N o fewer than 261 persons died while 1,700 others sustained injuries in road traffic crashes from January to November in Oyo. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Oyo, Joshua Adekanye, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan. Adekanye said...
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The Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Dr Albasu Kunini, on Wednesday resigned his position as speaker, a position he held since December 2019. Kunini, who represents Lau state Constituency, said that his resignation was on personal ground, thanking members for their support. Mr Kizito Bonzena, member, representing...
Nigeria is yet again on the threshold of history. This historic time is different and filled with omens. Since the return of the country to the current democratic dispensation, elections have been marred by irregularities. Rigging and all other forms of manipulation have been the norm. The 2023 general...
Enugu metropolis is currently wearing a new look as beautiful and colourful decorations are displayed at various locations, premises of corporate organisations and shopping malls, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent who went round the metropolis on Wednesday, observed that Enugu has been lit up...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), has passed the 2023 appropriation bill of N149, 3billion into law against the initial N148.9 billion presented by Gov. Abdullahi Sule to the House for consideration and approval. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon Ibrahim Balarabe...
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, says Nigeria has not fully utilised the opportunities offered by the upstream maritime economy. Bello-Koko said this at the conference of the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) held on Tuesday in Lagos. Bello-Koko, represented by Mrs...
INEC on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the road transportation and marine workers’ unions to facilitate efficient and successful logistics delivery for 2023 general elections. The unions include the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday submitted the result sheets of polling units being challenged for alleged over-voting before the Osun State Election Petitions Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the former Osun Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, are challenging...
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) retired, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has warned officers and men of the agency not to abuse the trust reposed on them by the public. Marwa gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja at the NDLEA’s end-of-year awards, commendation and decoration of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed door with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the speaker said he discussed various national issues with the president, including next year’s...
The Zone ‘B’ of Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit, said it intercepted smuggled goods worth N2.34 billion in 2022. The Comptroller, Mr Albashir Hamisu, made the disclosure during an award ceremony on Tuesday in Kaduna. The comptroller said that among the goods seized were 72 bags of Indian...
The Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee has commenced the training of magistrates and law enforcement agents on ease of accessing information on detainees in various correctional centres. Executive Secretary of the committee, Sulayman Dawudu said during the training on Tuesday in Kaduna that the aim was to enable...
The German Government on Tuesday commenced the official repatriation of 1,130 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria. At a historic repatriation ceremony held in Abuja, German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock symbolically handed over 22 of the 1,130 looted artefacts to his Nigeria counterpart, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama and the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Kingdom (UK) partnering Palladium in facilitating the first of its kind, ‘ Lafiya Project in Nigeria’, has engaged media practitioners to create awareness and sensitization on on ethical health financing for health and social service initiatives. The Borno State Focal Person of...
No previous administration has delivered more physical projects in the power sector than the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Making this observation, the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) said this is against the background of revelations that the administration completed a total of 105 power transformer projects between 2015 and 2022....
The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, says there is no plan by the Federal Government to make the mandatory one year NYSC programme optional. He said this during the14th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB)’s Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said...
The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr Aliyu Aziz said its national database has hit over 93.5 million National Identity Number (NIN)/ enrollments. He made the disclosure at a one-day Roundtable meeting organised by Identify for Development (ID4D) on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has ordered for the immediate release of a 16-year old boy detained by the police for allegedly insulting him on social media. Governor Buni gave the order in a statement issued by his Director-General of Press and Media...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Department of State Services (DSS) has called on Nigerians to avoid being used to undermine the service in its lawful investigations. Public Relations Officer of DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, who made the call in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said those who wished...
The House of Representatives has again given two days ultimatum, for the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, to appear before it, to explain the new policy of cash withdrawal limit. The House gave the ultimatum in Abuja on Tuesday, while reading a letter by...