Sen. Shehu Sani has adopted a two week old baby, reportedly abandoned on the street in some part of Nasarawa State. The baby was reported to have been picked by a Police patrol team, who proceeded to a social welfare centre. Sani, who on Tuesday, paid a visit to...
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As farmers across the country prepare for the 2023 planting season, farmers in Ebonyi and Enugu States have expressed mixed concerns about the prediction of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) of early rain in March. A cross-section of the farmers who spoke on the prediction in separate interviews with...
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has promised to provide seamless cash needed for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prosecute the 2023 general election. The promise was in aftermath of the naira redesign policy of the present administration which restricted the withdrawal of money...
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development says the ministry has so far impacted the lives of 15 million families through the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). The minister was speaking on Tuesday during the 23rd edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the leadership of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president had earlier scheduled to meet with all...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja called on member states of African Union (AU) to imbibe the culture of peer review and peer to peer learning for proactive and strong leadership in the continent. The President made the appeal at the launch of...
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, Ismail Yusuf, says no Nigerian is recorded among casualties of the earthquake that hit some cities in Turkey. Yusuf said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. According to him, the Embassy is on alert...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Against the backdrop of alleged plans to rig the forthcoming election in Cross River State, the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has demanded to inspect and to take full record of the IMEI number of the 3,281 BVAS machines which is in INEC custody...
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja accused some opposition parties of legally hamstringing President Muhammadu Buhari from providing relief for Nigerians suffering agonies of cash crunch resulting from naira redesign. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed levelled the accusation at the 23rd edition of the President...
The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), says its yearly Inter-denominational Divine Service (IDDS), billed to take place on Saturday, at the LAWNA Headquarters, Ketu, Lagos, would focus on prayer for a successful forthcoming general elections. The state CAN Chairman, Rev. Stephen Adegbite, in an...
Alhaji Ahmed Inga, Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA),said it has commenced meetings on how to mitigate floods as the rainy season draws closer. Inga said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday. He said the agency has...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Candidate, Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, says the insufficient circulation of the new Naira notes posed great threats to the country’s peace. Mr. Kachikwu in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said it was disheartening to see Nigerians endure long...
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federal, Mr Boss Mustapha, says the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is committed to improving the minimum wage of workers to boost productivity. Mustapha, who was the special guest of honour at the inauguration of Hassan Sumonu’ Court, said this in Abuja on Monday....
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina, on Monday said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has donated N100 million to victims of banditry in the state. The Governor, who disclosed this during the APC Presidential campaign rally in Katsina, said his government was doing its...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Monday pledged to confront terrorists and other criminals with determination, courage and perseverance, if elected. Tunubu who made the pledge in Katsina at his campaign rally, sympathised with victims of the recent terrorists attack in the state, which claimed...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Plateau State Government has declared Tuesday work-free day to mark its 2023 Forgiveness Day. Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Dan Manjang, made the announcement in a statement he issued in Jos on Monday. Dr. Manjang stated that Gov. Simon Lalong gave approval for...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says warehoused Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) can no longer be used during elections as every voter must be authenticated with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). The Director-General of The Electoral Institute (TEI), Dr Sa’ad Idris, stated this at the political parties’ polling...
Some concerned Nigerians on Monday took to major roads in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, protesting against the lingering scarcity of fuel and new naira notes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesters, who had earlier assembled at the main gate of the University of Ibadan, later...
Prof. Micheal Ezenwa, a Clinical Psychologist at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has advised Nigerians to see the current situation in Nigeria as a transition period that will be over in no distant time. Ezenwa is the immediate past president of Nigerian Psychological Association and Country Coordinator, International Consortium...