By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have organized a two day national workshop on flood trigger framework development in collaboration with the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet), National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), National Emergency...
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing monthly financial allocations to Rivers government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the order also affected the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Zenith Bank and Access Bank where the...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday, has opened investigation into alleged abandoned Gidanwaya-Guaran Dutse-Waman Rafi-Saminaka-Kano road project in Kaduna state worth N1.46 billion. The committee registered its displeasure during an investigative hearing on Tuesday in Abuja while quizzing the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry...
At least 51 people have died in the severe storms in Spain, specifically in the Mediterranean region of Valencia, the Spanish news agency Europa Press reported on Wednesday. The report cited the regional government in Valencia. Torrential rain and widespread flooding have wreaked havoc across Spain, and several people...
Donald Trump’s supporters are seizing on comments made by President Joe Biden, whom they said called them garbage, while Biden said he was referring to the demonisation of Puerto Ricans. The controversy on Tuesday came days before the Nov. 5 presidential election in which Biden’s Vice President Kamala Harris...
The Labour Party (LP) candidate in the recently concluded Imo governorship election, Sen. Athan Achonu, has sued the British Airways, demanding N200 million in damages over alleged contract breach. Achonu, through his lawyer, Okwudili Anozie, filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/755/2024 before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court...
The Senate on Tuesday at plenary passed a bill to strengthen the capacity of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation’s(NDIC) to safeguard depositors fund and strengthen financial institutions in Nigeria. This followed adoption of report of Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions on the bill titled, “Nigeria...
The Management of the Ebonyi State University (EBSU) has announced the ban on post-examination celebration in and around the university’s campuses especially by the final year students of the institution. The ban is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar, Mr Jeremiah Nwamgbo in Abakaliki. ”The management...
U.S presidential candidate, Kamala Harris rallied supporters on Tuesday, urging them to reject the chaos and division she associates with Donald Trump as the US election campaign reaches its climax. Speaking at a large rally in the heart of Washington, just south of the White House, the Democratic candidate...
The Federal Government has said that the four toll gates along the 260km Abuja-Keffi-Makurdi expressway is in conformity with the requirements of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). The Minister of Works, David Umahi, while responding to questions on the tolls in Abuja, explained that the law establishing ICRC...
The Management of the Warri-Itakpe train service of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has said it is determined to tackle and resolve every ticket and pricing malpractice issues involving its staff. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr Sanni Abdulganiyu, Coordinator, Warri-Itakpe Train Service....
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has disclosed that Olori Onikepo Akande, “a trailblazer for women in leadership”, counselled her to fit in to her role as wife of Lagos state Governor in 1999. Mrs Tinubu disclosed this at a dinner organised to mark the 80th birthday of Olori...
The Federal Government says it is overhauling the national grid to reduce the frequent disturbances and improve power supply across the country. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a media briefing. Adelabu said that the national grid was over 50 years...
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, commended the Implementation Committee on the Naira-based sales of crude oil and refined products and asked the members to resolve any teething problems. In a review meeting at the State House, Abuja, the President said using the Naira was conceived to remove the exchange...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it is intensifying efforts at restoring power to the northern parts of the country. The Managing Director, TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, said in Abuja on Tuesday at a media briefing that the ongoing repairs of the damaged transmission line that led to...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has urged President Bola Tinubu to put in place policies and effective measures aimed at reducing economic pressures on the citizens. It also expressed displeasure on the latest increase in the pump of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across the country and the...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, revealing a concerning increase in TB cases worldwide. The report in a statement on Tuesday, said approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023, the highest number since WHO began global TB monitoring in...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, says cancer is no longer a death sentence, saying that advances in technology has aided treatment and care for patients. The minister made the assertion at the opening ceremony of the 2024 International Cancer Week (ICW) on Tuesday...
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexu@l Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 41-year-old car cleaner identified as Ezekiel Udoh, to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his neighbor’s granddaughter, aged 12. Delivering her judgment, Justice Oshodi said the convict took advantage of the young girl under...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said that integrating technology into conflict resolution mechanisms is capable of effectively tackling Nigeria’s current multifaceted security challenges. The NSA made this known at a national stakeholders engagement and unveiling of Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) programme organised by Mercy...