The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in Osun has warned petroleum marketers against hoarding and all form of sharp practices before, during and after the yuletide. The agency also warned residents in the state against panic buying, and storing petroleum products at home. Mr Kunle Adeyemo,...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has commissioned two newly constructed housing projects and two road projects executed by Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri. He also commissioned 500 houses comprising of 10 units of one bedroom apartments and 400 units of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has named the newly constructed Metro Housing Estate after the Vice President Kashim Shettima. He also named Mega Government Secondary School Mari located along Bama Road Maiduguri newly constructed and commissioned after VP Shettima. Governor Zulum further named Dalamairi...
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced updates to its immigration visa process, effective January 1, 2025. Applicants with scheduled interviews will now need to visit the Consulate General in Lagos twice as part of the application procedure. The embassy shared on its official X page that “For...
Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence from ECOWAS Member States are meeting in Nigeria for the 53rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial Level. The meeting is held at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Headquarters in Abuja. The...
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has blamed his archenemies the United States and Israel for the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. “There can be no doubt that what has happened in Syria is the result of a joint American-Zionist plan,” Khamenei said on Wednesday in...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Nigerian First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, through the Renewed Hope Initiative, has launched a donation of food items to vulnerable groups in Cross River State. This effort is part of the Social Investment Programmes of the Federal government, aimed at supporting those in need. Wife of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Borno State Government has unveiled the Emblem Appeal Fund for the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration as part of its commitment in honouring the sacrifices of our veterans. The event, held at the Government House Council Chamber Deputy Governor’s office marked the commencement of...
The coalition of health sector unions in Lagos State on Wednesday began a three-day warning strike over non-implementation of adjustments to the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS). The unions include the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), the Medical and...
Rep. Mohammed El-Rufai (APC-Kaduna) has commended Sen. Shehu Sani, former senator who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Assembly and Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State, for their immense role in the struggle for democracy in Nigeria. El-rufai representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency who is son of former governor...
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Danlami Saku, the Chairman of Katcha Local Government Council, who lost his life in a motor accident near Kwakuti on the Minna-Suleja road. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, Bago described...
· Promotes FG’s local content policy initiative Makems Jewellery, an Abuja-based fast-rising jewellery-making company in Nigeria, has set the city agog, as it recently held its annual jewellery exhibition with a wide range of trendy, fine and unique handmade, locally-produced and imported jewellery products on display for hundreds of visitors...
Legal redress through international courts will be pursued if necessary, to ensure that justice is served and cultural artefacts stolen from Nigeria are repatriated Chairman, Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriations, Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), said this at the maiden meeting of the committee held in Abuja. Nwoko said...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has appointed Mr Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, Nigeria’s Governor for OPEC, as Chairman of the OPEC Board of Governors for 2025. Adeyemi-Bero’s appointment was confirmed at the 189th (Ordinary) virtual meeting of the OPEC Conference convened on Tuesday. Prior to his appointment as...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kastina – Kastina State Police Command has arrested four suspects, who specialised in supplying military and police uniforms to bandits and other terrorist groups in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Katsina, said that at...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says plans underway to suffocate criminals operating in the territory. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while inaugurating the construction of 15-kilometre road from the Abuja to Lokoja Expressway (A2) to Pai, in Kwali Area Council of...
The United States offered a $10 million reward on Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of a Chinese man and co-conspirators wanted for hacking computer firewalls. Guan Tianfeng, 30, is believed to be living in China’s Sichuan Province, according to the State Department. An indictment charging Guan with...
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has arrived in Nigeria. He arrived in the country on Tuesday night. He was received at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike Steinmeier, whose visit to Nigeria is scheduled to span...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Shamseldeen Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). His appointment is with effect following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Dr (Mrs) Oluwatoyin Madein. The President’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga,...
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said Nigeria is making progress in combating corruption, with more citizens rejecting the practice and demanding accountability. UNODC Country Representative Mr Cheikh Toure, speaking at the 2024 International Anti-Corruption Day commemoration in Abuja on Tuesday, cited a recent national...