The Police Command in Delta says five persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion in the state, police sources said. The spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Warri, saying the incident occurred on 1 October at Ugbenu in...
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Nairobi-based MP Shah Hospital today became the first hospital in Africa to join the CaReMe Global Alliance in a landmark collaboration to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic (CVRM) diseases in Kenya, including conditions like diabetes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Spearheaded by global pharmaceutical...
President Bola Tinubu has approved N35,000 as provisional wage award for all treasury-paid federal government workers for a period of six months. Malam Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that this followed consultations between the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Borno State has suspended its President, Baana Lawan Ja’afar over alleged diversion of 13 Hilux Toyota vehicles given to the organization by the Borno State Government and the NNPC Limited for operational purposes. The CJTF,...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has congratulated Ilebaye Odiniya, the winner of the Big Brother Naija All-stars Season Reality Television Show, which ended Sunday. Bello, in a statement issued in Lokoja by his Media Aide, Onogwu Mohammed, said her victory confirmed her...
The Federal Government and labour unions rose from their meeting on Sunday with an agreement that all categories of workers should benefit from the provisional wage increment announced by President Bola Tinubu in his Independence Day nationwide broadcast. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia on Sunday disclosed that his administration inherited the sum of N359 billion as debt from the past administration in the state. Alia disclosed this at an interdenominational church service to commemorate Nigeria’s 63rd independence anniversary. The church service was organised by the Christian...
Vivian Ebimoboere from Bayelsa beat 11 other contestants to emerge winner of 2023 Miss Amnesty Nigeria Beauty Pageant, organised by Tracy McWary Foundation. Miss Constance Christopher of Edo is the first runner up, Emily Agundu of Abia became the second runner up, while Miss Marvin Lucky, also of...
No fewer than eight people were burnt beyond recognition on Sunday on the Ologbo Bridge, Benin/Sapele expressway in Delta. The FRSC Spokesman, Mr Bisi Kazeem confirmed this in a statement in Abuja stated that the fatal crash which occurred on Oct. 1 at about 1pm also had seven...
The meeting between the Federal Government and the labour unions have started at the Presidential Villa, Abuja with the aim of averting the industrial action planned by the unions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a scheduled meeting at the villa on Friday was cancelled when...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has renamed the state’s International Passenger and Cargo Airport after late Chinua Achebe, a novelist, to immortalise him for making an indelible mark on the history of human civilisation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Achebe a native of Ogidi in...
Google is celebrating Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day with a special doodle on its homepage. The doodle commemorates Nigeria’s Independence Day on Sunday, marking the country’s official emergence as a sovereign nation on this day in 1960. The doodle features Nigeria’s national flag waving against a bright blue sky to...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has pardoned and ordered the immediate release of 20 inmates that had served substantial part of their prison term in the state. The governor also appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), to...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday served as the Special Guest of Honour at the change of Guards of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The event was part of the 63rd Independence Anniversary with the theme “Nigeria @63, Renewed Hope for Unity and Prosperity”. Tinubu led other members of...
Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Halilu Shaba, on Sunday said that Nigeria’s space industry could be valued at $1billon. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Shaba explained that the agency had developed the critical mass required...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on security agencies, agro rangers and the state government to intensify efforts in preventing Boko Haram terrorists’ attacks on farmers in the state . The council made the call...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has taken a decisive step by formally petitioning the Nigeria Police Force against Max Air, citing grave concerns over the endangerment of lives due to reported safety violations. This move comes in the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja — Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the 36 state governors in the country over “their failure to account for the spending of the N72 billion palliative collected from the Federal Government, including details of the beneficiaries...