Nigeria
12 Dec
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has said that President Bola Tinubu has approved five per cent of all social intervention programmes for senior citizens to enable them to actively participate in social life. She stated this at the maiden equity and design fair organised by the National Senior Citizens Center,…
12 Dec
The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a Guineanian, Mamoduo Barete, to two years imprisonment for trafficking and trading in pangolin scales, a prohibited and endangered wildlife species.
12 Dec
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has commended the inter-religious harmony between Christians and Muslims in the state. Radda stated this, yesterday, when he hosted Catholic bishops led by Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah....
12 Dec
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu is distressed by the mistaken drone attack, which resulted in the loss of innocent lives in Tudun Birni, Kaduna State.
12 Dec
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, have commiserated with the family of the late 'Ewi' exponent, Olanrewaju Adepoju.
12 Dec
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, in Maiduguri, inaugurated 107 mass transit vehicles, including 50 electric taxis purchased by the Borno State government. He lauded Governor Babagana Zulum for his foresight and people-oriented policies and projects.
12 Dec
Cash scarcity, which was experienced about 10 months ago across the country, has resurfaced in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, as some banks pay only N5, 000 across the counter to customers.
12 Dec
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has reiterated the state’s readiness to host the tourism world at this year’s Carnival Calabar International Festival.
12 Dec
Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday, officially toured the N21 billion Presidential Clinic in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
12 Dec
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has advised the council chairmen elected in the recently-concluded poll to be fully prepared for good governance, saying that he won't tolerate financial recklessness and ineptitude that could derail development in the councils.
12 Dec
The Federal Government, yesterday, lamented that the naira re-design policy carried out by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from December 15, 2022, to early February this year, when the Supreme Court ruled against it, ran farmers bankrupt.
12 Dec
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has charged members of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) to ensure their economic decisions and reforms will reflect in the lives of Nigerians from all parts of the country.
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, on Thursday, trained women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the FCT, Abuja, on prevention of transmission of the virus to infants. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, said during a one-day workshop for participants across the six area councils of the FCT, that the initiative is…
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The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), on Thursday, declared its readiness for reconciliation with former members who have expressed a desire to rejoin the party. NNPP also debunked the claims made by some expelled individuals who announced the suspension of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State for attending the NNPP national convention. The Acting…
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In response to disruptions sparked by recent haulage rate announcements for Eastern Ports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting to renegotiate the rates. This, according to NSC will serve as a platform where robust consultation and decisive action would be taken to ease the stress of port users. Emerging…
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The Oyo State Government says it demolished the building belonging to the Yoruba Nation agitators in its capital, Ibadan, over alleged illegal and nefarious activities in the house.
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Cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance said it is working very closely with the Nigerian government over its detained executive. The CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, disclosed this on Thursday with the company's head of financial crime compliance still in detention in Nigeria. The Nigerian government's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Binance for laundering…
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Landmark Group said the Lagos State government is yet to consult it on the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction and beach sand filling. Landmark made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday and said the issue of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road passing through Landmark Beach remains a topic of wide-reaching discourse. The Group said it wants…
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The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Hassan Dada, has expressed concern about the high number of weapons in unauthorized hands in Nigeria.
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has secured an exparte injunction restraining further action on his purported suspension as member of the party. In an exparte motion granted by Federal high Court in Kano, Wednesday, Justice A. U Liman ordered the purported suspension of Ganduje as member of the…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declared former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello wanted. The EFCC is prosecuting Bello over an allege money laundering of N80.2billion. The former governor was absent in court earlier today when the EFCC arraigned him. Bello’s arraignment is coming on the heels of a warrant of arrest…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved system-wide policies to comprehensively overhaul the education sector to improve learning and skill development, increase enrolment, and ensure the academic security of the nation's children. The approved policies are captured as DOTS, an acronym representing: Data Repository, Out-of-School Children Education, Teacher Training & Development, and Skill Development & Acquisition. According…