By EMMANUEL ANKELI, Sokoto – Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in compliance with the directive from President Bola Tinubu has began direct disbursement of seized food items to Nigerians to help cushion the effect of food insecurity in the country. The disbursement which is expected to take place in...
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Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare, has been appointed as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on Entertainment, Arts, Culture and Tourism. Bakare took to her instagram page to celebrate her achievement with the display of photos of herself and the governor. The actress promised...
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, as the Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the apex bank. The upper legislative chamber also confirmed the appointment of four deputy governors of the CBN and seven others as members of the MPC. The Senate...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the managements of three agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the President approved the appointment qualified Nigerians to serve...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the management team for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), pending its confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. This is contained in a statement on Thursday by his spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale. He said...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration remains steadfast in implementing necessary economic reforms to facilitate business growth and create investment opportunities. He said this when he received a delegation from the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) led by Florizelle Liser, CCA’s President and Chief Executive Officer, on...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has described the Nigerian media as a beacon of hope in the quest for national development. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday at the 2024 National Security Conference, organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in collaboration with the New...
The Lagos Chapter of the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) has urged the Federal Government to address the depreciating naira, saying it is acting like an “accelerant’’ in building collapse. The National President, BCPG, Mr Sulaimon Yusuf, gave the advice at a news briefing on Thursday in Lagos,...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called for the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms to resolve electoral disputes in order to reduce burden on the judiciary Akpabio expressed worry on Thursday that politicians had over-burdened the judiciary with too much electoral disputes. He, therefore, said that...
Renowned businessman Asue Ighodalo has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary for Edo State, beating other aspirants including Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu in the election held in Benin City on Thursday. In the exercise held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in the Edo State capital, Ighodalo...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently pay four months withheld salaries of its members. SSANU Chairman, Federal University Lokoja, Mr Adedeji Suarau, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lokoja that the Federal Government had...
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) has said it will deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) around some road interjections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enhance free flow of traffic. The Head, Public Relations and Enlightenment, DRTS, FCT, Mr Kalu Emetu, made this known in an interview...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Members of the Bauchi State Government House Press Crew are in Jos, Plateau State capital for a 3-day retreat organized by the Office of the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado. The retreat, sponsored by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed is among...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The management of Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC) Evergreen Estates (Nyiman & North bank), has activated administrative and judicial processes of ejecting allottees and occupants, who are yet to pay the purchase price as stipulated in the provisional offer letters....
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Programme Manager, Civil Society Scale Up Nutrition In Nigeria (CS-SUNN), Dr Goodness Anyanwu, said malnutrition is the major cause of death, stunting growth, poor brain and cognitive development as well as lowered productivity in adulthood. Dr. Anyanwu stated this on Thursday during...
The Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo governorship primary election, on Thursday witnessed heavy presence of police operatives . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that motorists were not allowed to access the stadium road as men of the state’s traffic...
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has admonished residents of FCT to heed early warnings to avert avoidable disasters during the rainy season. The acting Director-General of the agency, Mr Mohammed Sabo, gave the admonition in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. This followed the 2024...
The Chief of Defense Staff, CDS Christopher Musa, has said the military is happy and better under democracy, hence will not act against a democratically elected government. Musa gave said this during his operational visit and inauguration of facilities at Headquarters 6 Division of the Nigeria Army, in...