The body of the former president of the Senate, Dr Joseph Wayas , who died on Nov. 30, 2021 would be committed to Mother Earth on Nov. 30, three years after his demise. This was disclosed at a news conference by Dr Dorn-Cklaimz Enamhe, Secretary, Central Planning Committee for...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has unveiled the FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme with the distribution of 80 vehicles to the youths. Wike, at the event in Abuja on Thursday, explained that the goal was to empower the youths financially and also...
he Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has said the current administration met over 2,000 incomplete road projects running into trillions of Naira. The minister said his ministry was not afraid of taking big decisions and had wielded the big stick by terminating 10 contracts of erring companies. Umahi...
Abdullahi Ganduje, the APC National Chairman on Thursday in Abuja, advised Sen. Monday Okpebholo, Edo Governor-elect against probing the out-going administration of Gov. Godwin Obaseki. He gave the advice when Okpebholo paid a courtesy visit on the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), saying he should rather focus on enthroning...
The Zamfara Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed Rep, Sulaiman Gummi who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gummi, representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency on Wednesday announced his defection from the PDP to the APC over an...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT), high court Maitama on Thursday sustained Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ‘s objection to a document sought to be tendered by the former Aviation minister, Heidi Sirika. The EFCC dragged Sirika alongside his daughter, Fatima; Jalal Hamma and Al-Duraq Investment Limited, for abuse of...
The Federal Government has apologised over the recent collapse of the national grid which caused power outages for several days in 17 states in the region. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, gave the apology on Thursday during a courtesy visit to Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, describing...
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its determination to boost electricity supply with a view to reviving the nation’s industrial revolution. The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, said this during a stakeholders meeting with the management of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) on Thursday in Kano. Adelabu said...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has inaugurated its 2024 nationwide ember months sensitisation campaign to reduce Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) during the end-of-year travels. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Malam Shehu Mohammed, said this a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Thursday in Abuja....
A bill for an Act to make provision for Retirement Age of Health Workers in Nigeria and for Related Matters has scaled second reading in House of Representatives. The bill which was sponsored by Rep. Wale Hammed (APC-Lagos state) seeks to increase the retirement age of health workers from...
The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a motion that sought to restore the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development. The motion, which was sponsored by Rep. Oboku Oforji (PDP-Bayelsa), was dropped following Speaker Tajudeen Abbas’ announcement that the President was willing to sign the South-South Development Commission Bill....
By OLA MODUPE, Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji has congratulated Maj.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede on his appointment as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) by President Bola Tinubu. Oyebanji also thanked the President for finding the Ikere-Ekiti born Gen. Oluyede worthy of the appointment. A statement by...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that Mock accreditation of voters and result upload to the IReV has been scheduled for Wednesday 6th November 2024 in 12 Polling Units across six Local Government Areas in the three Senatorial Districts of the State....
Ten persons were feared dead when a storey building collapsed on Thursday morning in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The General Manager, Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Yemi Akinyinka confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. Akinyinka added that seven others sustained injures in...
Veteran Yourna Actor, Pa Abdusalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as “Agbako” is dead. Bolaji Amusan, National President, Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), took to his Instagram page to announce the death of Sanyaolu on Thursday. Amusan wrote “@tampanglobal announces the passing of Pa Charles Olumo...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored bulk power supply to parts of Northern Nigeria after weeks of blackout. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah,confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Mr. Mbah said the company successfully restored...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has recovered the fifth body from the Oct. 24 helicopter crash that occurred in the Atlantic Ocean in Port Harcourt, Rivers. The NSIB’s Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Mrs Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji announced this in a statement...
Nigeria is facing frequent collapses of its national electricity grid, severely impacting the economy, society, and national development. Regular power outage disrupts businesses, particularly Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), leading to substantial financial losses. Many companies rely on costly diesel generators, raising operational expenses and hindering competitiveness. The unreliable...
The leadership of Labour Party (LP) has said Ms Oluchi Oparah, its former National Treasurer, is not the National Woman Leader of the party. This is contained in a statement by issued the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, on Thursday in Abuja. Ifoh said that Oparah was...
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by the oil-producing communities in Bayelsa and Delta State, seeking to nullify the alleged illegal appointment in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The communities had approached the court, seeking a nullification of President Bola...