The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), says that the recent minor electricity tariff adjustment of about 13 per cent reflects economic realities meant to keep the electricity industry alive. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu...
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Niger’s President, Mohamed Bazoum, has decorated Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe with the country’s National Honour Award. This is contained in a statement by Buni’s Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu on Sunday. He said the governor was decorated with the ‘Commandeur dans l’ordre...
No fewer than three commuters have died and 12 others injured in a road crash along the Akure-Owo route. The crash occurred close to the Federal Government Girls’ College at about 5:00 am on Sunday morning. It involved an ash Toyota Sienna car with registration number LND 778YG and...
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s foresight gave the service a new face that has enhanced commitment to duty. The National Public Relations Officer (NPRO) Assistant Controller of Corrections, (ACC) Umar Abubakar said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Nigeria Police Force has warned Nigerians to shun acts capable of jeopardising the 2023 general elections. Force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, gave the advice when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ibadan at the close of a conference organised for police spokesmen....
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja on Sunday after a week-long visit to Washington DC, USA, where he attended the US-Africa Leaders Summit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while in Washington, the Nigerian leader also participated actively at the U.S – Nigeria Business and Investment...
The Liquified Petroleum Gas Retailers (LPGAR) has urged the Federal Government to come up with a policy on standard gas cylinders as part of its LPG development plan. The association, which is a branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG), said such policy would ensure...
The lingering fuel scarcity is biting harder in Kebbi crippling soci-economic activities, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. Investigation conducted by NAN in Birnin Kebbi and its environs reveals that only few filling stations sell Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, at exorbitant prices. NAN...
No Fewer than 300 Nigerians have safely arrived Amman, the capital of Jordan for the 2022 pilgrimage in the Holy Land. The pilgrimage arrived Amman at the early hours of Dec. 17 for a 9-day pilgrimage to historical sites of the teachings of Jesus Christ as recorded in the...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Hallmark of Labour Foundation (HLF), a collection of highly respected elder statesmen and women amongst them technocrats, academics and diplomats, on Saturday presented Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, with its 2022 “Role Model Award for Excellence in Leadership and Good Governance”. The HLF’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has raised alarm over the rising cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and over 700 cases of sexual violations recorded between January and December 2022 in Borno State. The Chairperson, Communique Drafting Committee, Mrs. Fatima Zanna Mustapha stated...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned corps members willing to participate in the 2023 general elections to be neutral and apolitical. Mrs Christy Uba, the Acting Director General of NYSC, said this while addressing corps members at the Mbaukwu/Umuawulu Permanent Orientation camp, Awka South Local Government Area...
Nigerian envoys serving in the U.S. missions of Washington D.C, New York and Atlanta have congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the diplomats seized the opportunity of the town hall meeting between Buhari and Nigerians in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to identify and arrest politicians who are allegedly buying permanent voter cards...
The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) says it needed more and adequate funding to achieve the people-oriented objectives of its establishment. The Managing Director of HYPPADEC, Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Minna. He...
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President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria’s agricultural revolution had led to the creation of over 13million direct and indirect jobs in the last seven and half-years. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman, in a statement on Saturday, said Buhari disclosed this in Washington DC, USA, at an interactive session entitled,...
Nigerians in the diaspora remitted more than 20 billion dollars home in 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari said in Washington on Friday. The president made the remark at a presidential town hall meeting he held with Nigerians in the Diaspora on Friday in Washington as he rounded off his participation...
The Ebonyi Government has named the new centenary city ring road which links the state secretariat and the new Government House, Abakaliki, after former Senate President, Pius Anyim. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the road was inaugurated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju...