Scores of liquor sellers, on Thursday in Ibadan, staged a peaceful protest against prohibition of production and sales of sachet alcoholic beverages in the country by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The protesters, under the aegis of Oyo State Liquor Sellers Association of...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Chairman, Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) Mr. Emmanuel Agema has solicited for collaboration with the Makurdi Tactical Air Command for effective tax administration within the command. The Acting Chairman of BIRS, who led other management staff on a visit...
A leap year occurs once every four years to account for the extra time it takes for the Earth to complete its orbit around the Sun. This adjustment is necessary to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical year. Individuals born on Feb. 29, also known...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin has warned of a potential nuclear war if NATO states were to militarily intervene in his conflict in Ukraine. The West should remember that Russia also has weapons that could hit targets on its territory, he told 1,000 representatives from politics, business, culture and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a matter of importance to reconsider federal government decision to merge Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAB) in Borno state with the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna to become a faculty...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reiterated the importance of Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps (NAIC) in the fight against insurgency and other criminal activities. This, the COAS said, is through its adept intelligence gathering. The Director, Army Public relations, Maj.-Gen....
Workers at the National Assembly want their retirement extended to 65 years of age or 40 years in service. Retirement age in the federal civil service is 60 years or 35 years in service, whichever comes first. Mr Sunday Sabiyi, chairman of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria,...
The Federal Government inaugurated the Odo-Ape Dam in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi on Wednesday, the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, stated in Abuja on Thursday. The dam has capacity for 3.5 million cubic litres of water and can irrigate 700 hectares of farmland, benefiting more...
The crisis in PDP took a dramatic twist on Wednesday as Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, stormed the party secretariat demanding issued the of certificate of return for winning Edo PDP gubernatorial primary election. Shaibu, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports, had emerged the standard bearer for...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu would on Thursday, depart for Qatar on the invitation of Sheikh Tamin Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration will ensure that Nigeria is reformed for greater efficiency towards fairness and equity in all aspects of national life. Tinubu said this while addressing Afenifere leaders at the residence of Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure on Wednesday. The President emphasised his...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has said that Nigeria would soon overcome its current economic hardship. Alake gave the assurance in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the hardship was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has flagged off the distribution of food items to over 100,000 households in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and Jere Local Government Area. The distribution was aimed at mitigating the hardship triggered by the rising costs of food items and other...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said the day-two nationwide protest over hunger and economic hardship was suspended due to alleged threats on the leadership of the Congress. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Recall that the National Executive Council...
The House of Representatives has dismissed a petition accusing the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Bello Koko of recording a bad debt of N178 billion in the audited financial statement of the authority in 2019. A group, the Forum of Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria,...
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu has reiterated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu toward reviving the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Mill. Audu said this when he visited Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau on Wednesday in Jos. The minister pointed out that the Ajaokuta steel mill, located in...
The City Management Team of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has demolished illegal shanties and structures of Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja. Director, Department of Development Control, FCTA, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, who led the team on Wednesday, explained that the BDC operators...
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Katsina State Command, has arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly concealed illicit drugs inside a tube of a dilapidated bicycle. The spokesman for the command, Mr Bashir Adamu, disclosed this to newsmen in Katsina on Thursday. He said that the suspect...
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Lateef Fagbemi, has urged the Heads of Agencies under his ministry to work towards improving public service delivery strategies in the justice sector. Fagbemi made the during the Performance Contract Signing Ceremony with Heads of Agencies on Wednesday in Abuja. He...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration is creating a conducive environment for investors in the federal capital. Wike stated this when a delegation from the Sunrise Estate Developers, a subsidiary of Nadeem Group, visited him in Abuja on...