By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Fire gutted part of a three-storey building at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters in Odunsanmi Street, off WEMPCO Road, Ogba area of the state. Tbe Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the fire outbreak in...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State Ministry of Lands, Survey and Town Planning has reported a remarkable surge in revenue, nearly tripling its earnings in 2024 by generating close to ₦500 million by August. This figure represents a significant increase from the ₦173 million recorded between January...
No fewer than 650 Nigerians studying at ESM University, Benin Republic, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu for assistance following the derecognition of the university by the Federal Government. The Federal Government recently banned Nigerians from enrolling in some universities in Benin and Togo after discovering that over 22,500...
The Federal Government says it will evoke the “No Work, No Pay” policy on members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) for the number of days that they observed the nationwide industrial action. The Assistant Director, Information Public Relations, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Mr Ado...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully conducted airstrikes against terrorists in the Jubillaram area, southern Tumbuns, near Lake Chad, eliminating several militants. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja....
A State High Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo capital, has ordered the Imo government to stop the demolition of structures at the Central Market Layout, Owerri. The Judge, I. C. Ibeawuchi, gave the order of interim injunction against Uzodimma and five others, on Thursday. The order of interim...
Dangote Group’s industrialisation stride in Nigeria has received yet another momentum as federal lawmakers back the company’s stride. Members of the House of Representatives who visited Dangote Cement Plc in Obajana, Kogi State, expressed their delight at the economic impact the company has made in Nigeria’s cement subsector. Speaking...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Media Team of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has issued a warning regarding individuals and groups fraudulently using the governor’s compendium, “5th Verdict”, to solicit money from prominent personalities. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr. Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, the Senior Special...
The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and Related Services has pledged to engage with tertiary institutions to address challenges in accessing crucial intervention funds. The Chairman of the committee, Miriam Onuoha, made the pledge on Thursday when she led the committee’s members on a...
World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked manufacturers of Mpox In Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs) to submit an expression of interest for Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The organisation made the request on Thursday in a statement, adding that the global body had been discussing with manufacturers, about the need for effective...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja forecasts thunderstorms on Friday over parts of Borno, Yobe, Kaduna, Taraba, Jigawa, Gombe and Bauchi States during the morning hours. According to the agency,...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has said the Enugu mega asphalt plant has the capacity to produce 3,200 tons of asphalt daily. Mbah said this on Thursday at the inauguration of the plant at Emene in Enugu East Council Area. He said the state would also produce inputs for...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Sept. 12 for the signing of Peace Accord for the Edo Governorship election in Benin City. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at an extraordinary meeting with political parties on the 2024 Edo governorship election on Thursday in Abuja. Yakubu...
Maxwell Opara, a lawyer to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, says the Police have retracted their earlier reasons for summoning the labour leader. Opara disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, shortly after the labour leader in company with his lawyers returned from honouring the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to violently subvert the will of the people in the Sept. 21 governorship election. Media Director of the APC Governorship Campaign Council, Mr Kassim Afegbua, on Thursday in Benin, alleged that the State...
Mr Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has launched an infant and maternal health care initiative, ”Drug Banks for Indigent Patients in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatric Pharmacy Intervention’. This is in the bid to cushion the nation’s efforts towards reducing infant and maternal mortality statistics. Tinubu,...
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), says it has arrested two suspects for allegedly supplying illicit drugs to the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) insurgents in Lake Chad region. The suspects were also alleged to be supplying uniforms and flag materials to the insurgents....
U.S. President Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, on Thursday said the U.S. was not seeking a new Cold War with China or change China’s system. Sullivan made this known during a meeting with President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing. He explained that the revitalisation of U.S....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended a four-man syndicate for allegedly impersonating and blackmailing its Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, in a one million dollars fraud. The EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said...