Nigeria
30 Dec
The Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has charged the newly decorated military generals to redouble their efforts to end all security threats in Nigeria. The Minister stated this on Friday, in Abuja during the decoration ceremony of Airforce spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet and 37 other newly promoted officers of air rank in…
30 Dec
The Police in Zamfara have rescued a 52-year-old security guard, Malam Hassan Abdullahi, abducted on Dec, 29, in Gusau. According to Yazid Abubakar, the spokesperson of the Police in Zamfara, the man was abducted at about 1:30 am on Friday when gunmen raided a house he is working at Sabon Garin Damba. Abubakar said in…
30 Dec
Over the years, women have had poor representation in both political and appointive positions. With almost half of Nigeria’s population being women, only one woman has, however, occupied the top four positions in governance – Patricia Etteh as speaker in 2007.
30 Dec
Despite having about half a dozen intelligence outfits with humongous budgetary allocations, intelligence failure has continued to compound insecurity in Nigeria, as security experts maintain that the recent carnage in Jos...
30 Dec
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has shown its readiness to collaborate with the Drum Online Media Incorporation, the organisers of the yearly Pan-Afrika Drum Festival In Canada, to host the 2024 edition of festival, slated for June 27 and 28, in Mississauga and Toronto, Canada.
30 Dec
The Senator, representing Lagos West District, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule, has condoled with the government and good people of Ondo State, especially the Akeredolu family of Owo Kingdom, over the demise of the former Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN).
30 Dec
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned what it called President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inexplicable failure to visit the scene of the Christmas eve genocidal massacre of Nigerians by terrorists in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi communities of Plateau State.
30 Dec
The Founder of lnner Eyes Foundation, Ambassador Kelly Blind, has appealed to the government and stakeholders to address the needs of persons living with disabilities. He made the call at an International Disability Day for Christ held at the Elevation Church, Lekki, Lagos.
30 Dec
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N703.028bn signed into law will further enhance the development of the state and make it Nigeria's infrastructure capital.
30 Dec
The Cross River State Government said it has taken the first concrete step towards the industralisation and economic growth of the state. The state signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between it and Oando Clean Energy Limited
30 Dec
The acting Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Thursday, hosted his counterpart from the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Revd Dr. Yakubu Pam, who was on a courtesy visit to the Hajj House to extend warm congratulations
30 Dec
Governors of the South Western states under the aegis of the South West Governors’ Forum, yesterday, pledged to set up a committee and join the Ondo State Government as well as the family of the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu..
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The Federal Government has charged stakeholders in the automotive sector on the realisation of made-in-Nigeria vehicles for economic growth and development. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Anite, said this on Thursday in Abuja, during a Dialogue on Automotive Component Manufacturing in Nigeria. According to Anite, the country has the consumer base…
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The Lagos State Government said it will test run the Redline Rail from Agbado to Iddo next week. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday. Omotoso said that for two months, various interest groups and stakeholders will be invited to take a ride on…
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Police in Lagos State have intercepted some bags of substances, suspected to be Indian Hemp, at a Jetty in Ojo area of Lagos and arrested a suspect.
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Nigerian Army troops have successfully repelled an attack by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra.
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Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working to put Nigeria on a solid economic pedestal.
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Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Thursday concluded a seven-day campaign tour of the 18 local government areas of the state ahead of the Saturday’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress(APC).
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Rising inflation and weak earnings have pushed 10 million Nigerians into poverty in 2023, the World Bank in its Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2024 has stated.
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the country would be able to ramp up oil and gas production to feed Dangote and other local refineries by curtailing pipeline vandalisation and oil theft through its new partnership with the Nigerian Armed Forces.
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Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Ahmad Aruwa, has accused the presidency of working against the party’s suspended National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.