By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – First Lady of Cross River State, Eyoanwan Otu, has encouraged parents to actively support their children’s participation in the Calabar Children’s Carnival, emphasizing its positive impact on the mental acuity of the participants. Speaking at the flag-off of this year’s Children’s Carnival dry run...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – No fewer than 10,000 vulnerable population in Benue State have benefitted from the free healthcare services carried out by a non governmental organization, 1019 Initiatives. Team leader of the group Tersoo Ukechir in a chat with NATIONAL ACCORD during the official launch of...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 34.60% in November 2024 from 33.88% in October 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday. The November inflation rate showed an increase of 0.72% points compared to the October 2024 inflation rate, according to NBS’s latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the death of one person and the rescue of four others, in an accident that happened on the Third Mainland Bridge. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made the confirmation in a statement on Monday...
The Zone-2 Police Command in Lagos has detained two suspected international fraudsters that allegedly specialised in forging foreign certificates in Lagos and Ghana. The AIG in charge of the zone, Adegoke Fayaode, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Fayoade said that the suspects allegedly...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Nigeria will get much better in 2025 with the unwavering commitment of President Bola Tinubu to reposition the country and set it on the path of development. The Lagos State APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, gave the assurance at the party’s Christmas...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the appointment of a Chairman and four Commissioners for the Borno State Local Government Service Commission. This announcement was made on Monday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Dauda Iliya. The newly appointed chairman, Alhaji Modu Alh Musa, previously...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the appointment of the Chairman Board of Management, Chief Medical Director (CMD) and key administrative officers of the management board for the Borno University Teaching Hospital. The appointments were contained in a statement released by the Governor’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has achieved a remarkable feat in his drive to develop the state. Since assuming office in May 2019, Zulum has constructed over 20,000 houses in at least 23 ultramodern estates across the 27 Local Government Areas of...
Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has threatened to sue persons behind an online media, Daily Excessive, over alleged fake report targeted at causing a strained relationship between him and President Bola Tinubu. The decision to sue the purveyors of the news was made known in a statement signed...
The authority of ECOWAS heads of state and government on Sunday set Jan. 29, 2025 to July 29, 2025 as a transitional period to keep ECOWAS doors open to Burkina Faso, Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, said this...
President Bola Tinubu has urged West African leaders to draw inspiration from Ghana’s recent peaceful elections as a model of democratic maturity and commitment to national unity. The President said this during the opening of the 66th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja. He lauded President Nana...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured conviction of more than 200 terrorists successfully prosecuted during the just-concluded Phase Six Terrorism Trials held at the Kainji Detention Facility from Dec. 9 to Dec. 13. This is contained in a statement from the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in the...
A young, robust, beautiful-looking commercial sex worker in Awka, Philomena John (real name withheld), has appealed to public-spirited Nigerians to help her get a decent job to enable her quit her current ignoble trade. The 24-year-old, who hails from Abia, made the appeal in an interview with the News...
Poultry farmers in Oyo State have expressed concern over the potential decline in chicken sales during the forthcoming Christmas season. The chairman, Livestock and Poultry Farmers Union (LPFU), Oyo State Chapter, Mr Josiah Adebola, aired his worries on Sunday in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has 19.2 million citizens have enrolled into health insurance scheme surpassing its 2024 target Director-General, NHIA, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, disclosed this in Abuja, at a Universal Health Coverage (UHC ), day commemoration roundtable to reflect on Nigeria’s UHC quest, identify challenges, and chart...
The Presiding Shepherd of the Shalom Baptist Church, Akowonjo, Lagos State, Rev. Theophilus Olaolorun, on Sunday said that 2025 would be a year of restoration for Nigeria. Olaolorun said this at the Annual King’s Banquet of the church. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the banquet, attended...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged dust haze on Monday in the northern region with visibility ranges of 1km to 3km. It anticipated localised visibility of less than...
The Federal Government has paid its ECOWAS community levy of N85 billion and 54 million dollars representing 2023 and up to July 2024. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, said this on Sunday, during the opening of the 66th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of...
The Benue Command of the Nigerian Police Force has rescued 11 persons and recovered 20 bodies from a boat mishap in Agatu Local Government Area of the state. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, told the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that the incident...