FG announces addition of 625MW to national grid The Federal Government has announced the addition of 625MW of power to the national grid, increasing the grid’s wheeling capacity to 4800MW. Special Adviser, Strategic Communications to the Minister of Power, Mr Bolaji Tunji, said this in a statement in Abuja...
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Brig.-Gen. Oluwafemi Williams, on Friday, assumed office as the new Brigade Commander of 22 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ilorin, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. NAN also reports that Williams’ assumption of office at Sobi Barracks, Ilorin, was sequel to the recent re-jig of...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Health Sciences (FUSHO, Prof Innocent Ujah has called for unity and oneness irrespective of tribe and religion for the corporate existence and development of the country. The VC spoke during the conferment of a Chieftaincy title...
Kano anti-graft agency recovers N4.2m from ARTV management The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC) said on Friday in Kano that it has so far recovered N4.2 million out of N8 million from the management and staff of Abubakar Rimi Television(ARTV), Kano. ARTV management had secured a...
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Rep Chike Okafor, has warned that the rising inflation rates will worsen the already high level of hunger as well as Food and Nutrition Insecurity (FNI) in Nigeria. Okafor issued the warning on Tuesday in Owerri, the Imo...
By ABIEMWENSE MORU, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The private sector plays a major role in the growth of other sectors. The presence of the private sector is loud in education, transport and aviation, among others. One of the sectors that are supposed to be felt...
Dozens of protesters from Zamfara State have occupied the entrance to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), calling on the commission to reopen investigations on the former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle. The protesters under the auspices of APC Loyalists Forum...
The Federal Government has mandated all Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors (MDs) of Federal Tertiary Hospitals to procure needles and syringes solely from NAFDAC-approved local manufacturers. The new directive is contained in a circular addressed to all CMDs and MDs signed by the Minister of State...
Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West Africa to use the ballot box to try to emerge from years of military rule. Opposition groups have already cried foul. The candidate widely expected to win...
Disasters triggered by heavy rains, including landslides and lightning, killed at least 49 people and injured 79 others across Rwanda in the past two months, an official said. About 12 people were killed by lightning while others died after their dilapidated houses collapsed on them, Minister in charge...
As the world celebrates the 2024 World Press Freedom Day, the Federal Government has restated its commitment to protect the rights of journalists and promote responsible journalism in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation made this know in his remarks at the Ministerial Press...
[A PRESS STATEMENT] May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the fundamental principles of press freedom, defending the rights of journalists, and promoting the importance of a free and independent media in democratic societies. This year’s theme, “A Press for the Planet: Journalism...
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), held the second edition of its expanded Graduate Management Acceleration Programme (GMAP) class of 2024, where 398 young Africans were inducted into the UBA Tribe after a rigorous six-month hands-on-work and learning experience. The event, which was held in...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu led administration inherited a dire situation when it took over in 2023. Shettima stated this on Thursday in Abuja when he hosted a delegation from the United Nations System in Nigeria on a courtesy visit. According to him, fuel subsidy...
Former governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shema, was the state governor between 2007 and 2015, under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor was registered at Shema Ward party office, Dutsin-ma local government area, and was...
Plateau State Government on Thursday said it is handling the medical care of the pregnant woman recently amputated by her drunk husband. The Commissioner of Women Affairs, Mrs Caroline Dafur, has said the seven months pregnant mother of three, Mrs Hauwa Shagari, was recuperating in the hospital. The...
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, says he will right the wrongs of Gov. Godwin Obaseki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration, if elected . Okpebholo said this in a statement issued by his media office...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – As of May 1, the number of Palestinian martyrs has reached 34,535, with 77,704 wounded, in addition to thousands of others who are still missing under the rubble or subjected to enforced disappearance in Israeli occupation detention centers. The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria,...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says state governments are reviewing their individual fiscal space and the consequential impact of various recommendations, to arrive at an improved minimum wage they can pay sustainably. The forum stated this in a communique issued by its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Operatives of Borno State Police Command have raided the Baga Fish Market and disrupted the association’s congress meeting in session by carting away chairs and throwing teargas at the members. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, when members of Baga Road Youths and...