The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from Tuesday to Thursday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Monday in Abuja forecast thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Kebbi, Taraba, Kano, Katsina, Adamawa and Kaduna states during the morning hours on Tuesday. According to...
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The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, has announced 6 million dollars from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to support flood victims in Borno. Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, collapsed on Sept. 10, forcing hundreds of thousands from...
The Federal Government has evolved a strategy to tap into the seven trillion dollars of burgeoning global Halal market products and services. The Special Assistant to the President on Export Expansion (Office of the Vice President), Mr Aliyu Sheriff, made the disclosure in a statement issued by the spokesperson...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Maiduguri city on Monday, September 16, 2024. President Tinubu is expected in the city to commiserate with victims of the September 10 Flood, which destroyed many lives, properties and infrastructure. It would be recalled that the president has...
Popular Nigerian superstar, David Adeleke (Davido) has begun canvassing votes for Asue Ighodalo, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Edo governorship election billed for Sept. 21. The award winning music star took to his social media handles on Sunday evening, to make the endorsement for Ighodalo. He urged...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – At least five persons lost their lives in a recent assault by gunmen in the Mbar community of the Bokkos Local Government Area in Plateau State on Monday. According to a statement issued by the Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) Vanguard, signed by its...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka- Gunmen have set ablaze a police station in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing two officers. The spokesman of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka on Monday. He said that the...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says one person died and eight were rescued in an accident that occurred on Third Mainland Bridge on Monday. Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr Taofiq Adebayo, made this known in a statement in Lagos. “A tragic and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of relief materials to victims of the devastating Maiduguri flooding taking refuge in about 36 camps. The flood disaster struck Maiduguri due to overflowing water from Alau Dam, displacing nearly 2 million people within...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) has urged Edo residents to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and his running mate, Omorodion Ogie, in the upcoming gubernatorial election slated for Saturday, September 21. At rallies in Igarra, Lampese and Ibillo...
Sheikh Zakirullah Dan’Iya, has said Eid-el-Maulud is celebrated to encourage Muslims to rejuvenate their faith.and rededicate their time to the service of Almighty God. Dan’Iya, the leader of the Tijjaniyyah Islamic sect in Lafia, Nasarawa state made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, emphasized the importance of collective efforts in achieving progress and prosperity in the FCT. In his Eid-el-Maulud message to FCT residents on Monday, Wike stressed that the territory’s growth depends on the combined efforts of...
Yobe Government has confirmed four persons dead from acute diarrhoea in Gujba Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Lawan Gana, disclosed this to newsmen in Damaturu on Monday. Gana said the disease was detected in Jangalawaji and Tadandara settlements in Gujba Ward. The commissioner stated that both...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has extended Eid-el-Maulud greetings to Armed Forces members, commending their valour in tackling security challenges. Musa, in his message on Monday to Muslims faithful on the occasion of Eid-El Maulud, praised troops for killing notorious terrorist leader Halilu...
Former President of the Senate, Sen. David Mark has lamented the death of former Defence attaché to Nigeria Embassy in China, retired Brig.- Gen. B.B. Tete. This is contained in a statement issued by his Special Advicer, Paul Mumeh on Monday in Kano. He was Mark’s Adviser on Special...
By ISMAILA ISAH The tempo of activities leading to the governorship election holding September 21, 2024 reached a crescendo last weekend when the Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, in company of other APC governors and leaders were in Edo state to campaign for the party’s candidate, Senator Monday...
JEOG holds 1st Africa regional conference on equal of access to higher education in Abuja on Tuesday
JEOG holds 1st Africa regional conference on equal of access to higher education in Abuja on Tuesday
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Equal opportunity Group (JEOG) will hold its First Africa Regional Conference on Equal Opportunity of Access to Higher Education (ARCEAHED), on Tuesday, September 17, and Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at the Idris AbdulKadir Conference Hall, National Universities Commission...
The management of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has said there was no inter gang clash that resulted in the death of any student recently. The university Spokesman, Dr Sam Kpenu, said this in a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday. Kpenu was reacting to an online video...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Former Borno State Governor, Senator Dr. Ali Modu Sheriff, undertook a humanitarian tour of flood-ravaged areas in Maiduguri city and its environs on Sunday. He visited Madinatu, Kasuwan Shanu, and Muna, where he witnessed the devastation firsthand and provided cash assistance to those affected....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In response to the recent devastating flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno State, stakeholders from the state, including members of the National Assembly, have come together to donate N552 million to support the affected victims. The flood, triggered by heavy rainfalls and overflow from Alau...