Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo has called on Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu in his efforts and commitment to end insecurity. Ododo made the call on Friday in Lokoja while unveiling security vehicles to enhance efficiency of community policing in all local government areas in the state....
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A Clinical Dietician, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan in Oyo State, Dr Tunde Ajobo, has advised Nigerians to always eat mangoes with the skin. He gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) on Thursday in Ibadan. According to him, this is...
Subscribers to Multichoice, a satellite television service provider in Nigeria, have decried the recent increase in monthly subscription fees for DSTV and GOtv. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Multichoice currently enjoys the monopoly of satellite television service provider in Nigeria. NAN reports that Multichoice revealed...
Operatives of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), on Wednesday, quizzed owners of a Chinese supermarket in Abuja over alleged discriminatory practices against Nigerians. FCCPC operatives also conducted an inspection of the facility, even as investigation progresses. In a post on X (formerly Twitter),...
German police said Wednesday they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in “multiple areas of criminal activity”, with a focus in Germany on romance scams and money-laundering, Bavarian police said in...
Small business operators and residents in parts of the country have continued to decry the almost total power outage in their area, which has almost paralysed business activities. The development they said had impacted negatively on both their economic and social lives. According to them, they can no...
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has reiterated the determination of the President Bola Tinubu led administration to improve the quality of life of Nigerians. Shettima said this on Tuesday in Abuja when a delegation from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) led by its Executive Director, Dr Natalia Kanem,...
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has decried the activities of saboteurs and cartels in the electricity sector, blaming them for the incessant power outages in the country. Adelabu expressed this during a programme tagged “Confronting Nigeria’s Power Challenge as the Nation Migrates to a Multi-Tier Electricity...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has summoned the owner of a Chinese supermarket located in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for alleged restriction of Nigerians. The supermarket located at Royal Choice Estate, Lugbe, allegedly permits only Chinese citizens access to purchase groceries. The News Agency...
Money is perhaps a homeless vagrant. It has no nationality or permanent homestead in real terms. It goes and stays only where its masters are wise, prudent and far sighted. But in a world dominated by nations and their interests, real money is first a national...
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has advised the Federal Government to constitute a technical task force of professionals to address reoccurring national grid collapse. Dr Yunusa Tanko, the spokesperson for Obi stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Onitsha. “I suggest that the...
The Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (LUTH), Prof. Vincent Osunkalu, has said donated blood cannot be given for free due to the cost involve. Osunkalu spoke against the backdrop whereby many Nigerians believe that blood that has been donated...
The grand burial plan of the late sage, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, is tripartite. The first is the national burial, which just concluded in Abuja; the second is the Anambra state burial of the late statesman; and the third is the Igbo customary burial by his hometown, Igbo-Ukwu. When...
A former Gov. of Borno, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff and some eminent Nigerians, have paid glowing tributes to the late Cairo Ojuogboh. Ojuogboh, a former member of the House of Representatives died on Feb. 8, while watching the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals between Nigeria and South...
The Catholic Bishop of Lafia Diocese, Dr David Ajang, has urged Christians and other Nigerians to return to God by shunning negative tendencies capable of tarnishing their image and the image of the country at large. Ajang, made the call on Sunday during the Golden Jubilee, Pastoral Visit...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has cautioned potential job seekers against falling victims to scammers as the corps is currently not recruiting. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM), Mr Jonas Agwu, said this in a statement on Sunday in...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will continue to promote the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) to improve access to higher education in the country. Tinubu gave the assurance at the 13th Convocation and Investiture of the third Chancellor of the National Open University of...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on Nigerians to refrain from speaking ill of the country but pray for its betterment. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice at the 2024 Eid-el-Fitr celebration on Saturday at the Lagos House, Ikeja. The celebration had the theme: “Allah will not Change the...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu is committed to the improvement of the overall well-being of Nigerians. Idris stated this on Saturday when he featured in the flagship live Phone-In programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN),...
Bishop Mathew Kukah, Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, has called on Nigerians to use positions of power and authority to impact, and add value, to humanity. Bishop Kukah made the call on Friday in Abuja at the 2nd Annual Impact and Legacy Lecture of Late Innocent...