BY ANKELI EMMANUEL , Sokoto – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Nigerian politicians and leaders to make food security a top priority, in addition to ensuring health and overall security of lives and properties of the citizenry. The former president, who spoke in Sokoto during the formal...
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The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH from Thursday. Abubakar made the call in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Janaidu, the Chairman...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has assured President Bola Tinubu, that the second phase of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Expressway would be completed in no distant time. Wike stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, during the inauguration of the first phase of the project,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Abuja – Meet Etimbuk Imuk, a trailblazing mushroom farmer revolutionizing the way Nigerians and Africans access healthy protein. Through her innovative approach, she’s making organic mushrooms and NAFDAC-certified products more accessible. As an agrobusiness consultant, Imuk promotes healthy eating and sustainable farming practices. In an...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has expressed worries over the low turnout of candidates as the 2024 Direct Entry registration draws to a close It would be recalled that in a bid to ensure that all desiring 2024 Direct Entry (DE)...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the Jos-Gombe 330 Kilo Volt (kV) Single Circuit Transmission line has been restored. TCN said bulk supply was restored through the line on Tuesday at 9:37 pm. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement...
The ad hoc committee set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to investigate all finances, loans and contracts awarded under the former governor, Nasir El-Rufai has submitted its report to the House. Presenting the report during plenary on Wednesday, the chairman of the ad hoc committee,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum on her election as the first female President of Mexico. Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election by a landslide, becoming the first female President in the country since its independence in 1821. A statement on Wednesday...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, further adjourned until June 25 for mention a case against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu (Cubana Chief Priest) for alleged abuse of the Naira. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arraigned Okechukwu on April 17, on a three-count charge of...
U.S. President Joe Biden landed in France on Wednesday for a visit to meet European leaders and mark the D-Day landings. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal received Biden at Paris Orly Airport on Wednesday morning. Biden is set to attend ceremonies in Normandy on Thursday to mark the Allied...
Award winning filmmaker and host of the viral talk show #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo has been announced by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) as Creative-in-Residence. This appointment comes based on the historic work that he has done building media brands and platforms across the continent,...
By MBAFAN ADE – The three Shell companies in Nigeria and their partners said they made a total a total expenditure of $42.2 million on direct social investments in 2023, representing a 23% increase compared to $34.29 million in the previous year. Shell exclusively spent $14.1 million, according...
Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Judiciary to end the avalanche of post- elections litigations in Nigeria. Jonathan gave the charge while inaugurating the multi-million naira State High Court edifice equipped with modern facilities and 24 hours...
The Federal Government has rescued seven persons at a collapsed mining site, which occurred on Monday in Galadima Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, said this in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on...
No fewer than three persons have lost their lives in a fuel tanker explosion that took place in the state on Tuesday. The tragic incident occurred when a petrol-laden tanker veered off the road, colliding with a taxi and bursting into flames at the Obiri Ikwerre flyover section...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has completed the rehabilitation and re-stringing of the four vandalised towers along the Jos–Gombe 330 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission line. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the towers supplied...
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the frequent abduction and arrest of journalists in the country by security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), under the guise of enforcing the Cybersecurity Act. The Guild warned of the consequence of such illegal actions on press freedom. The professional...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Renewed Hope Initiative has launched a nationwide food outreach scheme, distributing essential items to vulnerable groups in Nasarawa State, following a successful rollout in Kano State in May 2024. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the initiative, under the Social Investment Program, aims to...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi has condemned the vandalisation of the superstructure of the 2nd Niger Bridge. Umahi in a statement signed by Mr Orji Uchenna, his Special Adviser on Media Tuesday in Abuja, said the act was cruel and cowardly. The Minister expressed deep shock that...
No fewer than five shops were on Tuesday gutted by fire at the timber market in Kenyatta Street, Uwani, Enugu, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent who was at the scene of the incident, reports that prompt response by the state Fire Service quenched...