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The Ondo state government has asked workers in the state to be armed with their “official identity card” as it begins to deploy buses for free transport as part of the commitment…
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi, has disclosed that operatives of the Corps have destroyed over 100 illegal refineries across the country in the…
The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating alleged job racketeering and mismanagement of IPPIS by Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) has accused MDAs of deliberately obtaining waivers not to advertise job…
An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim H. Musa, was killed in the early hours of Wednesday by suspected armed robbers who invaded his residence in Tabra area of Gombe Southern Bypass. Neighbours of…
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Two persons have been killed and seven others injured in a multiple vehicular accidents involving two trucks and six cars at Alaka, Surulere area of Lagos. Permanent Secretary, Lagos…
One of the ministerial nominees, Professor Tahir Mamman, was perhaps emotional when one of his former students at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, defended him. Prof Mamman from Adamawa State is…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with former Governors of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai and Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.The two former governors are…
Bandits have taken advantage of a bridge damaged by erosion to carry out abductions and attacks on innocent villagers in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A member of the…
A group of Qur’anic memorizers, Raudatul Huffaz Nigeria, has called on President Bola Tinubu and other security agencies to ignore the recent calls to stop the swearing in of former governor of…
Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, 14th Emir of Kano, has met with the coup leaders in Niger. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) met the military leaders after the junta…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said its indefinite strike continues, though the planned protest has been put on hold. NARD President, Dr Innocent Orji, said this in an interview…
Azman Air has suspended its operation indefinitely as a result of shortage of aircraft. This was announced in a memo, signed by Magaji Misau, its Human Resource Manager. In the memo titled:…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called for the intervention of the Federal Government after ocean surge overran houses in Odioama Community, Brass Local Government Area, saying coastal communities in the…
Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, recently met with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. Daily Trust reports that Omokri supported Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
The Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Kabir Bala has disclosed that the Kaduna campus of the institution’s Distance Learning Centre will offer 17 courses for interested students.…
Youths from Benue State Tuesday wrote to the Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Maj.-Gen. JO Ochai, alleging admission imbalance at the institution. The youths, under the auspices of the Tiv Youth…
The IREDE Foundation (TIF) has urged the federal and state governments to mainstream ‘disability inclusive budgeting’ into their appropriations to cater for the basic and primary education of children with disabilities. Executive…
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonlo-Iweala, has said Nigeria needs to introduce community and grassroots programmes that will help create jobs for women and the youths of the…
Kwara State government has received two truckloads of rice from the federal government. The consignment, which contained 1,200 bags of rice, is part of efforts by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led…
The Yobe State government has resolved to flag off the distribution of food items and other palliatives to over 80,000 households with over 400,000 individuals across the 17 local government areas of…
The leadership of the Ilorin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Kwara State, has pledged to support EFCC fight against corruption. This development is coming less than four days after…
Coalition for the Survival of Nigeria (CSN), a non-state actor, has drummed support for the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he continues to confront the socio-economic issues bedeviling the country.…
Popular Nigerian skit maker and actor, Joshua Alfred, is currently the talk of the town in the Nigerian digital space especially on X (the microblogging site formerly known as Twitter) as he…
Pensioners in Benue State on Tuesday handed the Governor Hyacinth Alia’s administration a one-week ultimatum to meet their demands or face protests from members. The pensioners under the aegis of Nigeria Union…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Abdullahi Gumel, has transmitted the list of 45 confirmed ministerial nominees to the Presidency. Gumel made this known while briefing…
Two applicants Tuesday confessed they bought jobs, through proxies, for N3m at the Federal Character Commission (FCC). Abdulmalik Isah Ahmed and Ali Muhammad Yero confessed this to the ad-hoc committee of the…
A former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) will take over during the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa State. He stated…
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye has said reliance on enforcement alone cannot put an end to corruption in Nigeria. He highlighted…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it has cancelled its planned nationwide protest, billed to take place today, Wednesday, August 9, 2023, following the intervention of the Senate. The resident…
The organised Labour on Tuesday said the federal government team led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, was not capable of leading negotiations on the effects of fuel…
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has imposed fresh sanctions over the coup in Niger Republic. President Bola Tinubu who leads the regional body announced this through his spokesman, Ajuri…
The Muslim Community of Lagos State under the umbrella of the Joint Muslim Forum has rejected the list of commissioner-designates in the state and demanded an immediate reversal and review. The forum…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms at the Presidential Villa. The committee comprising tax experts and key private sector stakeholders is saddled…
A group of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on Tuesday protested in Abuja has decried the exclusion of persons in the categorical in the ministerial list proposed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Addressing…
The Economic Community Of West Africa States (ECOWAS) under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu has imposed fresh sanctions over the coup in Niger Republic. The regional bloc had earlier given Niger…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), has released the list of successful candidates who applied for enlistment into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigeria Security and…
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, founding pastor of the Fountain of Life Church, Lagos, is dead. The church announced his death in a statement on Tuesday, staying the tragic incident happened in the United…
The military officers detained Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum and toppled the democratic government in Niger on July 26, an incident that has been widely criticised. Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani thereafter announced himself as…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah has urged northerners to join hands together and fight the myriad of security challenges in the region. He made the call during…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for the lifting of sanctions against Niger Republic by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), commending Nigerian Senators…
An unidentified individual has jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge area of Lagos State. The tragic incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency responders have been deployed to the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms. Daily Trust reports that the President had earlier last month announced the constitution of the tax committee…
A worker who got an automatic job under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari has narrated his experience with public and civil servants. The individual, who spoke anonymously for fear of being victimized, described the…
Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says President Bola Tinubu labour leaders that as part of measures to reduce the cost of governance, he lives in a two…
The South South Zonal Organizing Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, has alleged that Governor Godwin Obaseki is trying very hard to put the blame of his over…
Alhaji Afeez Imoleayo, the Lagos-based cleric, who was arrested for allegedly charming his US-based friend and stealing N105 million, has revealed what he learnt from a herbalist. The suspect allegedly abducted the…
A Kano State High Court has granted an administrative bail to the former Managing Director, Kano Agricultural Supply Company limited (KASCO), Bala Muhammad Inuwa who was arrested over alleged diversion of N4bn…
Nigerian-British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua will face Robert Helenius after his fight against Dylian Whyte was cancelled. The fight against Whyte slated for August 12 at the 02 Arena, London, was called…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 1,534 confirmed cases and 137 deaths from diphtheria between May 2022 and July this year. In its latest diphtheria report…
An ex-contestant of the popular reality television show, Gifty Powers has revealed that she has been delivered of a bouncing baby boy. The reality TV star is now a mother of three…
A Lagos-based cleric, Alhaji Afeez Imoleayo, has been arrested for allegedly charming his US-based friend and stealing N105 million from him after taking over the victim’s wife and children. Assistant Inspector-General of…
The Consul General of South Africa in Lagos, Prof. Bobby Moroe, has said Nigeria and South Africa have good stories to tell. He charged citizens of both countries, especially higher institution students…
Two persons yesterday died in an accident that happened in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government of Edo State. It was gathered that four persons sustained injuries in the accident that happened at Obe…
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has held a meeting with aggrieved workers in the state, where he pledged to quarterly hold a formal meeting with the labour movement. The promise was…
Nasarawa State government has set up a committee to investigate traditional rulers over alleged grab of land belonging to some Tiv farmers in the Southern Senatorial Zone of the state. It…
Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, says TETFund has increased its ICT support intervention to N100m for universities and N50m for polytechnics and colleges of education. He said this…
A desk officer of the Federal Character Commission, Haruna Kolo, yesterday in Abuja confessed to have received millions of Naira from job-seekers on behalf of the chairman of the FCC, Muheeba Dankaka.…
The National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control yesterday announced two newly gazetted reviewed regulation known as Fats, Oil and Food Containing Fats and Oil Regulation 2022, and the Pre-Packaged Food…
The Nigerian Medical Association has called on the Lagos State Government to thoroughly investigate the death of Dr Diaso Vwaere, and enforce sanctions as appropriate. A faulty elevator at the staff…
The West African Examinations Council has withheld the results of 262,803 candidates who wrote the 2023 school candidate West African Senior School Certificate Examination. Patrick Areghan, the council’s Head of National Office,…
The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) yesterday in Abuja donated 25 operational vehicles to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to boost its operations across Nigeria. The donation was…
A Kaduna villager, whose identity is not revealed, has engaged bandits who attacked him on his farm, killing the leader of the gang during a recent confrontation in Kaduna State. The confrontation…
By Nehru Odeh Professor Wole Soyinka has called for a national dialogue on religion. The Nobel Laureate said it was high time Nigerians interrogated how religious practices impinge on the rights and…
Despite the current economic challenges in Nigeria, a cement company, Lafarge Africa Plc, has recorded 18 per cent Profit After Tax (PBT). In a statement, Lafarge’s CEO, Lolu Alade-Akinyemi, said strategic…
Lagos-London one-way ticket costs N5.6m Mali, B/Faso send delegation to Niger; Air France suspends flights ECOWAS meets again Thursday Germany threatens coupists with sanctions, prosecution The closure of the Nigerien airspace…
The Coalition of Quranic Memorisers and Reciters has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to swear in former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai as minister in the interest of justice, fairness,…
Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, has joined Nigerians to ask President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to go ahead with military action against the Niger junta. The…
Mr. Jonny Baxter has been appointed the British Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) in Lagos, Nigeria, according to a statement from the British High Commission on Monday. He takes over from Ben Llewellyn-Jones…
A former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has apologised to the Senate for disrespecting the National Assembly over the implementation of the 774,000 special public works implemented in…
Daniel Bwala, spokesperson of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the case of Abdulrasheed Bawa, suspended Chairman of the…
Air France has suspended flights to and from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and Bamako in Mali until Aug. 11, after Niger’s junta closed its airspace on Sunday, with longer flight times expected…
Aviation stakeholder and Managing Director of Airline Management Support Limited (AMSL), Capt. David Olubadewo, has called on the federal government to protect the local airlines from unfair competition with their foreign counterparts.…
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has said that the state government accounts will remain frozen until the completion of ongoing investigation into bank accounts of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).…
The ongoing screening of the last ministerial nominee at the Senate has turned rowdy. The nominee who is the former Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, was taking his questions when…
Justice Dije Abdu Aboki has taken the oath of office to become the first ever female to be appointed a substantive Chief Judge of Kano State. Daily Trust reports that Justice Aboki…
There was pandemonium in Lugbe, Abuja, on Monday morning when officials from the Federal Capital Development Authority stormed the building material market in the area. The FCDA came with a combined security…
The Super Falcons have crashed out of the the FIFA Women’s World Cup after losing to England on 4-2 penalty shootouts. Neither of the teams were able to hit the back of…
Father of Super Falcons’ striker, Asisat Oshoala, has said the wild jubilation of removing jersey displayed by his daughter against Australia was unintentional. Oshoala scored Nigeria’s third goal and removed her jersey…
Celebrated crime journalist, Juliana Francis, is set to unveil her new book on child trafficking into sex slavery. The book, ‘We Are Priceless’, is aimed at checkmating children’s sex slavery, trafficking in…
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has threatened to sue those who employ falsehoods to defame the agency and its Chief Executive, Major-General Barry Idiomu. PAP, in a statement by its Senior Assistant…
A traditional ruler, the Emir of Gurku, Jibrin Mohammed and his wife have been abducted by gunmen in Gurku, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The Police Command in Nasarawa State…
The Enugu State Government has banned the unauthorised use of vehicles with tinted glasses to combat the nefarious activities of kidnappers and other criminal elements in the state. The ban is contained…
Detectives at the Anti-crime unit of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a suspected internet fraudster otherwise known as ‘Yahoo boy’ with a human skull and fetish items in Ondo town,…
A National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, staff in Ekiti State, Ben Ayeniko Dotun, has died in a lone accident in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. Information gathered said the NYSC staff was returning…
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has called on wealthy individuals and business entities to invest in education in order to save the future of children and the state for…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kogi State, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Kent has congratulated Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on his emergence as the national chairman of the APC. According…
The Borno State governor, Prof. Banagana Zulum, has approved the release of a N80m grant for use by Guwori Islamic Academy, a charity institution that provides education to children mostly from low-income…
The NASFAT Agency for Zakat and Sadaqat (NAZAS), an agency responsible for the collection and distribution of Zakat, has distributed over N600m to beneficiaries since its inception in 2014. Chairman of the…
Delta State government has begun the opening up of all major canals in the state as part of pre-emptive measures to ensure the free flow of water to existing rivers and prevent…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ilọrin, and the Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kwara State have clashed over the detention of a lawyer. The drama started…
The senator representing Ondo South in the National Assembly, Jimoh Ibrahim, has called for the creation of Ministry of Revenue to serve as a coordinating platform for all revenue-generating agencies. This came…
The Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, says Nigeria should tap into opportunities of indigenous production and fabrication of laboratory equipment, tools and resources. He said doing…
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the federal government to rethink its implementation of the ‘ No Work, No Pay’ policy against the striking members of the Nigeria Association of…
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has condemned the escalating threat posed by cyber-attacks to military establishments. He said the growing threat if not checked is capable of…
National Missioner of Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Sheikh Abdulrahman Ahmad Sunday said the recently approved loan facilities as part of the palliatives unveiled by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu excluded the Muslims. He…
A Fulani socio-cultural organisation, Fulbe United for Peace, has said it will deploy traditional means to fight criminals masquerading as Fulanis to perpetuate killings in some parts of the country. In a…
The Borno State government has rolled out a postgraduate scholarship programme for indigent students studying science courses to enhance and bridge human capital gap in the state. Sheikh Ahmad to Tinubu: Invite…
The Kano Independent Research Center Trust (KIRCT) has announced its decision to commence full clinical services as part of its efforts to complement healthcare delivery in the state. Daily Trust reports that…
A 45-year-old football coach, Bankole Oginni, has allegedly murdered his estranged lover in the Oke Aro area of Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. Daily Trust learned that the suspect…
The Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association (ANDA) on Saturday elected a new executive council to pilot the affairs of the association for the next two years. The 11-man Executive Council has Emmanuel Eche-Ofun…