nahuta village on the Bauchi – Darazo Federal highway, in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bauchi State Command,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government will begin the distribution of grains nationwide to cushion the impacts of the hardship in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Senator Abubakar Kyari disclosed this in a tweet via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday....
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, again adjourned a fresh N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government until March 18 for hearing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had, on Jan. 8, reported that...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said all is set for the appointment of nine Permanent Secretaries for the nine Secretariats of the FCT Administration. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, while fielding questions from journalists, after inspecting some road projects...
The House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has recommended the arrest of the Chief Executive Officer of Bianace Holding Ltd over alleged tax invasion and money laundering in Nigeria. The recommendation followed a motion by Rep. Isah Dogonyaro (APC- Jigawa state) at a public hearing on Monday...
A rights campaigner, Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, on Monday filed a suit before a Federal High Court Lagos, against telecommunications companies in Nigeria, challenging the recent barring of phone lines of citizens The applicant joined as responders to his suit: Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Mada Chief Executive...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy (NN) has said its teams operating under Operation Delta Sanity, have nabbed a Ghanian Vessel, with 13 crew members for alleged crude oil theft. The Naval spokesman, Rear Adm. Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate in the Nov. 11, 2023 Bayelsa governorship election, on Monday, seek the disbandment of the state’s election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja over alleged undue bias. The APC and Sylva alleged that the tribunal, headed by Justice...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has lauded Victor Tartenger fondly called Chef Naira Victor for making Benue proud through his efforts to put Benue to the world by embarking on the longest cooking Marathon code named “Cook-A-Thon”, which he has successfully completed...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned until March 18, the suit filed by a chieftain of the PDP, Mr Segun Sowunmi against the party for not convening a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting within constitutionally stipulated period. Sowunmi is before the court praying for an order compelling...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said that the reforms initiated by the President Bola Tinubu led administration would fortified Nigeria’s economy for growth and future benefit of all citizens. Shettima stated this during the inauguration of the Outsource to Nigeria Initiative (OTNI), on Monday in Gombe. He described Tinubu...
The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has declared that the looting of a warehouse in the Gwagwa-Tasha on Sunday by hoodlums was beyond hunger, but a criminal act. The Minister made this declaration at the end of her assessment visit to Gwagwa-Tasha to ascertain the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Stakeholders of research and education in Africa will gather to deliberate on “Charting the Course: Forging Future-Ready Higher Education and Research Communities” at WACREN 2024, the 9th Annual Conference, organised by the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN), on March 7...
The Federal Government has reiterated that diversifying the country’s energy mix to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will create more jobs and wealth for Nigerians. The Director-General National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), My Joseph Osanipin, said this at the Critique/Validation Workshop for the recently developed National Occupational...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Miss Zeenah Ramsey has been crowned as the 2024 Queen of Miss Pearl International Beauty Pageant in a glittering event, which held on Saturday, 2nd March 2024 at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Miss Zeenah, a 24-year old graduate of Mass Communication from...
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Brass, Bayelsa, has destroyed three illegal refinery sites, a wooden boat and a total of 160,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil. The operation, a fallout of the recently launched Nigerian Navy Operation DELTA SANITY, is aimed at combating illegal oil...
Justice Lewis Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, struck out the charge against 19 Bureau De Change (BDC) Operators, following the withdrawal of the case. The suspects are Ibrahim Jubril, Abdullahi Abubakar, Ibrahim Hassan, Adamu Isiaka, Ibrahim Abdulrahman, Jubril Hassan, Mohammed Isoaka, Mohammed Aminu...