Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Gates Foundation, will meet Nigerian leaders, youths, and partners to address health challenges, drive innovations, and improve nutrition in Africa. This was disclosed in a statement by the foundation on Monday and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). It said that...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board for Bank of Industry Ltd. Dr Mansur Muhtar was appointed Chairman of the bank, and Dr Olasupo Olusi as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday congratulated Vice-President Kashim Shettima on his 58th birthday. In a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President described Shettima as an academic, accomplished banker, raconteur and leader. Shettima was the governor of Borno from 2011 to 2019 and senator representing Borno Central from...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State on Monday urged Gov. Seyi Makinde to think twice about his alleged plan to take over some land in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor had proposed creating 500 metres setbacks for the ongoing Circular Road...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah on Monday rechristened the popular Obinagu Road in Abakpa Nike, Enugu East Council Area, after highlife music legend, Chief Mike Ejeagha. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rechristening took place during the inauguration of four newly constructed and reconstructed roads in...
President Bola Tinubu and the Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda have commiserated with the Yar’Adua family over the passing of Hajiya Dada. Hajiya Dada, was the mother of the late former President Umaru Yar’Adua, and the late General Shehu Yar’Adua. The matriarch of the Yar’Adua family passed away on...
The mother of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, popularly known as Hajiya Dada, is dead. Hajiya Dada died on Monday after a protracted illness. She was aged 102. One of her sons, Suleiman Musa-Yar’adua, announced her demise on Monday in Katsina. Hajiya Dada left behind many children, grand...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has explained why Nigeria lost its Category 1 Status that disqualified Nigerian airlines to fly into U.S. as required. This is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director General, Civil Aviation, Nigeria, Capt. Chris Najomo, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo, will win not less than 65 per cent of the expected votes in the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, said this at a news conference in Abuja on the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Barely one week after the announcement by the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Iormem Alia for the preparedness of the state government to employ about 9700 teachers, efforts have been put in place to offer employment to qualified Benue youths as teachers. Already the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Contrary to recent claims by some Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates castigating the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for their inability to participate in the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, the board has denied having hand in their admission. The...
Police in Edo have detained a 19-year-old native doctor, Timothy Dauda, for allegedly shooting his client, Alex Ezekiel, to death during an “anti-bullet” charm trial. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Yamu said that the...
The Federal Government on Monday charged 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters with counts c bordering on treason before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja. The Federal Government, through the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, arraigned the defendants in a charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/454/2024 filed on Aug. 30. 10 of the...
Gunmen have reportedly killed Samson Omoarebokhae, a Senior Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku. The Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media, Mrs Ivy Adodo-Ebojele, disclosed this on Monday in Benin, saying the speaker had sent a condolence message to the family...
Sen. Simon Lalong (APC/Plateau South) and All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Plateau have urged President Bola Tinubu to fill the state vacant ministerial slot. The stakeholders made the appeal during the APC critical stakeholders meeting in Jos on Monday. Lalong, who is the APC leader in the state,...
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Monday remanded a driver, Lasisi Sodiq, in a correctional facility, for allegedly causing the death of an Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student. Sodiq, 28, was charged with driving against traffic law, reckless driving, driving without licence, manslaughter and driving without certificate of...
The Federal Government on Monday in Ibadan donated 20 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to Oyo State Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Chairman of the Pacesetter Transport Service (PTS), Mr Ibrahim Salami, received the buses on behalf of the state government. The gesture was...
The Edo Governorship Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says its candidate, Mr Asue Ighodalo will record landslide victory in Sept. 21 election in Oredo Local Government. Crusoe Osagie, Chairman of the Publicity Committee of the council in Oredo stated this during a news conference on Monday...
The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC), has called on the Federal government to declare state of emergency on flood-ravaged states to reduce its impact. Managing Director of HYPPADEC, Alh. Abubakar Yelwa, made the call during a press conference on Monday in Minna. He said that 80...
The Police Command in Kano State has arrested 35 suspects in connection with various crimes in the last one month. Such crimes include armed robbery, kidnapping, theft, drug dealing and fraud, according to the Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa. Kiyawa said this while presenting...