The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has decried the activities of saboteurs and cartels in the electricity sector, blaming them for the incessant power outages in the country. Adelabu expressed this during a programme tagged “Confronting Nigeria’s Power Challenge as the Nation Migrates to a Multi-Tier Electricity...
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Daily Trust Foundation, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust titles, has organized a 3-day workshop on advanced data journalism for journalists in North East, Nigeria. The workshop which was held in Maiduguri on Tuesday, drew...
The Director, Special Projects, Federal Ministry of Finance, Aisha Omar, has said the ministry has so far recovered N57 billion from the N5.2 trillion owed by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Omar disclosed this during the Sensitisation Workshop on Federal Government Debt Recovery Drive through Project Lighthouse Programme...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Chief Chidi Dike as the Acting Imo Chairman, following the sack of Chief Charles Ugwu by the Federal High Court, Awka. The South East Zonal Organising Secretary of the party, Chief Mike Ahumibe, presented Dike to the party stakeholders at a...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the Nigerian Army has commenced a home ownership scheme for all soldiers in the country. Lagbaja said that the `Affordable House Ownership Option for All Soldiers’ was to enable the personnel to own two or three...
The proposal to establish State Police in Nigeria has sparked a contentious debate due to the concerns surrounding the persisting abuse of power by state governors. While the concept of State Police aims at enhancing security and law enforcement at the state level may seem plausible, however, the...
In a courageous act, the family of a bride-to-be and a group of passengers thwarted a kidnapping attempt by killing a terrorist in Zamfara State. PRNigeria reports that the incident unfolded when the family of the bride-to-be and other travellers were ambushed by bandit terrorists along the Talata...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Members of Nigeria Senate on Tuesday put its weight behind the Federal Government move to pegg the minimum entry age into tertiary institutions in the country to 18 years. The support was made known on Tuesday in Abuja when the Chairman of the...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who also doubles as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), on Tuesday said that all the aspirants under the party are all winners. Governor Aiyedatiwa stated this during a thank-you visit tour to the state party secretariat in Akure. The governor...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, visited the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday. Governor Zulum sought collaboration with the federal government to enhance Borno’s irrigation capabilities and ensure food security. “The insurgency...
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is collaborating with BUA Cement to conduct regular tests on drivers and other workers of the company to ensure that they are not hooked to illicit drugs. The NDLEA Commandant in Sokoto State, Mr Adamu Iro, said this during a sensitisation...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has served a copy of the charge sheet of alleged fraud to the tune of N84bn against the immediate past governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello on his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohamed. This follows a Tuesday order by Justice Emeka Nwite of...
Many passengers on Tuesday escaped death after an aircraft belonging to Dana Air skidded off the runway in Lagos State. Details about the incident are still unclear as of the time of filing this report. However, a source disclosed that no casualties were recorded. More to follow…
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs, Rep. Abubakar Yalleman says state police will address security challenges in the country at all levels. Yalleman said this when he spoke with newsmen on the sidelines of the Critical National Dialogue on the establishment of State Police organised...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday, disclaimed a protest by lawyers over what they called the illegal approach of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in handling its allegations against former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello. The no fewer than 500 legal practitioners from across the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said four of its towers along the Jos – Gombe 330 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission line have been vandalised. The General Manager Public Affairs , TCN, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Special Adviser to the Plateau Governor on Security and Coordinator of Operation Rainbow, Brigadier General Gakji Shipi (rtd), has announced that the non-kinetic approach to addressing security challenges in the state is showing positive results. General Shipi (rtd) revealed that seven notorious bandits...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has activated a multi-partner, multi-sectoral Incident Management System to coordinate response efforts at all levels through the Emergency Operations Centre. The centre made this known on its official website. The NCDC said the move became necessary because reported it...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Over 48 million school age children urgently require treatment for Soil-Transmitted Helminth (STH) infections and 16.6 million school age children require treatment for Schistosomiasis. The Cross River State Government and Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs), and evidence action are committed to improving the mental...