The Federal Government on Friday assured that it would now deliver the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway in 24 months, instead of in 2024. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this disclosure on Friday when he inspected the road. Umahi was accompanied on the inspection by Mr Wale Edun,...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eleven (11) new Chief Executive Officers for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy: The president gave the approval In a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has implored governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to design and implement policies that prioritize all Nigerians and to always consider the national interest above political affiliations. The President, who received members of the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a Governing Council of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF) to be domiciled in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The president gave the approval In a statement issued by...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Abuja, called for strengthened cooperation to address the prevailing threat of terrorism, while commending the outgoing French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, for her dedication to enhancing relations between France and Nigeria. In a farewell meeting with...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). Director Information, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Segun Imohiosen, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The...
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Lagos State on Friday lauded the Supreme Court ruling reinstating Alhaji Abba Yusuf as governor of Kano. The Lagos State NNPP Secretary, Mr Sheriff Oladejo, while reacting to the Friday judgment, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the apex...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the first Nigeria Philanthropy Office (NPO) that would collaborate with the International philanthropic organisations to raise $200million for job creation and support for the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises ( MSMEs) . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vice...
The Plateau chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it accepts the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed Gov. Caleb Mutfwang as the winner of the March 18, 2023, election in good faith. The Apex Court on Friday, reversed the Nov. 19, decision of the Appeal Court that...
Justice Abubakar Kutigi of a Federal Capital Territory High Court has fixed Feb.29 for ruling in the no -case submission filed by former Justice Minister Mohammed Adoke, SAN and six others. Adoke is charged along with Aliyu Abubakar; Rasky Gbinigie; Malabu Oil and Gas Limited; Nigeria Agip Exploration...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Speaker Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Danladi Jatau, has urged the people of his constituency and the State at large to continue to pray and support Gov. Abdullahi Sule’s administration to succeed. Jatau, made the call during an expanded APC...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, declared her support for Dauda Abdulfatai, who is currently attempting to break the Guinness World Record for longest marathon ironing. Senator Natasha in a statement issued on Friday by her Chief Press Secretary, Arogbonlo...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday slammed the U.S. and British strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen as a disproportionate use of force and accused the two countries of trying to turn the Red Sea into a “sea of blood”. Turkey, a NATO member, has strongly criticised Israel...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – It was jubilation unlimited Friday January 12th,2024 in Bauchi metropolis as news of Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed’s victory filtered in the state capital through the waves. Governor Bala Mohammed, a known protagonist of Doctrine of Necessity, and an elected sitting Governor of Bauchi...
The Joint Action for Good Governance (JAGG) and a Chieftain of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) have applauded the Supreme Court’s ruling reinstating Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano. The Supreme Court reinstated Yusuf’s election on Friday, after loosing at the lower courts. In separate interviews on Friday with the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the sum of N683,429,268 billion as the 2024 Intervention Funds for public tertiary education institutions in the country. The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, disclosed this on Friday, during the Fund’s Strategic...
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom Command, has arrested 11 suspected illegal miners in the state. The command also said it had impounded three tipper trucks used in carrying out illegal mining activities in Afaha Ikot Osom, Ibesikpo Local Government Area of the state. NSCDC...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed deep sorrow and profound grief at the passing of his spokesperson, Malam Isa Gusau, who passed away after a protracted illness on Thursday 11th, January 2024 at a hospital in India. Governor Zulum, said in a...
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mallam Isa Gusau, a veteran journalist and a dedicated Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to the Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. Mallam Isa Gusau was a respected member of the Borno State Correspondents’ Chapel...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has issued a stern warning to transport unions, including the Road Transport Workers Union of Nigeria (NURTW), Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), and Clearance Agents Association. The governor noted that government will impose severe penalties, including jail...