By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Tinubu said his administration will support businesses in the financial technology sector that provide payment infrastructure services for Nigerians and Africans. President Tinubu said this when he received the leadership of Flutterwave and Alami Capital in Abuja on Saturday afternoon, according to a statement...
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over growing the poor reading culture among young Nigerians, saying the trend could erode the nation’s literary heritage. He stated this in his speech at the monthly ‘Reading/Writers Dialogue’ of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), FCT chapter, on Saturday in Abuja....
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure the health budget positively impacts the lives of doctors and health workers. Its first Vice-President, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Nigeria’s 2025...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has assured of unlocking more tourism potentials in the state for investment purposes and revenue generation. Aiyedatiwa stated this during a news conference at the Araromi seaside beach in Ilaje local Government Area of Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
Pope Francis’s condition “continues to be critical”, the Vatican said Saturday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had suffered a respiratory attack that required “high-flow oxygen”, and also blood transfusions. “At the moment the prognosis is reserved,” it said, as the head of the Catholic Church prepared to spend...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday launched the completed and ongoing 24km section, alongside the upcoming 48km section, of the Lagos-Ibadan dual carriageway. This includes Section One and the Lagos-Sagamu route in Lagos and Ogun, Phase Two. Tinubu highlighted the importance of road infrastructure for socio-economic development. He reaffirmed his...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said its ongoing enforcement operations aim to protect Nigerians, not to disrupt trade. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who briefed journalists on Saturday in Lagos, urged against politicising the agency’s operations. NAFDAC launched a...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Mr Sonny Echono, has urged both federal and state governments to grant full autonomy to universities. Echono made the call on Saturday during a convocation lecture titled, ‘University Autonomy and the Challenge of Quality Tertiary Education in Nigeria,’ held at...
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, has assured that the second phase of the NG-CARES programme will deliver value to empower vulnerable Nigerians. Obi made the pledge on Saturday in Lagos, where he opened the Appraisal Meeting for the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested three persons linked to the assault on its officers during the uproar which greeted fears early in the week in the Lagos State House of Assembly, that Mudashiru Obasa, who was removed as Speaker, would be...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The late Lt. Gen. (Sen.) Jeremiah Timbut Useni was laid to rest on Saturday in his hometown of Pilgani, Langtang North, Plateau State, as dignitaries from across Nigeria gathered to honor the former military officer and politician. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, represented by the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in all the 30 local government areas (LGAs) in Osun State. The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, announced this at a press conference on Saturday. More to follow…
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has defied court’s order and conducted the election for the North-East zonal committee members. The party on Saturday in Bauchi State elected Alhaji Babangida Modibbo Umar as the new northeast Zonal Chairman. This is coming barely a day after...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from the party’s South South Zonal Congress held on Saturday in Calabar. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said the outcome of the Calabar purported congress was...
A 38-year old man along with his friend, 30-year old, are being detained for prosecution by the Police Command, Lagos State, for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old step daughter. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Lagos....
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Niger Command has confirmed the death of 12 persons and multiple injuries in an accident on the Agaie-Lapai Highway. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to newsmen in Minna on Saturday. He said personnel of the corps were still at...
The re-elected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-South Zonal Vice Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, has described the ongoing crisis within the party as self-inflicted. He noted that the party’s constitution had been disregarded in favour of personal interests by a few members. Speaking at the South-South Zonal Congress of the...
Bayelsa governorship candidate of the Labour party in 2023, Udengs Eradiri says Governor Douye Diri is poised to hand over to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Eradiri made the assertion on Saturday in a radio programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa. Eradiri,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Anambra Opinion Polls (AOP), conducted by 12 reputable research organizations, has revealed that Rt. Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji is the clear front-runner in the Anambra State governorship election, scheduled for 2025. According to the poll results, Umeoji garnered an impressive 54.6% of the votes,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Yola – Adamawa State Police Command has condemned the kidnapping of Reverend father Mathew David Dusami of Yola Catholic Diocese and Reverend father Abraham Samman of Jalingo Diocese. The victims were kidnapped at the early hours of Feb. 22. The Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, CP...