President Bola Tinubu has been urged to consider reshuffling his cabinet to expedite delivery of his Renewed Hope Agenda to the masses A Public Affairs Analyst, Mr Alexander Orji, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. According to him,...
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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has declared that he had done his best for the state and that Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Osarodion Ogie, would continue from where he stopped. Governor Obaseki made the declaration during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign rallies held at Egor and...
The Nigerian equity market opened the week with N111 billion loss recorded for investors, amid supplementary listing of eight billion ordinary shares of Japaul Gold and Ventures Plc. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.(NGX)market capitalisation, which opened at N55.394 trillion, shed N111 billion to close at N55.283 trillion. The All-Share...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno Government has announced the closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state for two weeks due to floods that had displaced many residents The Acting Director, Schools Services, Grema Bulama, said in a statement on Monday the development...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of its President, Mr Joe Ajaero. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ajaero was allegedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport on his way to the...
The Labour Party (LP) has said there would be no automatic ticket for Mr Peter Obi and Gov. Alex Otti of Abia in the 2027 presidential and governorship elections. Obi was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The...
A Pan Rivers group, the One Rivers Initiative (ORI), has urged Mr Chidi Lloyd, one of the recently sacked chairmen of Local Government Areas in Rivers against disrespecting Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark. The group said this in a statement signed by Mr Victor Burubo, its Director, Media and...
Former Governor of Edo, Sen. Adams Oshiomhole has lauded the Federal Government for increasing the feeding allowance for inmates at the Nigerian correctional centres by 50 per cent. Oshiomhole, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, said on Monday in Benin the action would address one of the...
The police have confirmed the incident of a middle-aged man, alleged of killing his grandfather and uncle at Apete area of Ibadan. The spokesman of the Police Command in Oyo State, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the case in a message sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Police Command in Rivers has busted a child trafficking ring, rescuing 16 children and arresting a female suspect linked to the crime. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the rescue in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Port Harcourt. She said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has sympathized with the government and people of Niger over the petrol tanker explosion in the state on Sunday, which claimed the lives of 48 people and livestock. According to the Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Conference of Autochthonous Ethnic Communities Development Association (CONECDA) has criticized the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) leadership for its lack of response to serious allegations of misappropriation, calling on the institution to publicly address the issues and clear its name. During a press...
Amidst the hike in the price of fuel, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for an increase in student loan from N20,000 to N40,000. The NANS Senate President, Babatunde Akinteye, disclosed this during a news conference on the state of the nation in Abuja on Monday....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has directed the exclusion of third-party research grant funds of federal universities and research institutions from the Treasury Single Account. In a letter from the National Universities Commission (NUC)to Vice Chancellors, dated 6th September 2024 and made available to newsmen on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has approved the posting and redeployment of some senior officers, including Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding, Directors and Commanders. This is contained in a statement by the Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information,...
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that more than N7.81 billion farmlands and properties were destroyed by flooding in 16 Local Government Areas (LGA) of the state. The Director, Planning, Research, and Statistics of the agency, Mr Adamu Nayola, said this in an interview with the...
The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin has offered overseas scholarship to 70 indigent students in Kano State. The students comprising 65 males and five females would pursue postgraduate programmes in Artificial Intelligence; Forensic, Robotics Sciences and Cyber Security in the United States, Europe, Canada and India. Barau...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has charged the newly elected leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the State to ensure that the party retains power in the State declaring that losing to the opposition would be worse than cancer. He made this...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has sacked the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adamu Sambo, of his appointment. The Governor made the announcement while presiding over the over the swearing in of three Commissioners and the Chief Security Adviser on Monday which took place before...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Member of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Usman Jaha, visited Chibok town to condole with families of those who lost their lives in the recent flood disaster. The flood occurred while they were returning to Maiduguri after attending the burial of their...