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...
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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...
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has said it would award 12, 526 students with first Degree certificates during its 52nd Convocation Ceremony holding on May 10 and 11 at Nsukka Campus. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Charles Igwe disclosed this during a pre convocation press briefing held at the...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has commiserated with former Governor Mua’zu Babangida-Aliyu, over the demise of his mother, Hajiya Jamila Aliyu. Governor Bago in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, described the deceased as a great woman who was...
The Plateau State Government has settled five years clothing allowance for solicitors in the state Ministry of Justice. The state Commissioner for Justice, Mr Philemon Dafi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said the payment was for 2018 to 2023. Dafi said...
No fewer than half of the 35.5 million population of Persons With Disabilities (PWD) across the country, require basic education to meet up with their counterpart across the globe. The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), James Lalu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. Lalu...
A pro-democracy movement, The Democratic Front (TDF), has commended governors of states in the South South region for throwing their weight behind the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. This, it said, is in spite of the fact that the majority of the governors have a political affiliation,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to withdraw the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians as it patently violates the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and the country’s...
A 16-year old boy, on Tuesday, told an FCT High Court in Zuba that he was given N880,000 cash by Mr Emmanuel Olorunlaye, in Alliance Hospital, Abuja, after his kidney was removed. The teenager made this known while being led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Hassan Tahir....
An adventurer, Adjarho Obaro, popularly called “World Wrapper Man”, has said his decision to embark on running across the nation and other countries is to promote tourism and humanity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obaro is a multiple marathoner and he is known as the...