Nigeria
27 Mar
A Non-governmental Organization, Bëta Nigeria has called on the government to urgently increase budgetary allocations for the education sector. Beta Nigeria made the call at a roundtable discussion with Civil Society Organizations, Journalists, and other key stakeholders to amplify the demand for educational reform. The NGO noted that investments in education will translate to the…
27 Mar
The abducted Edo State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Tony Aziegbemi has been released eleven days after he was picked by gunmen in the Benin metropolis.
27 Mar
Nigeria holds immense potential for renewable energy sources owing to its expansive landmass, robust winds, and abundant sunshine.
27 Mar
Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ruled that Celestine Omehia was never a governor of Rivers State, saying he is not entitled to a pension.
27 Mar
Officials of the Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) have condemned the abduction of the Editor of FirstNews, an online Newspaper, Segun Olatunji, urging the Federal Government to facilitate his immediate release.
26 Mar
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, has urged the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to pass a resolution that would protect women, children, and non-combatants who bear the major brunt of the needless violence associated with war and conflict. Ekpenyong made this plea on Tuesday when he spoke in…
26 Mar
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, on Tuesday, met with President Bola Tinubu over the seeming spike in banditry and related criminal activities in Zamfara. The meeting was described as “closed-door” in a statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, who, however, disclosed that Lawal briefed President Tinubu on the security situation in Zamfara,…
26 Mar
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced the appointment of Rekhiat Momoh as the Acting CEO of the company. The appointment comes amids the redeployment of their erstwhile MD/CEO Mrs Tinuade Sanda back to WPG Ltd, the core investor who seconded her to Eko Disco. The company made this known in a statement signed…
26 Mar
Telecommunication giant MTN Group is looking to increase tariffs for its voice and data services in Nigeria to mitigate foreign exchange volatility. Africa's biggest telecoms operator reported a decline in annual profit on Monday on the back of a loss after tax of 137 billion naira by its Nigerian operations and rising cost of operation.…
26 Mar
A total of 4, 726 suspected cases of Lassa fever, 776 confirmed and 142 deaths have been recorded in 27 states across 123 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the country. Ondo, Edo, Bauchi, Taraba, and Benue are the hot spots and account for 81 percent of the Lassa fever cases in the country. Similarly, about…
26 Mar
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi Sector Command said that it returned the sum of N1,600,000 to victims of a road crash that claimed the lives of four people at Rinji village, along Bauchi-Jos road in Toro Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. The Sector Commander, Mr Patrick Ikaba, disclosed this in Bauchi…
26 Mar
The Edo State Government has said that it has secured 40 new licenses for solid mineral deposits in the state through Associates Mining and Investment Company, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) promoted by the state government. The Commissioner for Mining and Energy, Enaholo Ojiefoh, who disclosed this in a chat with journalists, said the state…