President Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on her 62nd birthday anniversary. Dabiri-Erewa will be 62 years old on Friday (Oct. 11). The President, in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on Information...
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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has reiterated commitment to address critical challenges bedeviling the education sector in the country. Its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, stated this at the International Conference on Girl Child Education, on Thursday in Abuja. The theme of the conference is: “Girl Child Empowerment...
Hurricane Milton made landfall around 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday (0030 GMT on Thursday) as an “extremely dangerous Category 3’’ storm, hitting the Siesta Key on the west coast of Florida. The National Hurricane Centre reported the development. The storm winds were up to 193km per hour, meterologists said. The...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has sought the support of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike for the upcoming Africa Military Games. Musa, who made the appeal when he visited Wike in Abuja on Wednesday, said that 40 countries would participate in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Forum of Senior Technical Assistants (STAs) to the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has donated a sum of N3.45 million to support victims of the recent flood that devastated Maiduguri and its environs. Speaking during a sympathy visit to Governor Zulum on Wednesday...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the latest increase in the pump price of petrol will further deepen poverty as production capacities dip. The Congress added that the increase would lead to more jobs lost with multidimensional negative effects, and therefore, demanded its immediate reversal. NLC position...
Fuel queues have resurfaced across Lagos following an increase in petrol prices by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and other marketers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many filling stations, including those along Ikorodu Road, Ikeja and Bariga, have temporarily closed due to the price...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has dismissed reports mostly circulating on social Media that his convoy was ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists yesterday. Senator Ndume made the clarification on Wednesday at his Maiduguri residence, soon after he returned from condolence visit...
The National Reconciliatory Committee set up by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged to restore equity and address other challenges which had led to divisions within the party. The committee chairman, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, made the pledge on Wednesday in Ibadan at the end of the three-day reconciliation...
The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, on Wednesday in Ilorin advised African nations to guard against reliance on overseas-developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. Oloyede gave this advice in his presentation at the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) Lecture Series, titled “Artificial Intelligence and the...
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has finalised the Executive Order Harmonized Implementation Framework that abolishes Value Added Tax (VAT) and Excise Duties on pharmaceutical products and medical devices. the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in an interview with the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has announced plans to introduce e-mobility for commercial purposes in all six states of the North East zone. This initiative aims to reduce hardships and costs associated with commercial vehicles across the country. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Swiss Federation has donated 1.2 million Euros to the Borno State Flood Disaster Relief Fund to provide much-needed support to the victims of the flood disaster in Borno State which occured on September 10, 2024. The donation was announced by the Swiss Ambassador...
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday appealed to indigenous youths to enrol in the military. The Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, made the appeal during the quarterly meetings with the Chairman and members of Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), in Ikeja. Salu-Hundeyin said that security of...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Governors Douye Diri of Bayelsa and Siminalayi Fubara Rivers are expected to attend the Pre-Summit Conference of the 1st Pan-Ijaw Economic Summit 2024. The event, scheduled to hold from Oct. 17 and Oct. 18 in Bayelsa, will serve as a prelude to the Pan-Ijaw summit...
An Abakiliki Magistrate’s Court has ordered that former Ebonyi PDP Chairman, Mr Augustine Nwazunku, and three other persons be remanded in the correctional centre over the purported suspension of a chieftain of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the other three persons included Obinna Nwachukwu,...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery weather condition from Thursday to Saturday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Wednesday forecast morning thunderstorms in the northern region on Thursday. The agency anticipated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Adamawa and Kaduna states and over parts of Zamfara,...
The President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, says the Senate is fully in support of the Supreme Court judgement on granting of financial autonomy to the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria. Akpabio said this, shortly after senate resumed from a closed session over a motion sponsored by Sen.Tony Nwoye, (LP-Anambra)....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Recently elected Local Government Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State have unanimously endorsed the candidature of Engr. Terhide Utaan, as the sole nominee for the replacement of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the party. Addressing a...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), says current reforms in the sector will ensure an efficient and investor-friendly aviation industry. Keyamo made the assertion on Wednesday in Lagos at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) South-West Regional Air Transportation Summit (SWRATS) 2024. The summit ...