A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos, on Tuesday remanded a 29-year-old man, Ogwuche Desmond, for allegedly using the bet9ja platform to bet N40,000 on credit. The Magistrate, Mrs O.O Otitoju, ordered the remand of the defendant until May 10 for a review of facts of the...
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No fewer than 931 staff of Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education across West Africa have graduated from an intensive 13-week training on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Speaking to newsmen at the end of the graduation ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, Prof. Emeritus Peter Okebukola, said...
Ten people were killed due to disasters triggered by heavy rains in various parts of Rwanda over the past 10 days, the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management announced on Tuesday. Philippe Habinshuti, the ministry’s permanent secretary, told reporters on Monday that the landslides killed some victims, while...
The Acting Director General of Civil Aviation (Ag. DGCA), Capt. Chris Ona Najomo has inaugurated NCAA Project Monitoring and Evaluation Committee. The inauguration ceremony for the newly reconstituted committee took place on Monday, April 29, 2024 at the Authority’s Corporate Headquarters, in Abuja. In his address, Capt. Najomo...
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has hailed Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo for increasing the minimum wage for workers in the state from N40,000 to N70,000 . Mr Hakeem Olalemi , Lagos Central Senatorial District Vice Chairman of the party, gave the commendation...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has called on the former Governor Yahaya Bello to heed the advice of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi and submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has suspended the students’ union government of the institution indefinitely. In a letter to the university’s community, made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Benin, the university’s Registrar, Mr Ademola Bobola, announced the measure on the union. The...
APC senator representing Kwara North senatorial district, Sadiq Umar, has said the clamour for shift of governorship seat to the district in 2027 is to harmonize all interests in Kwara State. Umar said the Kwara’s mantra “State of Harmony” will be incomplete if any section of the...
The Imo State Government on Tuesday said its decision not to pay the salary of some hundreds of workers was to instill discipline, responsibility and sanity into the state civil service. The Head of Service (HOS), Mr Raymond Ucheoma, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out Wednesday, May 1. Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, Mr Olufemi Soneye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Soneye, the company currently has...
Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) has emphasised the need for increased investment in the health sector to give Nigerians the best healthcare services. He made the call on Monday in Abuja during the launch of an expanded Caroline Medical Centre. Nwoko who is a member, Senate Committee on Primary...
The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have arrested a suspect who allegedly abducted a 10- year-old girl and hid her inside a refrigerator. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama has adjourned until July 8 for adoption of final written addresses in the alleged case of cruelty to a minor filed against a house wife, Esther Nwatu. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons accused...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday announced that it received an interim dividend of N450 million out the N1.5bn declared by the Waltersmith Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited. This is contained in statement issued by Mr Daniel Kikile, General Manager in charge of Corporate...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has presented the certificate of occupancy of a piece of land to the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, to fast track the implementation of the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Housing Project in the state. The governor,...
A former Director of Information Technology of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr John Ayoh, has explained how he collected $600,000 allegedly for contract gratification for the embattled ex-apex bank governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele. Ayoh, while being led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said President Bola Tinubu will remain in office beyond 2027. Ganduje said this on Monday in Abuja at the party’s national secretariat when he addressed a crowd of supporters who paid a solidarity visit to...
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government requires 10 billion dollars investment yearly, to revive the power sector for the next 10 years. Adelabu said this in Abuja on Monday, at a one day investigative hearing on halting the electricity tariff increase by...