The House of Representatives will on Wednesday July 10, organise a 3-day national summit on nutrition and food security, to address malnutrition in the country. The Chairman, House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Rep. Chike Okafor (APC-Imo) made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. He …
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The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has recovered stolen Toyota Matrix Vehicle, ash in colour with registration number KRJ 944 in Ikot Ekpene Local Government of the state. DSP Timfon John, the command Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this, in a statement, in Uyo on Thursday. “The Police …
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….Urges Nigerians to emulate his generosity President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to Nigeria’s business mogul, late Alhaji Aminu Dantata. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the tribute on Thursday in Kano during a condolence visit to the family of the late business mogul who died recently. …
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The TotalEnergies Limited says it will unveil its shallow water 70,000 barrels per day (bpd) Ima gas field project in Nigeria by 2026. The Country Chairman/Managing Director, TotalEnergies Nigeria, Matthieu Bouyer, disclosed this in Abuja at the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy Week 2025. Speaking at a strategic panel …
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THE Stock market continued on a positive note on Thursday, as performance indices grew by 0.53 per cent amid increased buying interest and bargain hunting. Market capitalisation rose by N403 billion, or 0.53 per cent, to close at N76.583 trillion, compared with N76.180 trillion on Wednesday. Similarly, the All-Share Index …
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The Ekiti House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed Justice Lekan Ogunmoye as the substantive Chief Judge of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogunmoye had been acting as the Chief Judge of the state since November 2024. The Assembly, which was presided over by the Speaker, …
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Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described the death of ex-Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, as a great loss to Nigeria. In a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, the governor said Rufai’s passing is painful and a huge blow to …
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alh. Adegboyega Oyetola, said Nigeria had recorded zero piracy in its waters for three years through the Deep Blue Project. Oyetola revealed this on Thursday during a one-day stakeholder engagement held in Lagos. He said maritime security remains central to the ministry’s mandate …
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The Kano State Government has imposed an immediate ban on the importation and purchase of scrap metal from Nigeria’s North-East region, following a deadly explosion in the Hotoro area of the state capital that killed five people and injured several others. Announcing the measure on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Security …
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Seven members of the House of Representatives from Akwa Ibom State have defected from the opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress The lawmakers, who were originally elected on the platforms of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Young Progressives Party (YPP), announced their defection in separate letters …
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