Tragedy struck when an early morning inferno, on Thursday, destroyed goods and furniture worth several millions of Naira in two popular furniture stores in Osogbo, the Osun state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the popular furniture store, Art Deco, within a two storey building and...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of 12, 000 metric tonnes of grains as relief materials for victims of flood disaster across the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, made this known at the weekly ministerial briefing organised by the...
Concerned staff members and stakeholders of the National Assembly have raised the alarm about plans by the incumbent Clerk to the National Assembly, CNA, Architect Amos Ojo to continue in office even when he is supposed to begin his pre-retirement leave on 14th November, 2022. According to feelers, Arc...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, on Thursday in Abuja, said the State House 2023 budget proposal of N21.1bn is comparatively lower than the 2022 appropriation of N40.1 billion by 19.01 per cent. A statement issued by the State House Assistant Director of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the renowned businessman and philanthropist, Femi Otedola, on his 60th birthday, November 4, 2022, joining family, friends, and associates to celebrate the milestone. A statement issued on Thursday by the presidential spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the president shared...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – A coalition of environmental organizations in Kaduna, under the aegis Extinction Rebellion (XR) – a global movement which seeks to persuade governments to act justly on climate change and ecological emergency – has hosted a pre-COP27, in partnership with Bridge-that-Gap Initiative, to galvanize the...
An energy consultant, Ademola Adigun, says fingerprinting Nigerian crude supported with international advocacy will permanently address frequent crude oil theft in the country. Adigun said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, fingerprinting is a process that gives...
The House of Representatives Committee on Defence has summoned heads of security agencies in the country over their refusal to buy arms and ammunition from the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON). Rep. Taofeek Ajilesoro (PDP-Osun) moved the motion when the Director-General, DICON, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Tafida, appeared before the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – No fewer than 15 persons were killed and properties worth N20 million destroyed in various fire incidents in Kano State in October. This is according to a statement issued by the spokesman of the Kano Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi on Thursday in Kano....
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the Minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed; the Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze; and the acting Accountant General of Federation, Okolieaboh Sylva; to explain why the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (AuGF) is undermined...
Elder statesman, Edwin Clark has expressed concern over reports of increasing number of Nigerians, particularly youths relocating to other countries. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that there was nothing wrong with people travelling or relocating to other countries. According to him, the recent trend...
The Nigerian Youth Mobilisation Council (NYMC) has called on youths in the country to be politically decent and to shun all forms of violence during and after the 2023 general elections. Its Director-General, Mr Abisoye Joe-King, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has charged newly sworn-in Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service to avoid indulging in any form of financial impropriety in the discharge of their duties. Governor Ortom gave the charge on Wednesday, during the swearing-in ceremony for the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have cried for help, accusing the Nigerian soldiers drafted to Ikang Community for ‘Operation Still Water’ of harassing, and intimidating Bakassi IDPs who are predominantly fishermen. In a peaceful protest which kick-started from Ikot Effiom Obutong re-settlement camp and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has directed its states and local chapters, to hold national prayers for divine intervention in the affairs of Nigeria on Friday. This is contained in a statement signed by John Praise Daniel, Chairman, Local Organising Committee, National Prayer...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has launched a strategic Master Plan to boost micro-businesses, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the aim of Industrialising the state. The blueprint, targeting the promotion of economic growth is in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and initiated by the...
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), on Wednesday renewed its call for all necessary measures to ensure that crimes committed against journalists are properly investigated, and their perpetrators identified and convicted. According to new UNESCO data, global impunity rate for journalist killings remains shockingly high at 86...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Chairman, Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), Mr Samson Ameh Opaluwah on Wednesday flagged off the monitoring and evaluation component of N-Power Batch C1 trainees in Sokoto State. Addressing the trainees, Ameh Opaluwah said the Batch C1 consists of the contraction/trade aspect...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Federal Commissioner of Public Complaints Commission (PCC) , Borno State, Hon. Yusuf Adamu has said about 4,000 cases out of the 6000 cases he inherited since his assumption of office have been resolved by the commission under his watch Adamu who revealed this...
The House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs has resolved not consider the 2023 budget of the Ministry of Foreign until it complies fully with the 2022 Appropriation Act. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Yakub Buba (APC-Adamawa) revealed the position at a 2023 budget defence session on Wednesday...