Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of Local Government elections across the state, describing it as peaceful. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that Yusuf spoke at the Kano Stste Independent Electoral Commission on Saturday shortly after casting his votes at Gwale...
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The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Technology is set to organise a national summit to address issues affecting the aviation industry. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Abiodun Akinlade (APC-Ogun), made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), has advised inhabitants of Afaka, Kauya, and Mando, to stay clear NDA’s open range during the upcoming shooting exercise. The Academy Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa made the announcement in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna. Maidawa said: “The NDA wishes to...
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) worldwide has faulted the Federal Government over the scrapping the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and appealed for the reversal of the action. President of INC worldwide, Prof Benjamin Okaba, made the appeal at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday. The Federal Government...
The Head, Corporate Communications, Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC), Dr Elijah Adakole, has said the reoccurring national power grid collapse is affecting Distribution Companies’ (DISCOs) revenue generation. Adakole, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Jos. He explained that most of...
The Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF) has urged the Federal Government to promptly intervene to restore electricity supply in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states. Chairman of NSF, Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Yar’adua decried the situation of electricity supply in the three states,...
The National Directorate of Employment(NDE), Kaduna State Directorate, has urged youths and women to register for the 93,731 employment programme for unskilled and unemployed persons across Nigeria. The State Coordinator, Hajiya Halima Waziri, gave the advice on Friday during a press briefing in Kaduna. She said that the programme...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says it has resolved to defer its planned nationwide strike to the Dec. 2, to allow the Federal Government meet its demands. National President of ASUP, Mr Kpanja Shammah, said this in a statement at the end of the union’s emergency National...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Barely two years into the government of President Bola Tinubu, the people of Sokoto state have expressed satisfaction with his style of governance. Addressing newsmen on Friday, the state chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Isa Acida said the state have every reason...
Some state governments in the South East have embarked on ways to get alternative source of electricity supply following the incessant collapse of the national grid. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the national grid has collapsed no fewer than seven times between January and October, 2024,...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has announced N80,000 minimum wage for civil servants effective from November. Bago disclosed this shortly after meeting with the organised labour in the state at the Government House, Minna on Friday. He said the payment would be for both the state and the local...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has disclosed plans to begin development of the FCT Administration’s permanent secretariat in Garki, Abuja. Wike made the disclosure during the inauguration of the development of Arterial Road N5 from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road III, in...
The Executive Chairman, the Nigerian Capital Development Fund (NCDF) Group, Hareter Babatunde Oralusi, Has praised President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate for their foresight in establishing the Federal Ministry of Regional Development and Regional Development Commissions. “This bold step reinforces the administration’s commitment to inclusive and sustainable development...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The British military has donated equipment worth N1 billion to the Nigerian Military’s North East Operation Hadin Kai JTF, comprising sophisticated and highly technical devices, as well as non-technical tools, to support the fight against Boko Haram insurgency. At the handover ceremony at the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has expressed shock over the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of four of its members. President of PENGASSAN, Mr Festus Osifo, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on...
Kano State Government on Friday announced a movement restriction across the state ahead of Saturday Local Government elections. The restriction, effective from midnight to 6 p.m. on election day aims to ensure a peaceful and orderly conduct of the polls. The state Commissioner for Information, Baba Dantiye, said in...
The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, has appealed to eligible voters in the state to come out and elect candidates of their choice in Saturday’s Local Government election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Sunusi spoke at his palace while addressing newsmen on Friday. The...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday reserved judgment in a suit filed by Rivers House of Assembly led by Mr Martin Amaewhule, seeking to stop all allocations to the state. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the judgment to a date that would be communicated to parties after the...
No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead and nine others seriously injured in a lone crash on Abakaliki end of Abakaliki-Enugu expressway. Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Ebonyi Command, Mr Igwe Nnabuife, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki that the accident occurred...