President Bola Tinubu has said his vision is to complete and expand all key road infrastructure projects across Nigeria to improve nationwide connectivity. President Tinubu stated this on Sunday during the inauguration of section two of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road project. The President, who was represented by the Governor of...
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For the better part of the last decade and half, Nigeria’s national security status has come to be measured by human casualties. Hardly any day passes without the news headlines featuring stories of gory mass murders and senseless killings. When such news breaks, the question is usually about the...
The United States (US) mission has announced changes to its visa interview requirements for Nigerian travellers. According to a statement on the mission’s site on Friday, the new requirements take effect on April 22. Based on the release, visa applicants in Abuja and Lagos must take along a DS-160...
Sterling Bank has scrapped transfer fees on its OneBank digital platform, in a bold move that promising to reset the rules in the Nigerian banking sector. Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Abubakar Suleiman, revealed this during a news conference in Lagos. He said the initiative reflects the bank’s...
The Leader of the Senate, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that the Senate will look into all issues of public concerns relating to the Tax Reform Bills, 2024. He also assured Nigerians that the upper chamber will consider the bills immediately after Eid-El-Fitir and Easter holidays. Bamidele made this...
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has urged Nigerians to demand accountability from their leaders. He decried the prevailing “rule of rulers” instead of the rule of law. Falana stated this at the 4th Anniversary of the late Yinka Odumakin Lecture, organised by the Oluyinka Odumakin Foundation on...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nigerians have been advised to embrace organic fertilisers produced from moringa plant for bumper harvest, nourishment of the soil as well as increase foreign revenue earnings. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Eden e-Moringa Productions and Marketers Limited, Dr Ashimashiga Akoloaga, made...
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has called on Nigerians to continue to live together in peace and harmony. The forum Chairman, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, made the call in his Sallah message, issued by the forum’s Director-General, Emmanuel Agbo, on Monday in Abuja. Mohammed urged...
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, joined others for prayers at the National Eid ground in Abuja, as Nigerian Muslims mark the Eid-El-Fitr celebrations together with millions of others around the world. Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu and some...
Some Ibadan residents have expressed anxiety over an anticipated increase in prices of items following Dangote Refinery’s move to stop the transaction of petroleum products in Naira come March 31. The respondents shared their minds in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Tuesday....
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Federal Government has launched the Direct Benefit Transfer Programme, aiming to support vulnerable Nigerians by disbursing ₦75,000 to eligible households. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the programme targets 15 million vulnerable households, ensuring they receive financial assistance to alleviate their struggles. The Direct Benefit Transfer...
Electricity consumers in Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states have decried the hike in tariff amidst epileptic power supply in the country. In a survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the states, some electricity consumers described the hike as exploitative. They said that improving power supply...
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has inaugurated the 2025 Annual National Food Intervention Project valued N16bn to benefit one million Nigerians nationwide. The Chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Mr Aliko Dangote, made the disclosure during the inaugural ceremony on Thursday in Kano. Represented by his daughter, Marya Aliko-Dangote,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In line with its commitment to sanitising the financial space of the nation and offer the investing public adequate and reliable information on the activities of illegal ponzi scheme operators across the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has alerted Nigerians on the...
The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend its directive increasing ATM withdrawal charges. This resolution was taken as a result of a motion on urgent national importance moved by Rep. Marcus Onobun (Esan Central/West/Igueben Federal Constituency, in Abuja on Tuesday. Onobun said...
Net suffers have expressed concern over sharp decline in web browsing occasioned by the telecom tariff hikes in the country. The users including students, traders and business operators, who spoke in Bauchi and Gombe, decried frequent call drops, poor connectivity and low data speed since the introduction of the...
The National Social Safety Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO), says it has so far captured more than 68 million poor and vulnerable Nigerians into the National Social Register (NSR). NASSCO disclosed this on Tuesday in its verified social media handle on Instagram nassco_nigeria. The agency also explained that the figure...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Former Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has kicked off the distribution of Ramadan foodstuffs to 30,000 households across the state. This gesture, according to Tambuwal, underscores the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) commitment to unity, compassion, and community support during the holy month. Speaking at...
A former Kaduna senator and pro-democracy activist, Shehu Sani, has said Nigerian citizens must do their bits for the legislature to be vibrant and make good laws for the country. Sani stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said even...