The Team Nigeria contingent for the 2024 Paralympic Games has arrived the games village in Paris. The 35-member team which consists of 23 athletes, seven coaches and five medical personnel arrived the games village on Thursday from Germany. The Secretary General of Paralympic Committee of Nigeria (PCN), Suleiman Isah,...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of continued commitment to drive economic growth towards a better life for families, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Economic Empowerment Programme has flagged off the recapitalization grants for 1,000 women petty traders in the nation’s capital, Abuja. The wife of the President,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Government has signed a Matching Fund Collaboration of one billion naira (₦1Billion) with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) for the development of MSMEs in the state The state governor, Bassey Otu made the commitment in Abuja when...
BY SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Governing Board of the National Defence College (NDC) has honoured the Executive Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, with the Excellence and Service to the Nation award. The NDC’s Governing board comprises the Honourable Minister of Defence as chairman, the Chief...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized three petrol tankers used to convey edible vegetable oil in Lagos State. NAFDAC in a post on X on Wednesday, said the oil had reportedly been trans-loaded into the tankers from...
Bloodthirsty bandits have killed 13 persons on their farms at the Ijuwa fringes of the Alawa community of the Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The LGA Chairman, Akilu Isyaku, confirmed the killing of the 13 farmers in an interview with a local radio station in Minna...
The Federal says more than four million children in the Northeast and Northwest regions are malnourished. The Director of Nutrition Department in the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Mrs Ladidi Bako-Aiyebusi, made this known on Wednesday at a five days meeting with nutrition experts and stakeholders in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has informed the general public of the closure of the Gwange Muslim Cemetery along Bama Road and the Christian Cemetery at Old G.R.A., Maiduguri, effective Sunday, 1st September 2024. This decision has been made due to the congestion of the cemeteries,...
President Bola Tinubu condoles with the Ayoola family of Ilesha, Osun, over the passing of Justice Emmanuel Ayoola. In a statement on Wednesday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, he extolled Ayoola’s dedication, integrity and courage to act in the interest of justice....
The Rivers has hinted on plans to revive the Neighbourhood Watch, a community-based security outfit set up by the state government under the immediate past administration. Gov. Siminalayi Fubara met with leaders of the security watch behind closed doors in Port Harcourt. The Head of Command, Rivers Neighbourhood Watch,...
Streeze, one of the recently evicted pairs in the ongoing Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) “No Loose Guard” season, on Wednesday said they cherished their stay on the reality show. The pair, during a virtual interview, in Lagos, appreciated their fans for the support they have enjoyed so far, in...
The Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the 2025 budget for State House agencies will be based on needs assessment. He said this was to ensure that funding allocated to agencies were based on actual requirements. Gbajabiamila spoke to the newsmen on Wednesday in...
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has adjourned hearing in the FCT minister ‘s motion on the restriction order on participants of the hunger protest until Sept. 4. The adjournment came after counsel to the FCT minister (claimant), Moses Ebute, SAN told the court...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Media Rights Agenda (MRA), has expressed concern over the continued widespread use of free email services by numerous government officials for conducting official business in violation of Government policy. According to the MRA, this practice poses “significant risks to national security, data privacy,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed not to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the internal crisis in the party. He spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during a media briefing to mark his first year in office as the FCT Minister. Despite...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denounced as false, a report by Sahara Reporters alleging that N54 billion forfeited by associates of a former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, was “shared” among certain ministers, aides of President Tinubu, and EFCC officials. EFCC spokesman,...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal and State Governments to address all the “outstanding issues” hindering the development of the nation’s universities. The ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, announced the ultimatum at a press conference held at the Michael...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Wednesday denied appointing suspected terrorist and gunner, Bashir Hadejia, as a Special Adviser in his government. Hadejia was arrested on Monday last week over alleged treason and subversion against the state. The suspect was a special adviser to the current Minister of State...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja- The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the Passport fees as part of its efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport effective. The Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Kenneth Udo, announced this in...
Google Search trends on Wednesday revealed that searches on Artificial Intelligence (AI) have continued to increase around the world, with Nigeria recording a 130 per cent increase in 2024. The Director, West Africa, Google, Mr Olumide Balogun, said in a statement that in Nigeria, searches on AI doubled by...