Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has distributed 100 truckloads of rice to residents of the state as part of his efforts to ensure a joyous Christmas and New Year celebrations for families. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Fanwo,...
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By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the price of its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N899.50k per litre to reduce transport cost for Nigerians ahead oof Christmas and New Year holiday. It would be recalled that Africa’s first privately-owned oil refinery...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos State for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor and cabinet members received the President at the Presidential Wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport. “Before his departure to...
Poultry farmers in Oyo State have expressed concern over the potential decline in chicken sales during the forthcoming Christmas season. The chairman, Livestock and Poultry Farmers Union (LPFU), Oyo State Chapter, Mr Josiah Adebola, aired his worries on Sunday in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Multi-billion-naira worth of shipments of Methamphetamine and Loud, a strong synthetic strain of cannabis meant for distribution during the Christmas and New Year festive season, concealed in automobile spare parts imported from Canada, have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians to stay away from alcoholic drinks and substandard juices during the Yuletide. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the advice at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. Adeyeye also...
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) says it has finalised an agreement with Dangote Refinery for the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) for the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations. National PRO, PETROAN, Dr Joseph Obele, made this known in a statement on Friday....
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, has convened a peace meeting with stakeholders ahead of Christmas and new year festivities in Plateau. Abubakar, who doubles as the Commander, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), organised the event on Tuesday in...
R The city of Ibadan, Oyo state in the early hours of Thursday witnessed the first rain in the year 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heavy rain which started at about 3.40 a.m. lasted for about 40 minutes, stopping at about 4; 20 a.m....
A Lagos-based constitutional lawyer and public affairs analyst, Mr Jide Ologun, says President Bola Tinubu-led federal government’s utmost priority in 2024 should be that of reversing the inflationary trend. Ologun, a former Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Ikeja Branch, made this remark in an interview on...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has granted leniency to 31 inmates as the world welcome year 2024. The governor who delivered his new year good will message to the people of Taraba State on Monday, said the pardon granted to the inmates...
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has welcomed the FCT First Baby of year 2024 at the National Hospital Abuja (NHA) where the new child was delivered. The first baby of the New Year, Boluwatife Johnson, arrived at exactly 12.00 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024 to the Johnson’s...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his dedication to enhancing infrastructure, inclusive growth, and sustainable environment, conducive for economic empowerment and social well-being of FCT residents in 2024. Wike said in a New Year message in Abuja on Monday, that the resolve is embedded in the Renewed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – His Royal Highness, the Emir of Nasarawa, Hon. Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Jibrin has called on members of the royal family in Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State to be united towards uplifting the status of the emirate by projecting the potentials of the...
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, says a new Nigeria is possible in spite of the numerous yet-to-be-fulfilled aspirations of citizens. Obi, in his New Year Message to Nigerians on Monday, said that “As Nigeria is the only country we have, deeply endowed but...
Two children died in a lone accident involving a Toyota car on New Year day at Ade Best axis, Isara on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Monday. Okpe said...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has opened up on challenges and progress of governance , listing multiple achievements and assuring the residents of more delivery of democratic dividends. In a statewide address delivered this Monday morning, the State Governor expressed appreciation...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has said the Commission has completed some key development projects and will embark on massive commissioning across the Niger Delta region in 2024. Speaking during an interactive session with...
President Bola Tinubu has said that none of his appointees would be allowed to give excuses for non-performance in their assigned duties and responsibilities. In a New Year address to the nation on Monday in Lagos, Tinubu said that he had pledged to serve the country and would...
Nigerians on Monday joined their counterparts across the world to herald the year 2024, with supplication to halt hunger in the land and made resolutions. The people, who thronged worship centres in Lagos for the Passover night service, spared no time in thanking God for seeing another year....