The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says that 14 states and 31 communities may witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flooding from July 4 – 8 across the country. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, Lagos Territorial Office. Farinloye urged...
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Plateau civil servants will suspend their on-going strike if government pays the balance of their February and March salaries, Mr Eugene Manji, NLC chapter chairman in the state said in Jos on Wednesday. Plateau civil servants embarked on an indefinite strike on May 11 after government failed to meet...
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Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Tuesday described as shocking, the sudden death of Samuel Ibiyemi, the publisher of NewsDirect newspapers. Ibiyemi reportedly died on Tuesday afternoon at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo. In a condolence message to his family and media colleagues, Abiodun described Ibiyemi as...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday expressed sadness on the passing of a former acting governor of Bayelsa, Nestor Binabo, who died in an Abuja hospital. Jonathan in his condolence message made available to newsmen by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, in Abuja,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed confidence that his administration is on the pathway to success in spite of the challenges facing the country, saying Nigeria has no reason to fail the rest of the African continent. Receiving visiting Bank of America officials...
The Kogi Government says there are no extra judicial killings in the state as being pedalled by some perceived enemies of peace and progress. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi Commissioner for Information, made this known in a statement in Lokoja on Tuesday. “The insinuation on extra judicial killings is what...
Mr Romanus Ejikeme, father to Mmesoma who was accused of forging her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, says the family has no plan to sue the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Ejikeme told journalists who visited his house at Nnewi on Tuesday, that the family had left...
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said the commission has received 216 case files from the Nigeria Police on the 2023 general elections. Yakubu stated this on Tuesday in Abuja l during the commission meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), which commenced the commission post-election...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday explained why it had kept mute on the divergent opinions expressed on its conduct, process and outcome of the 2023 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the explanation during the commission’s meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in...
His Majesty, King Charles III of England, has set up an initiative to tackle unemployment, bridge skills gap and enhance employability of Nigerian youths. This was disclosed during the Prince’s Trust International (PTI) Recruitment Fair on Tuesday in Lagos. The fair was done in collaboration with the Nigeria Employers’...
President Bola Tinubu has said that the current policies being taken by the administration was targeted at engendering a successful economy and secure nation. A statement by Mr Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President, Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. The president said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State House of Assembly BOSHA has confirmed the list of 26 Local Government Councils Transition Committee which was purportedly dissolved on Monday at the expiration of their 6 months transition period as LGC Caretaker Chairman. The dissolution of the caretaker committee was in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – To reduce high cost of living caused by withdrawal of fuel subsidy, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday, released 80 buses and pick up vans for free transportation of farmers from their communities to farmlands. The 80 means of transport will comprise of...
The Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the request of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori to appoint 20 Special Advisers (SAs) to assist in driving the administration of the state. The approval of the governor’s request followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Mr Emeka Nwaobi, during...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has appointed Mr. Ladi Akeredolu-Ale as the Managing Director of Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS). Akeredolu-Ale was before his appointment, the Controller, Current Affairs at Channels television headquarters in Lagos State. His appointment was contained in a...
A Federal lawmaker, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has reinforced the need for the pending Bill on the validity of United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to passed by the 10th National Assembly. This came to the fore during an online seminar, where the lawmaker argued that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board,...
In continuation of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL), officers and soldiers of 35 Artillery Brigade on Tuesday embarked on massive environmental sanitation along Lafenwa-Rounder road in Abeokuta North Local government area of Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the soldiers alongside some National Youth Service...
The Youth Wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has urged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to bring Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme’s alleged results falsification case to rest by testing her with another examination. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Miss Ejikeme, erstwhile student of Anglican Girls Secondary School,...
The President-elect of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Dennis Francis, has unveiled the theme of the 78th session in collaboration with the Member States and UN top officials. The theme will be “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development...