National
27 Nov
An inspector attached to Kebbi Police Command has lost his life in a lone accident following a tyre burst on Koko-Jega road in Kebbi.
27 Nov
United Nigeria Airlines has provided an explanation for the temporary diversion of its flight from Lagos to Abuja, which unexpectedly landed at Asaba International Airport on Sunday, November 26, 2023. The flight, NUA 0504, originally scheduled from Murtala Muhammed International Airport 2 (MM2) in Lagos to Abuja, was rerouted to Asaba International Airport. The unexpected…
27 Nov
The Katsina government has rolled out plans to review the free education policy and also update the teacher recruitment process in the state. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hadiza Yar’adua made this known on Friday during her maiden briefing at the Katsina state Secretariat Complex. Yar'adua during her address said this is one…
27 Nov
The newly appointed Acting General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Bakare Oki Olalekan has warned the officials of the agency against corruption.
27 Nov
Former Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman has sounded a note of warning to the Rivers State Governor, Mr Siminalaye Fubara, of an impending move to undermine him following the dissolution of the executive members of the Rivers state chapter of the All progressives Congress (APC). Lukman, in a piece…
27 Nov
Ahead of the dry season production, the Kano Agropastoral Development Project (KSADP) has concluded a hybrid capacity building for over 2000 farmers in the state to enhance their skills and increase products yield. Concerned by challenges of weather adaptation, infestation of pest and best agronomy practice during the season, the project considered most significant, efforts…
27 Nov
A non-governmental organisation, the Centre for Humanity, has commended Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State for restoration of water to Enugu metropolis in 180 days as promised during the campaigns. This was even as students of the Godfrey Okoye University Secondary School, Thinker’s Corner, Enugu, expressed their joy over the restoration of public water supply…
27 Nov
Women Advocate Research and Documentation Center, (WARDC), has called on government at all levels to ensure strict implementation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition, (VAPP) Act, to prevent cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence, (SGBV).
27 Nov
Operatives of the Nigeria Police and those of the Department of State Services neutralised a three-man robbery gang in Enugu on Sunday.
27 Nov
African Development Bank (AfDB) has signified intention to loan Nigeria $134 million as an integral part of the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and AgroPocket (NAGS-AP) Project.
27 Nov
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has addressed the challenges resolving around supply and pricing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the domestic market.
27 Nov
As the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) struggles to fulfill its mandate and contribute to a data-driven, progressive, and economically viable country where statistics are indispensable for effective governance and development
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President Bola Tinubu and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, have promised to give fresh direction to the justice sector in the country through a holistic overhaul.
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Army to establish military formations in Sambisa Forest and the Mandara Hills, bordering Cameroon and Chad in the North East, to counter terrorism in the areas.
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has challenged privileged Nigerians to help in tackling water scarcity and provide Almajiri children access to Western education.
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The probe instituted by the Kaduna State House of Assembly against former Governor Nasir el-Rufai has begun, as the lawmakers directed the Ministry of Finance to supply documents relating to financial transactions between May 29, 2015 and 2023.
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A joint committee of the House of Representatives has summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to appear before it on May 8 over a probe on environmental degradation caused by the activities of oil companies in oil-producing communities.
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, yesterday, said his successor in 2027 from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) must be between the age bracket of 50 and 52 years of age.
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Worried by challenges confronting developing countries, United Nations has called for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) stimulus of at least $500 billion yearly to scale-up affordable long-term financing for countries, alongside series of structural reforms to institutions and rules that make up the international financial architecture.
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the take-off of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme, commencing with civil servants.
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National oil companies in Africa, financiers and global players, yesterday in Cape Town, South Africa moved to unlock barriers to existing oil and gas projects across the continent amid a $1.5 trillion investment portfolio.
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Due to its strategic function as an interventionist agency in the South-South region, the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said that the commission is marred with so much distrust and suspicion by residents.