Edo State Government has cautioned politicians in the state against politicising affairs of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Ewuare II, and the palace. The state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr Chris Nehikhare said this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Benin. Nehikhare said that recent...
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The Federal Government says it plans to empower at least 5,000 Corps members with N10 million each to fund their entrepreneurial ventures upon passing out of the NYSC scheme. The Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Ibrahim, revealed this on Monday in Abuja, during the opening ceremony...
The Department of Development Control, FCT Administration (FCTA) has served 24-hour demolition notices to operators of illegal markets and shanties along Karmo – Dei-Dei Road corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that over 500 illegal structures and shanties, sitting on the road corridor have been marked...
Senator Rufai Sani Hanga said on Monday that he has no regrets donating clay pots and textile materials, used in burying corpses, to his constituents. Hanga, who represents Kano Central in the Senate, said this on Monday in Kano during a news conference. He was reacting to criticisms...
The inauguration of the newly-elected President of Students’ Union Government (SUG), University of Ibadan, Bolaji Aweda, was, on Monday, greeted by protests over tuition fee hike by the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while the inauguration of Aweda and other executives was going on,...
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested two suspected kidnappers, Tewase Peter, 25, and Ternugwa Paul, 26, for abducting two teenagers from Benue State. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a post he shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle @benHundeyin on Monday....
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Monday bagged the Asiwaju of Edeland chieftaincy title, dedicating it to his late brother, Sen. Isiaka Adeleke, among others. The governor, receiving the title in Oshogbo, said it was also dedicated to his late parents; his brother, Dr Adedeji Adeleke; and his...
NLC ,TUC shut down ministry of power, TCN, NERC over electricity tariff hike Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are currently protesting at the Federal Ministry of Power and the Transmission Company of Nigeria in Abuja over the “Band A” tariff hike....
Police nab car thieves, ‘one chance’ operators’ in Abuja The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, FCT Command have, in a sting operation, arrested suspected car thieves, armed robbers and ‘One-chance’ operators while three stolen vehicles were recovered from the suspects. Parading the suspects in Abuja, the FCT Commissioner...
The Organised Labour has demanded for the complete reversal of the power sector privatisation and recovery of all public electricity assets sold. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) made the demands while picketing the headquarters of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) over...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that the establishment of the Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology in Tsafe, Zamfara will address the ‘Japa syndrome’ in the health sector. He said this at a one-day public hearing on “A Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday endorsed the #WeAreEqual campaign for the advancement of gender equity and closing the gender gap in African. Tinubu approved the campaign during his remarks at the launch of #WeAreEqual campaign by the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) hosted by the...
At least four schools in the western Indian city of Jaipur Monday received bomb threats, prompting school administrations to evacuate students and call police, officials said. The threat received over emails claimed that explosives had been planted on school premises. Police swung into action and dispatched multiple bomb...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – A former Majority Leader of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Philip Dasun, has officially left the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State. Dasun, a known ally of former Governor Simon Lalong, announced his...
The Independent INEC on Monday prayed the Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja to dismiss a petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the victory of Gov. Usman Ododo. Gov. Ododo and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC),...
The Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Dr Taiwo Arobadi,has said that Nigerians are not in support of electricity tariff hike. Arobadi stated this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday, in Ile-Ife. He said that the...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced the promotion of 40 of its senior academic staff to the rank of professor. The elevation was approved by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, SAN, according to the University’s bulletin. The publication stated that the...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has uncovered two illegal bunkering sites in Rivers. The NSCDC spokesperson, CSC Babawale Afolabi, in a statement on Monday, disclosed that the sites were located at Odagwa-Owaza Riverside boundaries of Rivers and Abia while the other was at Etche...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, has sought the support of journalists in the state towards promoting the policies and programmes of the government under his leadership. Governor Sule, made the call through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, when he...
Armed bandit, who identified itself as “Ijaw Freedom Fighters” on Sunday night attacked Imariogha Community, near Okomu oil palm plantation, setting ablaze over eight vehicles, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN investigation reveals that the bandit invaded the community, formerly known as AT&P, located in Ovia...