The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has charged Muslims to embrace the Eid with open hearts and renewed spirits. This is contained in his Eid-el Fitr message signed by Mr Ahmad Dan-wudil, his Personal Assistant on media, and made available to the News Agency of...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The 2033 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerian leaders to show more compassion to the people. Abubakar, a former Vice President of Nigeria, said this in his Eid-el-fitr message signed by his Media Office in Abuja...
President Bola Tinubu has appealed to all citizens to come together and rededicate themselves to the noble duty of building the nation. The appeal is contained in his message to the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations coming up on Wednesday. In the text of...
A power expert, Mr Chinedu Bosah, has urged the Federal Government to review the 300 per cent increase in electricity tariff recently introduced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Bosah, National Coordinator, Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity (CARE), made the appeal in an interview with the...
Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), says the party is the best alternative for Nigerians over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC). Kwankwaso, a former Minister of Defence, said this at the NNPP National Convention...
Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Ali Ndume, has urged the Federal Government to reconsider its position on hike in electricity tariff, saying Nigerians are yet to recover from the removal of fuel subsidy. Ndume, who gave the advice in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, described the...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has said that no fewer than 50,000 Nigerian intending pilgrims will perform the 2024 hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Executive Chairman of NAHCON, Malam Jalal Arabi, disclosed this at a news conference held at Hajj House on Friday...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has warned Nigerians not to fall prey to fake recruitment advertisements being circulated by unscrupulous persons on the social media. The NIS Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap, issued the alert in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Kenneth Udo, on Thursday...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has called on Christians and other Nigerians to always love and be at peace with one another. Agba made the call in his message to the Christian community...
Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has urged Nigerians to embrace tradition and culture so as to be free from slavery. The actor, who recently opened an online Church, took to his Instagram page@yuledochie to give the advice. “Deities are not evil; Nigerians should desist from burning shrines and traditional...
A U.S-based clinical nurse, Mrs Maggie Offoha, has advised Nigerians aspiring to relocate abroad due to economic reasons to count the cost. Offoha, who is also a renowned author and poet, gave the advice at a book launch on Tuesday on Victoria Island, Lagos State. The News Agency of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Save Nigeria Forum (SNF) has cautioned against eroding public confidence in the National Assembly over the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding. The convener of the group, Mr Abdul Ahmed, who made this known in a statement in Abuja on...
Last week, we read how the signs are not looking good for a nation like ours that wants to be reckoned with internationally. We concluded by asking the federal government to look at ways to reduce the cost of governance and the unimaginable take-home pay of political leaders...
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has called for a change in attitude towards flood warnings as proactive measures are crucial in mitigating potential flooding impacts. The Director General, NIHSA, Mr Clement Nze, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja that embracing and responding...
President Bola Tinubu has urged wealthy individuals to assist the indigents in the society to alleviate their suffering particularly during the Ramadan fast. Tinubu made the call on Sunday in Kano while inaugurating the distribution of 140 truck-loads of rice donated by Sen. Abdullahi Yari in honor of...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has implored Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu led administration. Shettima made the appeal on Saturday in Kafur, Katsina State at the inauguration of an empowerment scheme sponsored by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political Matters, Ibrahim Masari. The Vice-President emphasised...
The National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has said that over 6.1 million Nigerians were displaced by insecurity and natural disasters. The NCFRMI Federal Commissioner, Alhaji Tijjani Aliyu, disclosed this during a visit to Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State on Friday in...
The Nigerian Institute of Physics (NIP) says that only 13,112,134 Nigerians are registered to have access to electricity in Nigeria, out of its total estimated population of 230 million people. The General Manager, Regulation and Compliance, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Ali Bukar Ahmad, made this known on...