The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said the change of government through coups in West African countries has had unintended consequences and threatened democratic values in the region. Musa made the call at the opening of the 42nd Ordinary Meeting of the Economic Community...
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The Federal Government has called on the diplomatic community in the country to shun interference in the ongoing nationwide protests. It also called for collaborative support from the community in tackling economic challenges and ensuring better life for Nigerians at home and abroad. The Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Four children of same parents had died of strange illness in Gidinye, a community in Jenkwe development area of Obi LG in Nasarawa State. The children died one after the other in less than 24-hours after complains of stomach aches, vomiting and purging...
The House of Representatives’ monthly salary is N600,000 as against the N900,000 that is being speculated. The Spokesperson of House, Rep. Akin Rotimi, made the clarification in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja. He reaffirmed the commitment of the house to the 50 per cent deduction...
A coalition of 92 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday urged President Bola Tinubu not to sack Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.). The coalition under the Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption (GCCLAC) made the plea through...
Information Minister Mohammed Idris, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s primary goal is to rectify poor policies and dysfunctional choices that have historically hindered Nigeria’s progress. Idris made this known while briefing the Diplomatic Community on the nationwide protest on Wednesday in Abuja. Idris said: “Tinubu is...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the passing of a human rights activist and former Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch, Mr Adesina Ogunlana, as sudden and a great loss. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on...
The Police in Rivers on Wednesday warned that criminal elements have hijacked the #EndBadGovenance protest in the state and targeting motorists and businesses. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said in a statement in Port Harcourt. She expressed concern over the situation and stated that measures are being...
The Cross River Commissioner for Finance, Mr Mike Odere, has said the state requires the sum of N100 billion to fix government assets that were destroyed during the EndSARS protest in 2020. Odere disclosed this in an interview with with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar...
The Federal Government has said plans are underway for the construction of the Nigerian Creative City, a one-stop hub for talent development and youth empowerment. Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy (FMACCE), Hannatu Musawa, said this an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 21 Nigerians as federal commissioners of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) Chief Ajuri Ngelale, who made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on...
Kwara Government has confirmed the death of four persons in Eruda community in Olorun West Local Government Area after eating Amala, a popular local delicacy. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, who disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Ilorin, said that another person...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven Nigerians to head strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said the appointments would...
The Nigerian Army has said it would investigate the death of an 18-year-old boy, Isma’il Muhammad, following an alleged shooting by a soldier on patrol in Samaru, Zaria. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Maj.-Gen. MLD Saraso, disclosed this when he visited the family...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of some Nigerians to serve on the board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The appointees, according to a statement on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, are: Alhaji Aminu Masari, Chairman, Sen. Sani Danladi, member...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final register of voters for the upcoming Governorship Elections in Edo and Ondo, an official has said. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in the state, Mr Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Some residents of Katsina State came out en masse to observe a special prayer session to seek Allah’s intervention against the lingering economic hardship and insecurity in the state. The prayer session, which was held on Tuesday at the premises of Katsina Arabic Teachers College playground, was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday commissioned 500 houses built by his administration at Nguro-Soye, a community in Bama Local Government Area of the state. The Nguro-Soye resettlement houses have public facilities such as schools, a primary healthcare centre, water facilities and...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has placed the sponsors of the “mayhem” that greeted the #EndBadgovernance protests on its watchlist. The protests assumed violent dimensions in some states, leading to destruction and looting. But the NIS Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday during a briefing...
Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, opting for the Minnesota governor as the partner most likely to complement her in a historic — and bruising — bid for the White House. Walz had been on a shortlist with a string of other Democratic...