Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has approved the purchase of 600 rams for distribution to his neighbours and less privileged families in Zamfara West Senatorial District of the state for Eid-El-Kabir celebrations. The Coordinator, Zamfara West Senatorial District Constituency Office, Alh. Sha’ayau Sarkinfawa disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Abdusalam Abubakar, reported that criminal suspects had attacked and destroyed crops on over 50 farmlands in Plateau and Kaduna States between April and May. Speaking at a seminar in Jos on Tuesday, Mr Abubakar, who also...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration has drawn a comprehensive plan to transform the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) into a world-class city. Tinubu who disclosed this at the inauguration of the Arterial Road N20, also approved the naming of the road after Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka....
The Naira on Tuesday recorded loss at the official market, trading at N1,476.95 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange revealed that the Naira lost 83 kobo. This represents a 0.06 per cent loss when compared to the previous trading date on Monday...
First Gbajeniyi of Egbaland, High Chief Temitope Fawehinmi has congratulated Dr Adedeji Ashiru, on his appoinment as Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority. In her congratulatory message on Wednesday, she said Adedeji’s appointment was well-deserved, owing to his experience and effective in management. Fawehimi said...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the request by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to name the Arterial Road N-20 after Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka. The Arterial Road N-20 stretched from Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Expressway to Outer Northern Expressway (Murtala Mohammed Expressway). Wike made the appeal in Abuja on...
The Organised Labour has relaxed the indefinite nationwide strike declared on Monday, for one-week, to allow continuation of negotiations The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) made this known in a communique issued at the end of a joint National Executive Council meeting on...
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has assured the general public and airline operators that the ongoing strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has not affected the Nigerian airspace. Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NAMA, Mr Abdulahi Musa, said this in a statement on Tuesday...
Nigerian singer and rapper, Oladapo Oyebanjo, with the stage name “D’banj”, said his 20 years music journey would not have been complete without his business partner, Michael Ajereh, popularly known as “Don Jazzy”. 41-year-old D’banj took to his Instagram page on Tuesday with a display of a video...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday commissioned six new secondary schools constructed by his administration. The governor also unveiled a “build back better strategy” aimed at increasing enrollment of new students. The newly commissioned schools were equipped with modern teaching facilities and...
A mining site has collapsed in Galkogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger, killing one person and trapping more than 30 persons, the state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said. “One person had been confirmed death, six persons rescued with severe injuries while more than 30...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The wife of the President and the founder of Renewed Hope Initiative, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has distributed food items worth millions of naira to over 600 vulnerable persons and those with disabilities in Nasarawa State. The items were distributed on Tuesday, on her...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their industrial action – over a lack of consensus on a new minimum wage and the hike in electricity tariff – for one week. The TUC president Festus Osifo confirmed this in Abuja on Tuesday...
By FAUZIYA NASIR, Kaduna – In a significant milestone, Kaduna Governor Senator Uba Sani led administration has broken ground on two major road projects, marking a significant investment in the state’s infrastructure development. Thinklab Group Limited, a leading construction company, has been awarded the contracts for both projects,...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Olukayode Egbetokun has said the force will abide by whatever decision the Federal Government will take on the issue of State Police. Egbetokun disclosed this on Monday in Lagos State, through the Coordinating Deputy Inspector-General of Police, South-West, Mr Abiodun Alabi, who...
A landlord, Benjamin Apeh, has reportedly died after he collapsed during an argument with his tenant over unpaid rent. SP Omolola Odutola, the Public Relations Officer, Police Command, Ogun, in a statement on Tuesday in Abeokuta, said that the incident occurred on Sunday at Arigbabu Village, Sotubo in...
Police Command in Anambra, has commenced investigation into the alleged vandalism of the second Niger bridge that is linking Asaba and Onitsha in Delta and Anambra respectively. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in an interview with the News...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The Association for Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON), has observed that the declaration and commencement of the on-going nation-wide strike by the organized labour is ill-timed and unfavorable to the Nigerian Muslim community. National President of AHUON, Abdulateef Ekuindayo Yusuf, made...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has assured that the Commission would not relent in implementing the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the benefit of Nigeria and the Niger...
The Nigeria Labour Congress has disclosed that the ongoing nationwide strike will continue despite the agreement signed with the Federal Government at Monday’s meeting. The congress, in a post on X, on Tuesday said the industrial action which has grounded the nation’s economy will continue until Tuesday’s meeting of...