Nigeria
5 Dec
As part of the Presidential Palliative Programme, the Federal Government has announced kick-off of two programmes targeted at alleviating impact of the fuel subsidy removal – the Presidential Conditional Grant Programme and Presidential Palliative Loan Programme.
5 Dec
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, at the weekend, pleaded with Nigerians to spread the gospel of peace, unity, love and tolerance in the country.
5 Dec
Students of the University of Calabar (Unical), yesterday, held a peaceful protest against the upward review of school charges announced by the management of the university.
5 Dec
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been called upon to ignore the ongoing effort by disgruntled persons to run down the integrity of the director general of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Yusuf Magaji Bichi.
5 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has been reminded of his campaign promises to the people of Cross River State to dredge the Calabar Port and facilitate the berthing of big vessels to boost activities in the facility
5 Dec
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has disclosed that 422 out of Nigeria’s 1,411 delegation to ongoing COP28, holding in Dubai, were funded by the Federal Government.
5 Dec
The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Caroline Adepoju, yesterday, said that the Service needs more facilities and centres to meet up with prompt passport issuance.
5 Dec
A man has reportedly stabbed to death one Constable Solomon Ughere, attached to Ughelli Area Command, and a pastor of Living Faith Church, Lucky Aki.
5 Dec
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has solicited artisans' collaboration to tackle building collapse often caused by shoddy construction and corrupt practices.
5 Dec
Nigeria’s fast-growing lubricants and engine oil firm, CDN Oil and Lubricants Limited has continued its massive expansion drive in a bid to take over the nation’s lubricants market, sealing a multimillion-dollar deal with Noniks Oil and Lubricants, owned by a United States-based pharmaceutical scientist, Dr. Nonye OnyewuenyI, for the sole distribution of CDN products in…
5 Dec
Experts on Artificial Intelligence (AI) have called on the Nigerian government to regulate AI, Robotics and other emerging technologies.
5 Dec
Zamfara State unit of the National Cash Transfer Programme has started investigation into alleged non-payment of more than 10,000 cash transfer beneficiaries in Tsafe Local Council of the state.
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is unhappy with the Governor Abba Yusuf led New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) administration of Kano state for allegedly masterminding what it termed as "the political persecution" of its National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. APC, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Mr Felix Morka, described the…
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives have issued President Bola Tinubu a three three-month ultimatum to resolve the worsening insecurity across the country or face mass from Nigerians. The minority lawmakers said they remained united, indivisible, and committed to acting as a watchdog on behalf of the Nigerian…
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Some suspected hoodlums from Obbo-Aiyegunle in Kwara State on Tuesday attacked Ilejemeje Local Government Secretariat and some residents of the town over a land dispute. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged hoodlums were heavily armed and fired gunshot to scare residents. The local government secretariat windows and doors were vandalised as…
3 hours ago
Hajia Asma’u Malami, the wife of late Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Alhaji Shehu Malami, has dragged her stepson and stepdaughter to Court over her husband’s will. Other plaintiffs are Mustapha, Sadiq, Amina, Zainab and A’isha, children of the late Malami and Asma’u The respondents are also deceased children, Aminu and Hafsat. At the resumed…
3 hours ago
On Tuesday, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) faced a fresh crisis during the House of Representatives' caucus meeting. Allegedly, lawmakers aligned with the party's acting Chairman, Umar Damagun, and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike attempted to express confidence in Damagun, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The failed plot was as a result of resistance from a…
3 hours ago
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, has warned Nigerians to get prepared as 31states, and 148 local government councils are at risk of flooding. Utsev gave the advice at a public presentation of the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook (AFA) in Abuja on Tuesday. He explained that the Annual Flood Outlook…
4 hours ago
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the licenses of three private jet owners for carrying out commercial flight operations. The Acting Director NCAA Captain Chris Najomo who announced the suspension in a video press release poster on the official X handle of the authority did not mention the name of the suspended private…
4 hours ago
The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission has filed new charges bordering on corruption and maladministration against former governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Chairman of the anti-corruption commission, Muhuyi Magaji, disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday. Magaji said the initial allegations against Gandujel were the tip of the iceberg…
4 hours ago
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024, National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges as well as Federal Government Academy, Suleja, NECO spokesperson Azeez Sani in a statement on Tuesday, said the National Common Entrance Examination which was earlier scheduled to be held on 20th April 2024, will now be held on…
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The meeting of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives ended in commotion with the lawmakers sharply divided along the lines of those in support of the party's Acting National Chairman, Umar Damgun and those against his continued stay in office. The meeting summoned by the leader of the caucus and…