By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Leaders of Ethnic Nationalities, Professional Bodies and Critical Stakeholders from the Niger Delta Region, have applauded the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for its massive electrification of rural communities through the Light Up the Niger Delta project. The National Chairman of Pan Niger...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The District Head of the New Marte town, BaMai Lawan Musunema has said that in spite of the security challenges bedeviling the LGA, UNICEF in partnership with some partners were able to carry out mandatory services for children and women in New Marte...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Wednesday said his administration has offset over N50bn loan inherited even as he said money is being saved for the future of the state Governor Sule, who disclosed this when he addressed critical stakeholders of the...
The Department of Development Control, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council of the FCT Administration, has demolished shanties illegally built on a road corridor in Wuse Zone 3. The Coordinator of the Council, Mr Felix Obuah, told journalists after the exercise in Abuja on Wednesday, that the move was part...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Vocational Skills Development Department of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) today flagged off three months Basic National Open Apprenticeship Training (B-NOAS) for 20 unemployed youths in Sokoto State. Stating importance of the training in his welcome address, the Sokoto NDE Head...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has warned that Nigeria would be shut down if their demands to ameliorate nationwide economic hardship are not met. The students are kicking against what they described as “skyrocketing prices of essential commodities” nationwide. The...
As the weather condition gets harsher with the temperature going as high as 40 degrees Celsius sometimes, many women in Abuja have abandoned their wigs and opt for low cut hair. For some of them, wigs remain fashion items that should be seasonal and so they can do...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Managing Director, Benue Investment and Property Company, (BIPC) Dr. Raymond Asemakaha has said that a new brand of beer that would be brewed by the company would hit the market first week of December this year. Dr. Asemakaha, who disclosed this...
President Bola Tinubu is expected to inaugurate the Funtua Inland Dry Port in Katsina State on May 9. The Assistant Director, Public Relations Unit, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mrs Rebecca Adamu, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Wednesday. She said...
The Police Command in Ogun said it has killed two suspected kidnappers terrorising travellers on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway in a gun duel. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday, in Abeokuta, by SP Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson. Odutola said that the suspects were killed during...
Kano State Police Command has arrested 17 suspected forex hawkers for illegal operation of Bureau de Change in Wapa area of Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in an interview on Wednesday. ” The operation...
Concerned Nigerian Network in Diaspora (CNND), a Pressure Group, has faulted former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s criticism of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project, describing it as baseless. The President, CNND, Mr James Erebuoye, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu is currently participating in the 19th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19), at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Governor, ably represented by his deputy, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey is...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Mr Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the 17 oil blocs put forward for sale under the 2024 bidding round are not for politicians, but investors with financial capacity and technical competence. Lokpobiri disclosed this during a conference organised by the Petroleum...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday picketed the offices of Trustfund Pensions Limited nationwide over anti-labour practices. NLC Deputy General Secretary, Mr Ismail Bello, said this while addressing newsmen during the picketing in Abuja. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as “Stop casual and contract employment,...
The Rivers State Government has said it would flag off the construction of N80billion Elele-Omoku road during the 20-day activities to mark Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s one year in office. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, made this known on Tuesday during an interactive session with...
25,318 suspected cases of monkey pox, including 1,204 deaths, have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the declaration of monkey pox outbreak in December 2022. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. According to the latest report, the outbreak, which was declared...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday flagged off N14.9 billion flyover bridge at Lagere junction in Ile-Ife. Governor Adeleke, during the ceremony said that the project would be completed within 12 months. The governor said that the location of the project was justified on the ground of...
The Police Command in Rivers has announced the arrest of a gang allegedly specialised in kidnapping and raping young women in the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that the gang kidnapped and molested one Ogechi, 28, in Elele, Ikwerre...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condoled with Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, over the passing of his brother, Salihu Ribadu. The Salihu Ribadu died on Sunday in Yola, Adamawa. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the...