National
3 Apr
The House of Representatives Committee on Disability Matters has summoned the management of a food outlet, the Kentucky Friend Chicken (KFC), for allegedly discriminating against a Person Living With Disability (PLWD), Adebola Daniel.
3 Apr
The Joint Action Committee (JAC), the umbrella body of unions in the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has said that members of staff of the hospital would from Tuesday, April 2, 2024work between 8.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. daily until power is restored in the hospital.
3 Apr
The Lagos State judiciary has announced the payment of N30,000 fee per session for all remote or virtual court proceedings across the state from April 1, 2024.
3 Apr
The National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Isaacs Kekemeke, has said that it is time for Ondo State to embrace a new era of leadership to achieve the desired socio-economic prosperity and growth.
3 Apr
The Accelerated Learning (AL), under the auspices of the Partnership for Learning for All in Nigerian Education (PLANE), has pledgedcommitment to enhancing education across colleges in Kano State.
3 Apr
Immediate past chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has called on the South East Zonal Chairman of the party, Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu, to set up a committee to investigate abuses against major stakeholders of the party in the state. He stated that it was embarrassing how former Senate President, Ken Nnamani,…
3 Apr
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has upheld the judgment of Justice Kudirat Jose of the Lagos State High Court, which sentenced two officials of Keystone Bank, Anayo Nwosu and Olajide Oshodi, to five years imprisonment over N855 million fraud.
3 Apr
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that his administration is determined to bridge the gap between the primary, econdary and tertiary healthcare services in the state.
3 Apr
media practitioners and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Imo State have advocated enhanced welfare of journalists, press freedom and easy access to non-classified information.
3 Apr
Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Kennedy Ohanenye, has said that the ministry is working with stakeholders to establish mobile courts to get justice for women incarcerated for years in correctional facilities without trial. The minister said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of a women empowerment conference to mark the 2024…
3 Apr
• Scores of APC members defect to PDP to support Ighodalo The Senatorial Leader of Labour Party (LP) in Edo Central, Friday Ibadin, yesterday, pledged support for the governorship candidate of the party, Olumide Akpata, while denying any plans to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or support the candidate of the party, Asue…
3 Apr
The Commissioner for Education in Cross River, Stephen Odey, has said that a minimum of 20,000 teachers is required to address the shortage of teaching staff in public schools across the state. The commissioner, who disclosed this during a press briefing in Calabar, yesterday, said that the Bassey Out-led administration had embarked on massive employment…
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Sir Chikwe Udensi, a security consultant with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), has urged Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, not to mix his good works with some falsehood when passing information to the people. Udensi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said that he is disturbed at the way the…
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The Kaduna State House of Assembly Ad-Hoc Committee has set up a committee to investigate the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The committee, established during the Assembly's sitting on April 16th, has requested a comprehensive set of documents from the state commissioner of finance. The probe will include details of all loans acquired during…
4 hours ago
Hearing in two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, could not proceed on Wednesday at a Federal High Court, Abuja.
5 hours ago
President Bola Tinubu has called on the nation’s Judiciary to embark on reforms that will ensure functional justice system and support economic growth.
6 hours ago
Dr. Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedevilling the country. Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and the presentation of party flags to the 11 local council chairmanship candidates, on Wednesday in Gombe. The News Agency…
6 hours ago
The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
6 hours ago
In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…
7 hours ago
President Bola Tinubu has approved the take-off of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme (CCS) starting with members of the civil service. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
7 hours ago
Multichoice Nigeria on Wednesday announced another price increase on the DStv and GOtv packages. The company in a statement said that the new prices will take effect from Wednesday, May 1, 2024. In the new price list for DStv, Premium bouquet, the price moved from N29,500 to N37,000; Compact+ from N19,800 to N25,000; Compact from…
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Bayelsa Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has been appointed as head of the Ondo State’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election scheduled for Thursday. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Akure by Mr Kennedy Peretei, the Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria…