By TOM CHIAHEMEN – The African Telecommunications Union (ATU), unveiled on Monday a crucial new report that evaluates the readiness of African countries to roll out and utilize 5G networks across the continent. Titled “Report on 5G Preparedness and Relevant Use Cases in Africa,” the report, unveiled in Nairobi, Kenya, marks...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the appointment of Dr. Mohammed Aminu Ghuluze as the new Head of Service. Governor Zulum in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, said the appointment takes effect from March 3, 2025. Dr. Ghuluze...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Justice A. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, February 3, 2025, ordered the interim forfeiture of digital wallet assets valued at $222,729.86 to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The digital wallet assets were recovered from an alleged syndicate of...
The Head of Civil Service of Kogi State, Dr. Elijah Adeiza Evinemi, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to rejuvenate the civil service to align with international best practices. Speaking during a one-day leadership development session held at the Conference Hall of the State Secretariat in Lokoja, he described...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– The presidency has criticized former Kaduna State Governors, Nasiru El-Rufai and the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi for heating up the polity while President Bola Tinubu was seeking solutions to Nigeria’s energy problems in Tanzania. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public...
An Abeokuta High Court sitting in Kobape, on Monday, sentenced three men for killing Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola, and son, Oreoluwa, on Jan 1, 2023. The three convicts are Lekan Adekanbi, Ahmed Odetola and Waheed Adeniyi. They were arraigned alongside six others: Temitope Fadairo and Adenike Adekanbi, wife...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Monday signed into law a bill establishing the Federal University of Environment and Technology in Rivers and pledged more support for the Ogoni community. A statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said Ogoni town of Tai will host...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 1.07 billion dollars for healthcare sector reforms under the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) programme. The Federal Government also approved a N4.8 billion allocation for HIV treatment, Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the...
Oyo State Government on Monday in Ibadan said the coronation of Abimbola Owoade as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo would hold on April 5. The state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr Ademola Ojo, disclosed this while inaugurating a 25-man coronation committee. The News Agency of Nigeria...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Respite seems to have come the way of kidney patients in Nigeria and particularly, Northern Nigeria as the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto takes medical expertise to a higher dimension by successfully conducting first ever kidney transplant. The surgery, which was conducted by...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the National Population Commission (NPC). President Tinubu also swore in eight former directors in the Federal Civil Service as Permanent Secretaries...
By JOHN ONAH Abuja – The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), and the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), have debunked allegations of financial mismanagement against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) as baseless and unfounded. NASU’s Branch Chairman at JAMB, Comrade Andrew Onakpa, in a statement...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The President of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ (ERCC), Worldwide, Rev. Dave Denji, has called on the Nigerian government to review its economic policies, particularly regarding electricity tariffs and fuel subsidy removal, to ease the hardship of the masses. Rev. Denji who made...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Saturday, the 1st of February, 2025 will go down memory lane in the anals of history as a day the Nasarawa State Disability Rights Commission (NSDRC), under the able leadership of its Chairman, Comrade Sale Barde Keana, organized an event to mark the 2024...
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ondo State Council, has suspended its four-day-old indefinite strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that nurses and midwives in the state government-owned hospitals and health centres began an indefinite strike on Jan. 31. The Public Relations Officer (PRO)...
No fewer than four persons lost their lives during a building demolition exercise at Rimin Zakara village in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident occurred at about 10:00 pm on Sunday, when government officials accompanied by security operatives stormed the area for building demolition. According to...
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, , Salawu Gana on Monday, told an Abuja High Court that the contract awards for vehicles purchased by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) passed due process of procurement laws. Gana, who testified as the 10th witness (PW 10) admitted that...
South Africa defended itself on Monday against attacks on its land confiscation policy by Donald Trump and Elon Musk after the U.S. president said he would cut off funding to the country over the issue. Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that “South Africa is confiscating land” and...
In a significant stride towards community empowerment, Hon. High Chief Canice Moore Nwachukwu, the Member representing Orlu, Orsu, and Oru East Federal Constituency, initiated a four-day Skill-Up Bootcamp from January 29 to February 1, 2025, in Orlu Local Government Area, Imo State. This zonal intervention project successfully trained over...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibrin as the new Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). The board’s spokesperson, Juliet Okeh, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Okeh noted that Jibrin succeeded Ahmed Ja’afaru, the former...