By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – As the Andoma of Doma HRH Alh. Ahmadu Aliyu Ogah Onawo clocked 20 years on throne today Friday, the Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has identified with the monarch describing his regime in the last 20 years as impactful...
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By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Alogani Community in Lafia East Development Area of Nasarawa State, has been thrown into mourning mood following the death of four persons as a result of boat mishap at the community’s river. The ugly incident happened on Tuesday, when they were crossing to another...
Following a purported video of the bandits’ kingpin,Bello Turji, seeking reconciliation with the Federal Government, a group, Northern Elders, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu to ignore his antics. The Northwest Chairman of the Arewa Elders Progressive Group, Alhaji Mustafa Dutsinma, in a statement issued in Kaduna on Thursday,cautioned against...
The Federal Government has commenced the sale of 30, 000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Nigerians at subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50 kilograme bag. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, inaugurated the sale of the subsidised milled rice on Thursday in Abuja. He...
The Nigerian Army said its troops, in coordination with other security agencies, successfully neutralised some terrorists and apprehended a notorious arms courier linked to a wanted terrorist. The Nigerian army in a post on its official X Handle on Thursday, said the operation also led to the recovery of...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Hon. Abel Nansak Nimshak, the representative for Langtang North-North in the Plateau State House of Assembly, has reiterated his dedication to improving the educational system in his constituency, stressing the vital importance of education in driving societal change. He emphasized the pressing need to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government on Thursday unveiled an electronic quality assurance system, Federal Education Quality Assurance Service Cloud Server – FEQAS-collect, to boost the quality of basic and secondary education delivery in the country. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, who formally launched...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday, destroyed fake, adulterated and unregistered food, drug and cosmetic products worth about N2.7 billion seized in the South-East. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the products were burnt at the Enugu State refuse dumpsite...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has distributed 42,000 Metric Tonnes of food commodities to vulnerable Nigerians. The Spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Maiwada said this at the monthly news conference organised by the Strategic Communication Interagency Policy Committee (SCIPC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), has said exporters raked in ₦2.7 billion from January to June. The Executive Director of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, said this at a one-day sensitisation seminar for exporters on export contracts and use of International Commercial Terms ( INCOTERMS) organised by the council in...
The Federal Government has increased the feeding allowance for inmates at the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCos) by 50 per cent. The service spokesperson, Mr Umar Abubakar, made the disclosure at the monthly news conference organised by the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee (SCIPC). This month’s conference was hosted by...
The Spokesperson for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Maiwada, has said Nigeria’s crude oil production has reached 1.66 million barrels per day. Maiwada disclosed this during the monthly news conference, organised by the Strategic Communication Interagency Policy Committee(SCIPC) hosted by the NCS, on Thursday in Abuja. He said...
The Co-Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mrs Awele Elumelu, and other experts have urged women to leverage opportunities in emerging technology. This, they said, is by using principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to drive transformational change. They gave the advice at the 2024 Women Directors Conference of the...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Also summoned on Thursday at the Presidential Villa is the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu over the recent hike...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Thursday described the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Asue Ighodalo as governorship candidate who has the best plans to develop the state further. Obaseki spoke during the ongoing PDP campaign in Fugar, Etsako Central and Agbede in Etsako West...
Russia will always assist its citizens detained abroad, President Vladimir Putin said in Vladivostok on Thursday, following a major prisoner exchange with Western countries in August. Putin was speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in the city in the Russian Far East. He was responding to a question about...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched a mobile app and National Crash Reporting Information System (NACRIS) to address road traffic crashes and other road safety-related issues across the country. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, speaking at the launch on Thursday in...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismissed claims of nepotism and favouritism in its appointments of Directors and Commanders, describing the allegations as baseless and false. A statement by the NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Thursday in Abuja, addressed concerns raised on social media about the appointment...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the death toll from the building collapse at Noman’s Land Quarters, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano, has risen to three with two injured persons. The NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr Nuraddeen Abdullahi, confirmed the development to the News Agency of...