President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged the Senate to approve a new loan request of $800million. Buhari, in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan at plenary, said the loan would be utilised to scale up the National Social Safety Net Programme. He added that the loan would …
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The Yaba College of Technology has told the public to disregard news that its part-time lectures have been suspended following rumours that the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), YABATECH Chapter, has suspended lectures. The Deputy Registrar of the school, Mr Joe Ejiofor, dismissed the rumour in an interview with …
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Three persons have been killed in a renewed cult war in Owo, Owo local government area. They were reportedly shot dead on Tuesday night at different locations in Owo. Sources said bodies of the victims were carted away by their assailants. Spokesman for the Ondo Police Command, SP Funmilayo Odunlami …
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated a total of 1,212 delivery kits to the Anambra State Government. Receiving the kits on behalf of the State government, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike noted that during the 2022 flood menace, the wife of the governor of the …
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Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested eight suspected kidnappers and cyber fraudsters and rescued one kidnap victim during a raid in their hideout at Umuebule 1 community in Etche local government area of Rivers State. This is as they arrested three suspected street light vandals in Borokiri …
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President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has jetted out of Nigeria on Wednesday afternoon to Europe. In a statement signed by his spokesman, Tunde Rahman, he disclosed that the president-elect travelled on a working visit and is scheduled to engage with investors and other key allies to finetune the transition plans with …
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The aphorism that there is no hiding place for the golden fish was practically manifested last week when the Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Mamman Nami deservedly bagged double awards from reputable organisations. The nation’s number one tax collector at separate events was named winner of …
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No fewer than three persons were feared killed in a clash that occurred between two rival cult groups in Owo, the headquarters of the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday evening. It was gathered that the clash occurred around 9 pm on Tuesday while the cause of …
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, on Wednesday, said it has sanctioned no fewer than 35 companies in Kano as of the first quarter of 2023. The NAFDAC State Coordinator, Kasim Idrisa Ibrahim, who made the disclosure while spotlighting the activities of the agency during the …
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The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has ordered the immediate relocation of all aircraft stationed at the General Aviation Terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja ahead of the inauguration of the new government scheduled for May 29, 2023. FAAN said the removal of aircraft parked at the Abuja …
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