The Federal Government has warned that unauthorised disclosure or leakage of official documents, capable of impacting the country negatively, is a punishable offence. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja, at a workshop organised by the Bureau...
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The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has said the Governing Board of her pet project, Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) will announce winner of the #OneNigeriaUnityFabric competition, who will receive N20 million Mrs Tinubu disclosed this on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja, stressing that the winner, to be...
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorm and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja predicted morning thunderstorms on Wednesday over parts of Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Taraba and Adamawa states. “ While afternoon/evening thunderstorms are...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Hajiya Salamatu Ahmed as the new Executive Secretary of the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB). The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this in a statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) is to liaise with the Borno State Government on how and what to assist the over 42 victims of Gwoza twin bomb explosion that claimed the lives of about 30 people and injured over 40 others including...
At least 39 people were killed and many injured in the recent anti-tax hike protests across Kenya as youth took to the streets on Tuesday for a new round of protests. “Data from our records indicates that 39 people have died and 361 injured in relation to the...
A Bill to alter the 1999 Constitution as amended to create additional state in the South-East geo-political zone called Etiti, has passed through first reading in the House of Representatives . Rep. Amobi Ogah (LP-Abia) and four others sponsored the bill which was read by the clerk of...
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa has said that there was no hiding place for drug barons and their mules in the country. Marwa said this while reacting to the conviction of a Delhi, Indian-Bound drug trafficker, Charles Ogbonna, who bagged 25...
The Deputy Governor of Niger State, Mr Yakubu Garba, has lost his wife, Hajiya Zainab Garba Gov. Umaru Bago, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Bologi Ibrahim, in Minna on Tuesday expressed sadness over the death of Garba. He described her death as a great...
No fewer than 27 people, mostly women, died in a stampede at a religious gathering in a town in northern India on Tuesday. Local medical authorities said the stampede in Mughalghari village in Uttar Pradesh took place as hundreds of people that gathered for a Hindu prayer meeting...
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Works to revoke the contract for the construction of the flooded East-West Road awarded to Rock Result Nigeria Limited. The call was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Oboku Oforjil (PDP-Bayelsa) at plenary on Tuesday...
By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed on Tuesday called on the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream I corps members deployed to the state for national service to take lead in advocating for national transformation and development. The Governor made the call in his address...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has announced its impressive achievements in personnel management, revealing a remarkable record of employment, promotions, conversions, and disciplinary actions between May 2019 and May 2024. The Commission’s Chairman, Abubakar Usman, stated while presenting the Commission’s scorecard at a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is set to roll out an open schooling programme designed to provide a flexible learning approach in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, announced this during a meeting with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Former Nigerian First Lady, Aisha Buhari was in Maiduguri to offer her condolence and prayers to the bereaved family of late Galadima Modu Sheriff over the demise of Hajiya Aisa, mother of former Borno Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. Hajiya Aisa passed away...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has pledged its commitment to providing all that is required through the relevant Secretariat, Departments and Agencies of the FCT Administration, to boost food production and national food security. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, gave...
A Kano State High Court on Tuesday , adjourned until July 4, hearing in an applications in the ongoing Kano Emirship Tussle case. The Attorney General of Kano State, Speaker Kano State House of Assembly and Kano State House of Assembly, through their counsel Ibrahim Isah-Wangida Esq, filed...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suspended the planned power outage on Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines. The outage was earlier scheduled for two months according to the Benin Electricity Plc (BEDC) Evelyn Gbiwen, Head, Branding and Corporate Communications, BEDC, who said this in a statement on...
U.S. President, Joe Biden said on Monday the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity set a “dangerous precedent” that could turn presidents into kings and called on the American people to “dissent” by rejecting Donald Trump in November’s election. In clear, measured remarks from the White House, Biden...
Hotel Owners Forum Abuja (HOFA) has blamed the high lodging charges in hotels in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on the recent hike in electricity tariff. The President of HOFA, Mrs Funmi Kazeem, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the recent electricity tariff hike...