Flights to and from Catania airport in southern Italy were suspended as firefighters fought a blaze on Sunday night. Sac, the company that manages the Vincenzo Bellini international airport, said that flights would be suspended until at least 8 am (0600 GMT) on Mondaydue to a “fire which developed...
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The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has called on the administration of President Bola Tinubu to make as one of its priorities, a determination never to allow Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) and other education unions to embark on strike again. Miftaudeen Thanni, immediate past Amir...
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Sunday directed Muslims to look out for the new moon of Muharram from Monday. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, and identified as one of the four sacred months...
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), has urged President Bola Tinubu to stop the proposed increase in electricity tariffs by the Distribution Companies (DISCOs). The OPC President, Mr Wasiu Afolabi, made the call in a statement signed by its General-Secretary, Mr Bunmi Fasehun, in Lagos on Sunday. The News Agency...
Doctors in Cross River on Sunday embarked on a total and indefinite strike in solidarity with one of their members abducted on Thursday from her residence in Calabar. This is contained in a communique signed by Dr. Felix Archibong, Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA), Cross River branch,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Olosoho (Agwatashi) Development Association in Obi LGA of Nasarawa State, has expressed readiness to close ranks towards addressing the socio economic fortunes of the community. This was made known during a retreat organised by the pioneer officials of the association during a...
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Sunday directed the suspension of the ongoing Egungun festival over reported cases of violence, arson and looting of shops. A statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan by the Olubadan’s Personal Assistant on Media, Mr Oladele Ogunsola, said the atrocities were perpetrated...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya reaffirmed Africa’s unity and strength, while strongly rejecting the notion of a new scramble for Africa. The President was speaking at the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU),l the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs)...
No fewer than four persons were confirmed dead while 11 others sustained injuries in a lone accident involving a Foton bus at the Aiyetoro axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on...
As farmers begin cropping activities, Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa State Governments have approved 50 per cent subsidy on fertiliser prices to ease access to the commodity. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa showed that the sale of the commodity at the...
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By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, have been asked to drop the planned expenditure of over N110billion on bulletproof cars and other items for some members of the 10th National Assembly. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project...
The Chairman, Palliative Committee on Subsidy Removal and Kebbi Governor, Dr Nasir Idris has assured Nigerians that efforts were on to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal. The governor gave the assurance when members of the committee met in Abuja on Saturday. This is contained in a statement...
By PATRICK ABANN, Calabar – The traffic gridlock faced by the people of Ukelle in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State will soon come to pass, Governor Bassey Otu has assured. At an on-the-spot assessment, Friday, of the 39km road project abandoned about two decades, the governor...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has announced a new minimum wage of N40, 000 for workers in the state to ease the pains caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. The governor also announced N5 billion revolving loan for farmers, as well as free transportation and medical care. Uzodimma...
The Kano State Government has dismissed as false reports insinuating that it had criticised President Bola Tinubu’s N500 billion palliative sharing formula. The state deputy governor, Aminu Abdulsalam-Gwarzo, gave the clarification in a statement by his Press Secretary, Ibrahim Shauibu, on Saturday in Kano. He said the reports falsely...
The Speaker House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen, on Saturday in Zaria said the 10th National Assembly would revisit the bill seeking constitutional roles for traditional rulers. The speaker disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli. He said the visit was a homecoming...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has pleaded with banks’ Chief Executive officers in Nigeria to reopen their closed branches in towns across Osun state, assuring that “there is a new Sheriff in town”. Governor Adeleke made the call on Friday at the commissioning of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Nigeria has fulfilled its financial obligations to the African Union (AU) by making full payment of its assessed contributions for the year 2023. The confirmation was made on Saturday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Adamu Ibrahim Lamuwa, on the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya, called on African leaders to respect democracy, rule of law, and ensure political stability. In his statement at a high-level event organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the margins of Fifth Mid-Year...