UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed has encouraged all delegates of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to stay optimistic and work together to get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track. Mohammed made the call at the opening of 78th session of UNGA on...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than 17 Special Advisers have been appointed by the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, the State Government has disclosed. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Bauchi State Governor, Muhktar Gidado, said this in a press release made...
The Federal Government says, notwithstanding the obvious challenges daily faced by Nigeria’s, President Bola Tinubu has planted the seeds of national transformation, growth and all-round development in his 100 day in office. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris stated this in a statement issued...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Tuesday approved 100 per cent increment of the allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state. The governor also announced a donation of N37.7 million to support the corps members’ logistics as they passed out after serving the...
The Department of State Services (DSS) says its operatives have arrested some officials of the Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) and their accomplices for allegedly diverting palliatives meant for the citizens. DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Dr....
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the utilisation of ecological funds released to the National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW), on Tuesday barred journalists from covering its sitting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee, chaired by Rep. Ismaila...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The 2-day warning declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) which commenced today, has crippled official activities in Nasarawa state, as workers in the state ensured total compliance. Our correspondent, who went round offices in Lafia, the state capital, reported that activities...
President Bola Tinubu has arrived New Delhi, India, for a six-day official visit, to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit and other engagements. Tinubu was accompanied on the trip by top government officials, including ministers and Presidential aides. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president...
Officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Anambra, brandishing canes, on Tuesday chased workers out of the state secretariat in compliance with the directives by the congress to embark on a two-day nationwide warning strike. It would be recalled that the NLC, in a communique at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Director and Head of Department, Family Health , Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Stella Nwosu has called on stakeholders, states and local governments, individuals, families and groups to endeavour to have adequate information and knowledge of self care guidelines and healthcare facilities around...
Two persons were confirmed dead while eight others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and a truck around Christopher University on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mr. Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Tuesday....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, has approved the deployment of seven Deputy Inspectors-General (DIGs) and five Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to departments, Commands and formations. IGP Egbetokun’s approval is contained in a statement issued on...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The Management of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has announced the indefinite suspension of academic activities with immediate effect. The AAU Head, Corporate Affairs, Otunba Mike Aladenika, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin. Aladenika said the suspension of activities...
Workers in some areas of Lagos State were seen going about their businesses in spite of the two-day warning strike to begin Sept. 5, directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored situations in Lekki Phase 1 area of the...
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri on Tuesday urged employers to stop rejecting corps members posted to their establishments for primary assignments. Governor Fintiri made the remark while declaring the 2023 Batch ’B’ Stream 2 orientation programme closed at Damare orientation camp, Girei Local Government. The governor, represented...
The Federal Government has unveiled plans to include families of wounded and fallen soldiers in the national social register and its poverty alleviation programmes. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr Betta Edu, made this known during a meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen....
The Federal Government has appealed for a period of two weeks to finalised on organised labour demands. Mr Simon Lalong said this while addressing newsmen at end of a closed door meeting with the Trade Union Congress(TUC) on Monday in Abuja. Lalong said the meeting was called...
Hilda Baci, Nigerian Guinness World Record Cook-a-thon winner, Gloria Michael, Tanzanian journalist and 98 other Africans have won “100 Africa Travel under 40 awards.” Mr Ikechi Uko, organiser of AKWAABA Africa Travel and Tourism Market as well as “100 Africa Travel under 40 awards,” commended the efforts of...
Ahead of the Wednesday’s judgment to be delivered by the Presidential Election Petition Court, the Presidency says that President Bola Tinubu is not worried about the outcome of the court. “He (Tinubu) is not worried simply because he knows he won the election,” said presidential spokesman, Ajuri...