President Muhammad Buhari has directed that the control of Obalende Eid prayer ground be returned to the Jama’atul Muslimeen Council of the Lagos Central Mosque. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman confirmed this development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Shehu stated that the president’s approval was in...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the conferment of Special National Honours Award on 339 Nigerians, including Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity. A statement by Mr Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director, Information, State House, on Sunday in Abuja, said Shehu and Laolu...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammdu Buhari has elevated the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, from the Officer of Order of Niger (OON) to the next rank of national honour award of Commander Order of the Niger (CON). Mr Olajide Oshundun, the Director, Press and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCOS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Federal Fire Service (FSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Board has approved 2022 promotion examinations of senior officers. A statement by the Secretary to the Board, Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed, on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The outgoing Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State will perform the official handing over of the affairs of the state to the governor-elect, Malam Abba Yusuf, on Sunday. The outgoing Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, disclosed this in a statement...
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says he is poorer by 10 per cent in the last four years as governor of the state. Makinde made this known on Sunday while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan. He told them that he submitted his Asset Declaration form at the Code...
The Kebbi State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has again impounded a truckload of dried donkey meat, valued at N200 million while being conveyed to Onitsha in Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the dry meat cargo was being conveyed to the popular Ochanja Market...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the President-Elect Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “start with a clean slate by promptly making public details of your assets, income, investments, liabilities, and interests and to encourage your Vice-President-Elect to do the same.” SERAP also...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, has felicitated with children on the occasion of the 2023 Children’s Day Celebration. He assured the children that the Assembly would do everything possible to enforce laws that protect children from being exploited...
Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised to citizens over the negative effects of some economic policies implemented by his administration in the course of revamping the nation’s economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the most recent of such policy was the implementation of Central Bank of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On the invitation of Governor Aminu Masari, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Saturday commissioned a road network and secondary school in Malumfashi, Katsina State. During the visit, Zulum commissioned the 28 km Dayi-Tuge -Wawarkaza road project and Government Day Junior Secondary School, Gora/Yammama...
Five persons on Saturday drowned when a car plunged into a canal along River Niger in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened at Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi at about 4.30 p.m. on Friday. Mr Pius Kolawale, Chairman, Yagba West LGA,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, says President Muhammadu Buhari will make a farewell broadcast on May 28. Adesina, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said that the broadcast would be at 7.00 a.m. ”Television, radio...
Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to increase its advances to the Federal Government from five per cent to maximum of 15 per cent. The passage of the bill, followed its presentation and consideration at plenary on Saturday. The bill...
The Senate at an emergency session on Saturday extended implementation period for the N819 billion 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act from June 30 to Dec. 31. This followed the consideration and expeditious passage of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill. Senate Leader Ibrahim Gobir had earlier during plenary, led...
The Governor-elect of Plateau, Mr Caleb Mutfwtang, has said that he would not witch hunt anybody when he takes over as governor. The governor-elect stated this on Saturday at Government House, Jos, during a State Banquet organised for the incoming administration. He said that in areas where clarifications were...
The Omowunmi Multipurpose Cooperative Union in collaboration with the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) on Saturday in Ogbondoroko, Asa Local Government Area of Kwara, inaugurated 108 housing units worth N500 million. Speaking at the commissioning, Dr Ibrahim Omo-Adua, the President of the cooperative union, said the project was...
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Saturday visited Erin-Ile town in Oyun Local Government to commiserate with the community on the death of the Elerin, Oba Abdulganiyu Ajibola-Olusokun II and attended the prayers for the first class monarch. This is contained in a statement issued in Ilorin on Saturday...