The United Kingdom issued some 132,000 visas to Nigerians in the first half of the year, Jonny Baxter, British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He revealed the number in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on...
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Nuraddeen Auwalu, in his mid-40s, is not your typical middle-aged taxi driver from one of the communities in Anka, Zamfara State. Never mind that he’s gradually perfecting the act of converting his old Honda Accord 2005 model for commercial purposes within the town so that he can get some...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has described late Chief Victor Bala Kona as a remarkable individual and true son of Taraba State, who has dedicated his life as a strong supporter of democracy. Governor Kefas, who noted that the late Chief...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), a prominent anti-corruption organization, has formally petitioned the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to launch an immediate investigation into allegations of mismanagement and corruption within the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). ...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has unveiled another vocational training institute at Shani town, in the southern part of the state. The Institute has 14 workshops designed to train youths on tailoring and fashion design, hairdressing and cosmetology, welding, plumbing and pipe-fitting, carpentry...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Apparently perturbed by the increasing economic hardship associated with removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government and its attendant high prices of commodities, member representing Jere federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Engr. Ahmed Satomi has contracted 15 filling stations within...
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, says no fewer than 8.3 million Nigerians are in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Edu said the figure is part of the total 16 million Nigerians affected by various humanitarian crises, with the...
Former Heads of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, have called on the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 43 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, to promote democratic ideals. They made the call at the maiden reunion of the Alumni Association...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Command, said six persons lost their lives in an accident that occurred on Imesi- Ile highway. The Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamesia, said this in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, on Sunday in Osogbo. Benamesia said...
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, says plans are underway to rejig the N-Power scheme to accommodate more people and ensure prompt payment of beneficiaries’ stipends. Edu disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by her Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr Rasheed Zubair, in...
Director General (D-G), National Metallurgical Development Centre (NMDC) Jos, Prof. Linus Asuquo, says he followed due process in award and execution of contracts in the centre. Asuquo was reacting to a petition signed by 54 members of staff of NMDC, accusing him of fraudulent activities at the centre,...
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Idowu Owohunwa, has advised intending employers to carry out a thorough background check before employing unknown persons as domestic helps. Owohunwa, who spoke on the sidelines of a recent parade of some suspects in Lagos, said that it was necessary to...
Immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba has explained why the Benin-Auchi-Okene-Obajana Road has yet to be completed. Agba spoke on the road project while sharing his thoughts with audience at the grand reception and dinner night organised in his...
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The governor of Oyo state, Mr Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Prince Afolabi Olaoye as the new Soun of Ogbomoso land. News of the approval came in a statement issued Saturday evening in Ibadan by the state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr Olusegun...
The federal government has recalled all ambassadors, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar. The media was awash with the recall of Nigeria’s High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola. But clarifying the decision, on Saturday, the Minister said the action was...
Three persons were confirmed dead while one other sustained injuries when a Toyota Sienna car plunged into the Omo river around Area J4 on the Sagamu-Benin expressway on Saturday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the conduct of Local Government elections in the state. Obaseki gave the remark shortly after he voted at Ward 10, Unit 19 polling station at about 1.50 p.m. According to him, “in spite of the rain, the...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced Mr. Christopher Ezeafulukwe as its new Managing Director (MD)/Chief Executive Officer. AEDC’s Chief Marketing Officer, Mr Donald Etim, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday said that the new managing director assumed duty on Friday. Etim said that the Board of...