Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, says Nigerians should ensure they vote in committed leaders that will take the country to the next level. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice at a special prayer session toward a hitch-free 2023 General Elections for Lagos state and Nigeria at the Lagos Central Mosque,...
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Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has cautioned Nigerians against vote- trading in 2023 general election. Lawan said this when he received members of an election observation group, Polling Unit Ambassadors of Nigerian (PUAN) on a sensitisation road walk at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The Senate President, who was...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has reassured Nigerians that it has sufficient products in stock and we significantly increased products loading in selected depots and extended hours at strategic stations to ensure sufficiency nationwide. The Executive Vice President, Downstream, NNPC Limited,...
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised to provide enough funds for education, praying that Nigerians will never witness a repeat of APC’s government beyond 2023, which he says brought untold hardship on Nigerians. The PDP presidential candidate made this known at the...
Nigerians, including workers and traders, on Wednesday, expressed concern over the rising prices of foodstuffs, especially as the 2022 Christmas celebration approaches. The respondents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta, Ibadan, Ado-Ekiti, Ilorin, Osogbo and Akure, said if the situation was not urgently addressed,...
Nigeria is yet to meet its 70 per cent target coverage with the COVID-19 vaccines, Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said. Shuaib made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja....
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the ongoing process to auction two additional lots in the 3.5GHz spectrum for Fifth Generation (5G) is part of efforts that will further democratise access to high-speed mobile broadband for all Nigerians. The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of NCC, Prof....
The APC Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu on Saturday assured ordinary Nigerians that they would not be forgotten in his administration if elected in the 2023 general elections. Tinubu, who made this remark at the flag – off of the APC Presidential Rally at Teslim Balogun, Surulere, Lagos, said...
Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, says voting for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in 2023 election, will guarantee employment for Nigerian women and youths. Aisha, also the grand patron of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign team, spoke on Saturday at the launch of the South-South...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said the apex bank will henceforth take cashless policy seriously, noting that people will fill countless forms and provide their data before they can withdraw large amounts. He stated these on Wednesday while fielding questions from State...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Tuesday said that Nigerians in diaspora with expired passport would no longer require visas to visit home. The Service, however, stated that they must show their expired Nigeria’s passport to ensure they were truly from Nigeria. Mr Tony Akuneme, the NIS Public Relations...
Yoruba Council of Youth Worldwide (YCYW), on Thursday tasked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd, on ending reoccurring fuel scarcity in the country. Aare Hassan, President-General, YCYW, said this at a news conference in Abuja. “I wrote a letter to Mr Mele Kyari, the Chief Executive Officer, NNPC...
A former Governor of Cross River, Sen. Liyel Imoke, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains the only party that will make Nigerians smile again. He spoke in Calabar on Sunday.at the inauguration of the state’s Presidential Campaign Council for the Atiku-Okowa ticket. While urging the council...
. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has restated its commitment to protect interests of millions of unbanked and underserved Nigerians, who mostly reside in the rural areas. The apex bank made this known on Sunday, in a statement by its Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Osita Nwanisobi, against the...
Price of rice has gone up in Jos as a 50kg bag of smuggled rice now costs N45,000 up from N35,000 for which it was sold three weeks ago. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who conducted a market survey reports a 50kg bag of locally-parboiled...
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq says there are enough evidences to prove that the Cash Transfer programme for the vulnerable people is a workable solution to extreme poverty. AbdulRazaq said this in Ilorin at the launch of the United Nations Development Programme Socio-Economic Revitalisation Support Programme, which targets over...
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it will engage two million Nigerians to perform the 2023 census. Mr Ayodeji Ajayi, the Federal Commissioner, representing Ekiti in NPC, disclosed this in Ado Ekiti on Thursday at a news conference to update the public on the proposed recruitment of adhoc staff...
Some residents of Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital have expressed worry over the sudden upward adjustment in the pump price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) in the state. In a visit to some filling stations by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, the product is sold between N200 and...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Presidential Candidate, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has advised all eligible voters in the country to create time and read his blueprint which seeks to ensure good governance. Kwankwaso gave the advice on Friday in Abuja shortly after the two-raka’at Jumma’at prayers at the Al-Habibiyyah...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will collaborate more with the private sector, especially in the relevant policy formation process and the management of skills centres in the country. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande, stated on Monday in Abuja, that the vice-president made the declaration when he...