The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has commended the Federal Government for paying the the arrears of the National Minimum Wage Arrears (NMWA) to its members. The commendation is contained in a communique signed by Aminu Umar, the zonal Publicity Secretary zone ‘A’ of ASUP at the end...
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President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation via a live broadcast by 7:00 am on Sunday. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this during a briefing at a radio house in Abuja on Thursday where he detailed activities to mark this year’s celebration. He said the broadcast will be...
The death toll in the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State has risen to 40 with 26 survivors discharged from hospitals, days after the incident. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State made the disclosure when he hosted a team of Catholic Bishops from the South-West,...
The President, National Bambara Nut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association (NABAPPMA), Igwe Ezedioramma Aniagu, says Bambara nut is the solution to world hunger. Aniagu made this known at the sideline of the official inauguration of 11 new member associations to the National Commodity Associations of Nigeria in Abuja. He...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Shehu of Dikwa, Alhaji Ibrahim Ibn Umar Ibrahim El Kanemi has expressed his sadness over the gruesome killings of over twenty (20) scavengers along Boboshe Village of Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. The Shehu of Dikwa condemned the gruesome killings by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigeria Data Protection Bureau on Wednesday said that it has commenced thorough investigations into reports of alleged breaches of data privacy involving two major data controllers in Nigeria, namely, Wema Bank PLC and KC Gaming Networks (Bet Naija). A statement signed by the Legal,...
Key stakeholders in Nigeria’s financial sector would engage in a robust round table discussion on governments key policy which centers around inclusive financial system that will cover all strata of the society. The experts drawn from key private sector organisations and regulatory agencies would gather at the inaugural conference...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has congratulated former Lagos State Governor, Sen. Bola Tinubu on his emergence as the 2023 Presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu emerged the presidential candidate of the APC after polling 1,271 votes in the primary...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC Presidential flag bearer in the 2023 elections. Buhari’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, on Wednesday in Abuja. The president...
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has said the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just-concluded APC presidential primary showed his acceptability in the north as a bridge builder. Governor Ganduje made the remarks in his congratulatory message to Tinubu through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Abba Anwar, on...
The Director Media, Yahaya Bello Campaign Organisation, Dr Yemi Kolapo, has said that Bello, a Presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), remains the hero of the oppressed. Kolapo made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, following the just concluded Presidential primary of...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Alkali, has presented cheques worth over N30.2 million to families of eight deceased policemen who lost their lives in active service. Zamfara Commissioner of Police, Mr Ayuba Elkanah, presented the cheques on behalf of the IGP, in Gusau on Wednesday.. Elkanah...
With counting of votes ongoing at the Eagle Square venue of the presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), allegations of rigging have emerged with accusing fingers pointed at a North-West governor. An eye witness at the APC Presidential Primary revealed that the Chairman of the Election...
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the All Progressives Congress (APC) Victory Flag to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, winner of the just concluded party’s presidential primary election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that delegates of the APC at the convention elected the former Lagos State governor as APC presidential...
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is leading in the ongoing presidential primary of the party in Abuja. Tinubu won 10 of the 10 boxes sorted so far, obtaining over 750 votes. He is trailed by former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, and Vice...
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has shown real disrespect to the National Chairman of APC, Abdullahi Adamu at the ongoing Presidential primary of the party at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Bello, who came to honour and greet APC leaders deliberately refused to shake hand with Adamu. The APC...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has dismantled 14 illicit drug joints and arrested 100 suspected peddlers in the last four weeks in Kaduna State. The State Commander, Mr Umar Adoro, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Spiritual Father and Chairman, Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide Ayo ni o, Prophet Samuel Adefila Abidoye has condemned the attack on worshippers of Owo Catholic Church where about 40 people were killed while several others sustained various degrees of injuries. He said Nigerians...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – “You cannot wish the country well and vote for someone you do not believe in,” according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday night in a rousing speech where he spoke of a new Nigeria of great possibilities and...
A medical health expert, Dr. Toluwani Binutu, has warned women against inserting cucumber in the vagina. According to him, using a cucumber to clean the vagina is potentially harmful, and should be avoided. Dr. Binutu also said it is unsafe to use feminine wash or soap products in the...