MAF
Latest
3 mins ago
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday announced the establishment of the National Engineering and Innovation Fund. Tinubu made this known at the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) 2024 International Engineering Conference Exhibition and Annual General Meeting in Abuja. The president was represented by the Minister of State for Works, Mr Bello Goronyo, The News Agency of…
7 mins ago
An Area Court sitting at Centre-Igboro in Ilorin on Tuesday sentenced one Uthman Ajetunmobi of the city’s Alore Area to two years at the Borstal Training Institute for unruly behaviour. While ruling, the Presiding Judge, Toyin Aluko, said this was necessary as the defendant’s mother had prayed the court to commit her son to the…
15 mins ago
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau says the perennial water crisis in the state is a result of human sabotage. Mutfwang expressed this concern during an interface with stakeholders within the state’s Water and Sanitation sub-sector, on Tuesday in Jos. The governor expressed worry that in spite of the huge investments in the water sector, including…
17 mins ago
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday urged Northern leaders to seek robust solutions to the numerous challenges confronting the region. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call at a stakeholders’ roundtable on Northern Nigerian Youth Development, organized by the Sir. Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Abuja. The theme of the roundtable was ‘Empowering the…
21 mins ago
First runner-up at the 73rd Miss Universe Competition, Chidimma Adetshina, has returned to Nigeria amid jubilation and fanfare. Adetshina, who clinched the coveted position on Sunday, November 17, in Mexico City, received a rousing welcome upon her arrival. A viral video capturing the moment shows fans chanting Thanksgiving songs in various dialects as they celebrate…
21 mins ago
US President-elect Donald Trump nominated Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as his commerce secretary on Tuesday—a choice set to bring a tougher stance on China from the incoming administration. Lutnick will also lead the country's tariff and trade agenda, with "additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,"…
53 mins ago
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared that the development of Northern Nigeria remains fundamental to the nation's prosperity. This came as he unveiled a comprehensive youth development strategy spanning multiple key sectors to drive Nigeria's economic transformation. Speaking during a Stakeholders Roundtable on Northern Youth Development organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in…
57 mins ago
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, on Tuesday launched a Revised Strategic Plan for the Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign. Funmi Imuetinyan Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, in a statement, on Tuesday, said the event coincided with the 5th anniversary of the campaign and was…
57 mins ago
The Wife of Abia Governor, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, on Tuesday, emphasised the importance of early detection as a critical tool in the fight against cancer in the state. Otti said this during the Abia State 2024 Cancer Awareness Day organized by the wife of the governor in collaboration with the Ministry of Health in Umuahia.…
1 hour ago
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday joined his former colleagues at the Senate to pay glowing tributes to the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, saying the free spirit of the late lawmaker who passed on earlier in the year, broke down political and ethnic barriers. Shettima's tribute followed the parliament's valedictory session held at the Senate…