The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has said building roads using concrete will lead to carbon credits and align with President Bola Tinubu led administration’s efforts in tackling climate change effects. Umahi said this on Saturday in Lagos while inspecting works on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway...
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A good number of those travelling from Ibadan to Lagos and other cities by road on Saturday condemned the hike in transport fares. The passengers, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, lamented the manner the fares up. They said the fares moved...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The remains of the Late Commissioner of Police, Jatau Anga (Rtd), was on Saturday buried amidst tributes and eulogies from the Church, family and associates. CP Anga, who was also a former military administrator of Enugu State, battled with dementia for few years,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Women for Gagdi, a support group dedicated to community development and political involvement in honour of Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, organized a rally to celebrate his one year in office for his second term as the Member of the House of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has urged Muslim faithful to reflect on the significance of Eid-el-Kabir, an occasion that symbolizes sacrifice, faith, and obedience to the will of Allah. In a statement released in Abuja on Saturday, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has directed the resignation of Mr Mamman Ahmadu as Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in a statement on Saturday, said that the directive was part of...
The 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has extended warm greetings to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on the occasion of Eid el Kabir celebration. In a broadcast delivered at the Nassarawa mini palace on Saturday, the Emir also announced the cancellation...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said the introduction of digital hajj operation by the Saudi authorities has prevented illegal pilgrims from gaining access to hajj camps this year. Its Executive Chairman, Malam Jalal Arabi, stated this during a Special National Prayer Session held at the...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) Malam Shehu Mohammed, has again warned truck and trailer drivers to desist from loading humans on top of goods especially during this Eid-El-Kabir celebration across the country. Mohammed who said this during Corps traffic monitoring of the Sallah travels on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – As part of the preparation for Eid-el-Kabir, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has distributed rams to Central mosques across Kogi Central. The main central mosques in each of the five local government areas of the senatorial district are identified...
The Federal Government has warned against illegal mining operations, where owners of land mines allow illegal miners to operate. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake issued the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Saturday in Abuja. The warning...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of human and operational assets to ensure responsive policing ahead of the 2024 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He...
No fewer than 65,000 Nigerian pilgrims on Saturday joined their Muslims counterpart from around the world who observe Arafat Day at Muna, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. They converge at the plain of Arafat to perform the core hajj rite.The ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy,...
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris has promised not to disappoint the people of the state in his efforts to take the state to the next level of development. Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to the governor disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Arfat, Kingdom...
The Nigerian Airspace Management Authority (NAMA) has insisted that the Nigerian airspace is fully covered by radar. This is contained in a statement signed by the Managing Director of NAMA, Mr Ahmed Farouk, on Saturday in Lagos. Farouk said that the radar stations in Nigeria located in Kano, Lagos,...
Some Muslim faithful in Kaduna State have lamented the high cost of rams used as sacrifice for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration around the globe. The ram sacrifice is an act of worship practiced by the Muslims to emulate Prophet Abraham (AS) who dreamt that God ordered him to sacrifice...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has called for responsible management of funds allocated to host Communities Development Trusts (HCDT) in the Niger Delta. The governor spoke on Tuesday at an event to unveil three additional HDCTs by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government of Nigeria has reconstituted the governing councils and boards of 111 federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. President Bola Tinubu approved the reconstitution of the governing councils and boards to ensure the effective management of Nigerian tertiary institutions. It...
President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in the fight against cybercrime, terrorism, and other related crimes. The FBI is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States of America, and...