The former gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), in Katsina State, Alhaji Imran Jino, has said people affected by the prolonged power outage in the North should be compensated. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jino was the PRP gubernatorial candidate in Katsina for the...
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By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Dr. Hassan Saliu of the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin has stressed that Nigerians need to get value for their investments in democracy for them to bond with their governments. The university don stated this Sunday while presenting a paper titled: “Towards...
Panelists at a peace summit on Saturday urged Nigerians to take ownership of public funds and hold leaders accountable to eliminate corruption and engender development. The panelists spoke at the 2024 Justice Development Peace Commission (JDPC) Summit of the Catholic Church. They said that non-chalant attitude of Nigerians toward...
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, charged Nigerians to embrace the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), which he said had come to stay. Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), said, while addressing State House correspondents, that the President gave the charge at the Federal Executive Council (FEC)...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio at the weekend once again acknowledged the current challenges in the country but assured Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu government will leave behind a lasting legacy that will guarantee a better future. Akpabio, a law graduate...
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, continues to rise, causing Nigerians to express concern about its impact on their expenses. Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on...
Nyesom Wike on Saturday hit back at former vice president Atiku Abubakar, labelling the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election as a serial loser. Atiku had taken a swipe at Wike – the Minister of the FCT and a former governor of Rivers State –...
More than 2.8 billion people in the world cannot afford healthy diets, the Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has said. Dongyu made this known during the 2024 World Food Day global ceremony with the theme: “Right to ‘Foods’ for a Better Life...
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to reverse the recently increased prices of premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, and cooking gas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the call was sequel to a resolution to a motion by the Minority...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concerns over Nigeria’s low handwashing rates, with only 17 percent of the population practicing proper handwashing at critical times. Dr Jane Bevan, UNICEF Chief of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), communicated this during the 2024 Global Handwashing Day event in Abuja, themed...
The national grid collapsed on Monday, plunging millions of Nigerians into darkness. Electricity distribution companies across the country said the grid collapsed around 6:48 p.m., resulting in the loss of power supply across their networks. POWER UPDATE! pic.twitter.com/cF2EpPeBj0 — Eko Electricity Distribution Company (@EKEDP) October 14, 2024 “Dear Valued...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged politicians to guard against utterances that could incite Nigerians into violent protest against government. Oyintiloye said that any politicians hiding under the current temporary hardship in the country to incite the masses against the...
Some Nigerians are complaining about the high cost of living occasioned by the recent hike in the pump price of petrol. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. An economic expert, Dahiru Garba, said that the fuel price hike from N897 per litre...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerian leaders to judiciously use the country’s abundant resources to develop the nation. Speaking at the Methodist Archdiocese of Abuja’s 40th anniversary celebration on Sunday in Abuja, Obasanjo emphasised that Nigeria had all it needs to thrive. Obasanjo echoed the sentiments of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has called on the federal government to reverse the sudden hike in fuel prices, which has caused untold hardship for Nigerians. The recent increase by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has sparked...
Nigeria is facing a worsening food security crisis, with over one million additional people experiencing severe food insecurity in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a report by the World Bank. The recently released Food Security Update Report highlights that countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia and Yemen have...
The Federal Road Safety Commission, (FRSC), Gombe State Command said that witches were not responsible for road traffic crashes but recklessness of road users. The Sector Commander, Gombe State Command of FRSC, Mr Samson Kaura, stated this in Gombe on Thursday while briefing journalists on efforts to ensure safety...
A former Presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, says Nigerians criticising President Bola Tinubu’s trip to the United Kingdom for a two-week holiday are uninformed. Okupe expressed the view in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He spoke against the backdrop of criticisms of...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most. Rev. Matthew Kukah, on Saturday urged Nigerians to compel political office holders to fulfill their campaign promises. Kukah gave the advice in a keynote address at a centenary public lecture and awards ceremony by the Catholic Herald. Catholic Herald is Nigeria’s oldest...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that over 500 Nigerian citizens have registered with the Nigerian mission in Lebanon for evacuation back to the country. Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, the ministry’s spokesperson, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday. He said approximately 2,000 Nigerian citizens reside in Lebanon, although most...