Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), a World Bank-supported project, has offered education support to an 11-year-old girl, Saratu Garba. The Project Communication Officer, Aliyu Yusuf, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kano. NAN reports that the...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A federal lawmaker, Senator Gershom Bassey has given more insight into the 6-week ultimatum given by the opposition lawmaker to President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the rising insecurity bedeviling various part of the country. Senator Bassey, who represent Southern Senatorial District in Cross River...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has expressed grief over the death of Yobe State Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Alhaji Bukar Goni Lawan, who was involved in a ghastly accident along Damaturu-kano road on Tuesday. The deceased was said to have accompanied...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Yobe State Commissioner for Youth and Sports,, Goni Bukar Lawan has died in a ghastly motor accident that occured on Tuesday night along Dambam – Potiskum road in Dambam LGA of Bauchi State. The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) Sector Commander in Bauchi...
Recuperating Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday virtually attended the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The vice-president underwent a surgical operation on July 16, at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos. Spokesperson for Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, had in a...
The leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has challenged political leaders to live up to their pledge to end violent conflicts on the continent . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in 2017, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council...
South-East beneficiaries of the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) Survival Fund and Guaranteed Off-take Scheme have lauded the Federal Government for undertaking the business sustainability scheme after COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. They said this on Tuesday in Enugu during the South-East MSME Survival Fund and the Guaranteed Off-Take Scheme...
Veteran singer, Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, has broken his silence since the demise of his son, Yinka. 48-year-old Yinka died on July 31 and was interred the next day. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the octogenarian said that despite the efforts he made to help his late son, Olayinka, to...
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says it will review the cost of direct sponsorship of Nigerian cadets undergoing foreign training under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Jamoh said that the...
MInister of Transportation,Mu’azu Sambo says appropriate technology will be installed before resuming train operations on Abuja- Kaduna route. Sambo also expressed the hope that all the kidnapped passengers on the train would soon be reunited with their families. He made this known during a familiarisation visit to the Idu...
As part of efforts to combat crime, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has ordered the immediate closure of all brothels in the state Governor Bello also banned wearing of face masks in public places for proper and easy identification of persons. He gave the directive on Tuesday in Lokoja,...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government through the office of the Head of Service, Barrister Simon Malgwi on Tuesday embarked on a 2-Day training for top civil servants comprising of the ministerial secretaries and directors to acquire new skills on how to improve their productivity for effective...
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended collective efforts of nations towards tackling security challenges across the globe, and within Nigeria, urging more collaboration to check terrorism, banditry and insurgency. The president gave the commendation when he received Letters of Credence of Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. James Christoff and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Farmers in Borno state have cried out for government intervention over the non availability of fertilizers in the state for the raining farming season. They also expressed their fears over the state government’s inability to flag off sales and distribution of fertilizers at a...
Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says it has identified 233 local government areas, in 32 states and FCT that have been predicted to experience flooding in 2022. He said this at a National Consultative Workshop on 2022 Flood Preparedness, Mitigation and Response, organised by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has admonished Nigerians, particularly those in leadership to brace up for the task of rebuilding the country in line with the vision of the founding fathers. The Governor gave the charge Monday at Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said a father of 30 children was killed on Monday when a tipper rammed his motorcycle in Kogi. Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, made this known in Lokoja. “The man, Abdulsalam Ibrahim, a 60-year old commercial motorcyclist and his passenger...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Acting FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, has directed the 37 Sector Commanders across the nation to impound any motorcycle without appropriate registration. Biu gave the directive in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says addressing the issue of access to mortgage financing is the panacea to housing delivery challenge in the country. Fashola said this at the opening of the Board/Management Retreat of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) on Monday, in...