The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has made minor changes to the leadership of some standing committees of the house, to strengthen oversight and ensure efficiency. Mr Abbas made the new leaderships known during plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that Rep. Abdulmumin...
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In this heartfelt and beautiful interview with Alexander Adelabu, popularly known as Magixx, and the host of the viral show, #WithChude, Magixx shared his personal journey through life’s challenges, his experiences after being signed in to Mavin Records, and the inspiration behind his upcoming album, ‘I Dream in...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, will on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, lead a solidarity walk in commemoration of the 2024 Democracy Day celebration. A statement by the Principal Special Assistant to the Governor Media, Publicity and Strategic Communications, Bridget Tikyaa said...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Following the tenure elongation of the present Chairman of the State Traditional Rulers Council his Royal Majesty, Etim Okon Edet, the Cross River State legislature has adopted a resolution calling on Governor Bassey Otu to urgently terminate the appointment of His Royal Majesty, Etinyin...
President Bola Tinubu has assured the Organised Labour that a an executive bill on the new national minimum wage for workers will soon be sent to the National Assembly for passage. Tinubu made this known on Wednesday in his second Democracy Day speech on June 12, 2024....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a press release alerting the public to a violent planned protests on June 12, 2024, which coincide with Democracy Day celebrations. While acknowledging citizens’ rights to assembly and expression, the DSS warned that violent demonstrations...
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said that the introduction of band A with a higher tariff has reduced electricity subsidy to N1 trillion from about N3trillion. The minister said this at the public hearing on electricity tariffs in Abuja on Tuesday. The hearing was organised by the...
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), has said that the service did not detain Maj. Gen. Umaru Mohammed the former Group Managing Director, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Army Properties Limited illegally. The Public Relations Officer, NCoS FCT command, Samson Duza said this in a statement on Tuesday...
The Kaduna-Kano train service would commence operations in the first quarter of 2025, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria has disclosed. Mr Okhiria made the revelation during an inspection of the Rigasa Train Station in Kaduna due to the recent...
The Nigeria Premier Football League, (NPFL), has sanctioned Enyimba FC of Aba and Rangers International of Enugu for breaching its framework and rules in their Matchday 35 encounter. The League governing body awarded three points and three goals to Enugu Rangers and fined Enyimba FC the sum of...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi on Tuesday said President Bola Tinubu led administration inherited 2,600 road projects nationwide worth N15 trillion. Mr Umahi made this known in Abuja, at a meeting with contractors to address “some salient issues on the state of road contracts and funding”. ‘`When...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has flagged off the sales and distribution of 2024 rainy season fertilizers to farmers at subsidized price to boost agricultural production and warned distribution committee against diversion. The state acting Governors, Umar Kadufur, flagged off the sales and distribution...
No fewer than 5,000 traders around Idi mosque area of Kano would lose their shops following quit notice served them by Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA). The chairman of the traders association, Yakubu Muhammad, said this on Tuesday during a news conference. KNUPDA had issued...
… Delivers 1,195 Developmental Projects, Programmes and Policies in 5 Years By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has continued his commitment towards transforming the state in the first year of his second tenure of office. He consolidated on democratic gains...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on the occasion of Democracy Day at 7am on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He asked...
Former president, Goodluck Jonathan has advised President Bola Tinubu, to encourage a democracy where all citizens are given free will to express themselves without friction. He made the call on Tuesday at a one-day symposium to mark the Twenty-five years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria, held at the...
Civilian members of staff of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Abuja, on Tuesday protested against alleged inhuman treatment of their colleague in Lagos by some military personnel. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesting workers locked the gates to the ministry preventing staffers and...
A High Court in Rivers State has nullified section three of the Rivers State House of Assembly Service Commission Law recently amended by the Martins Amaewhule-led Assembly. The amendment, which was recently enacted after the Assembly vetoed Governor Siminalayi Fubara, transferred the power to appoint the chairman and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Government has reiterated it readiness to provide equipment for research in the country. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the reconstituted TETFund National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee (NRFS&MC) and...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has expressed desire to pay salary of workers for the month of June, ahead of the Sallah celebration billed for Sunday, 16th June. Governor Sule, made this known while speaking during the empowerment programme organized by the Commissioner...