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11 Sep 2023
The National Chairman of Tinubu Support Network (TSN) and Director-General of Amalgamated APC Support Groups, Engr. Kailani Muhammad has asked Kaduna state Governor, Mallam Uba Sani to nominate him as minister from the state, to replace the former governor, Masir El-Rufai who withdrew intrest last month. The APC chieftain said they are happy that the…
11 Sep 2023
Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has said despite efforts by governments across different levels, Nigeria's housing deficit remains huge as N21 trillion will be required to effectively bridge the gap. Shettima stated this in Sokoto at the groundbreaking for the construction of the 500 housing estate by the State government, commending Governor Ahmed Aliyu for…
11 Sep 2023
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has questioned why the watermark of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's legal team was found on the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgement currently in circulation. The PDP on Monday in a statement signed by spokesperson Debo Ologunagba said it has meticulously examined the scandalous…
11 Sep 2023
The Jigawa State office of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), has sought synergy with the Jigawa State government to offer skills acquisition training to eradicate poverty and ensure self-reliance.
11 Sep 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the German government to take advantage of the new incentives for foreign investments in Nigeria. In a statement by spokesperson to President Ajuri Ngelale on Sunday, Tinubu said this at the G-20 summit in India. In a chat with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Tinubu stated that spreading Nigeria’s…
11 Sep 2023
International climate expert and leading advocate for climate action in Nigeria, Professor Chukwumerije Okereke has organised a climate education and tree planting exercise in Enugu State. The tree planting exercise was one of the programmes mapped out for the implementation of the International Visitors’ Leadership Programme (IVLP) impact award given to Prof. Okereke by the…
11 Sep 2023
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has suspended its planned nationwide strike by three months following an appeal by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Services, Muhammad Pate.The decision was part of the resolutions reached by MDCAN and contained in its communique issued at the end of its 13th Biennial Delegates Meeting held in Kano.
11 Sep 2023
As part of efforts to actualize the Universal Health Coverage, the Nasarawa State Health Insurance Agency (NASHIA) has appealed to politicians, philanthropists to enroll the less privileged persons for health coverage.
11 Sep 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been called upon to do more to ensure the inclusion of persons living with disabilities (PLWDs) in the governance of the country.
11 Sep 2023
The Federal Government is to reform and reposition the Nigerian health sector in order to deliver quality healthcare services to Nigerians.
11 Sep 2023
Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the member representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has said that the judgement of the Imo National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal purportedly ordering supplementary elections contradicted the positions of the law. Ugochinyere, who is the chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), in…
11 Sep 2023
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, said the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, had proved his critics wrong by turning out to be a result-oriented governor, his mastery of dance notwithstanding.
11 mins ago
  ....as secondary market turnover in FMDQ hits ₦48.9tr  Total value of transactions executed by domestic investors outperformed foreign investors patronage by circa 64 per cent as at March 2024. According to the latest Domestic and Foreign Portfolio Investment Report of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), total domestic transactions accounted for about 89 per cent…
21 mins ago
FOLLOWING the success of its 'Back to School project' at St. Michael's African School, Ipari-Nla, Ogun State, in February, the Angel Foundation has successfully completed another transformative project at the school, which was commissioned on Monday. It renovated and modernised the school's toilet facilities, enhanced hygiene standards for students and teachers alike, as well as…
41 mins ago
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has promised that the commission will now meet on a quarterly basis with stakeholders of the commission to enhance the formulation and sustenance of the Commission's overall strategies for the development of the region. Ogbuku made the promise during an interactive forum…
1 hour ago
The Kogi State House of Assembly, during plenary on Tuesday, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to remove the ‘wanted’ tag that it placed on Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of the state. EFCC declared Bello alongside Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering…
3 hours ago
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has accused the former Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello, of withdrawing $720,000 from state's account to pay for his child’s school fees in advance. Olukoyede disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday, April 23. "A certain governor, because he knows he is…
4 hours ago
The coalition of opposition lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly known as the G60 has faulted the amendment and passage of the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill by the State House of Assembly. The Rivers State House of Assembly had on Monday passed the amended Bill into law overriding the assent of Governor Siminalayi…
5 hours ago
Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N8 billion fraud. The PUNCH reports EFCC arrests Sirika over N8bn Nigeria Air fraud that Sirika got to the EFCC's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command in Abuja around 1pm on Tuesday. Sirika is currently being…
7 hours ago
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has released N309.5 million for the payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said “Gov. Nasir Idris has made payment of foreign scholarship…
8 hours ago
Dangote Oil and Petroleum Refinery has once again slashed the prices of diesel and aviation fuel. Dangote on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre respectively. This latest round of reductions is coming about two weeks after the company slashed the price…
9 hours ago
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kemi Pinheiro,…