The Federal Government has said the stress associated with the application and collection of passports will soon be a thing of the past as 2.7 million passports have been issued in two years. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, stated this at the weekly State House Press Briefing on...
Nigerian News
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Police Command have arrested fourteen suspects in connection with the siege on Justice Mary Odili’s apartment in Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the Force Headquarters Abuja. CP Mba identified the suspects...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Nigeria Labour congress (NLC) in Cross River State on Thursday suspended the one month industrial action in the state. The suspension of the strike follows the quick intervention of The Traditional Ruler Council in Cross River State, which was headed by Etinyin Etim Okon...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than 15,000 cases of examination malpractice were recorded during the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). in Bauchi State. The Commissioner of Education, Bauchi State, Aliyu Tilde, disclosed this to journalists at a press conference on Wednesday. He vowed that the state government...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp, Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, has confirmed that five people were killed in a multiple fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday afternoon at Nabardo village along Bauchi-Toro-Jos highway. He said that some of the passengers were burnt beyond recognition...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has uncovered ‘ghost’ sachet water factories in Yola, Adamawa state. Mr Gonzuk Nyor, the Adamawa Coordinator of the agency disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Yola, on Thursday....
By BABARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a man and a pastor over the disappearance and murder for money ritual of the man’s seven-year-old son. The Police Public Relations Officer in Enugu State, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement issued on Thursday in...
An agro–industry and value chain expert, Dr Chijioke Osuji, has said Nigeria cannot attain food sufficiency by still engaging in roadside drying of agricultural produce such as grains. Dr. Osuji stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar. The expert said that such...
A group, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), has affirmed that the just-concluded Anambra gubernatorial election is a testimony of INEC’s impartiality and credibility. The group’s National Coordinator, Ugochukwu Nnam, made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. He...
Operatives from the Niger State Police Command have arrested four fraudsters at Tunga in Chanchaga Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday that the arrest was made on Nov. 1....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has appealed for the standardisation of the legal frameworks of countries in the Gulf of Guinea, to aid effective prosecution of maritime crimes. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made the appeal at the...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has congratulated the governor-elect in Anambra, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on his victory during the Nov. 6 and Nov. 9 governorship elections in the State. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, described Prof. Soludo’s victory at the poll...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Men of The Kaduna State Police Command have repelled a kidnap attempt on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Muhammad Jalige, stated on Wednesday that on Nov. 9, at about 7.45 p.m., the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mudassiru Abdullahi, was on...
The Senate on Wednesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s External Borrowing (Rolling Plan) request in the sum of $16,230,077,718, and €1,020,000,000. Also approved by the upper chamber was a grant component of $125 million. The loans are to be funded by the World Bank, China Exim Bank, industrial, and commercial...
President Muhammadu Buhari says outlook on Nigerian economy remains bright, with sustained investments in infrastructure, particularly ICT, that favour global businesses and a friendly regulatory environment that supports Foreign Direct Investments (FDI). The president, according to a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, stated this in a keynote...
A former Managing Director of an aviation fueling company, Star Orient Nig. Ltd., Dare Osamo, and a lawyer, Bisola Olore, were on Wednesday arraigned in Ikeja for alleged N1.6 billion fraud. The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) filed an 11-count fraud charge against the duo before an...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Saleh Dada has paraded four suspected bandits amongst whom one admitted to be an informant. Those paraded include – one Sani Ibrahim who is being accused of sodomizing 12 minors...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has pledged to improve on the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the State to enable it to settle some of its financial obligations. Governor Ortom made the pledge on Wednesday in Makurdi while interacting with newsmen. He said what came to the state from...
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a 2021-2025 National Development Plan with an investment size of N348.7 trillion. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this after the virtual meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday. Mrs Ahmed noted that the five-year plan...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The number of children with disabilities globally is estimated at nearly 240 million, according to a UNICEF report released on Tuesday. The new estimate for the number of children with disabilities is higher than previous estimates, and is based on a more meaningful and...