The Federal Government has renamed the Katsina Meteorological Institute of Science and Technology, MIST, after President Muhammadu Buhari. The Institution, which is renamed ‘Muhammadu Buhari Meteorological Institute of Science and Technology’ was commissioned on Thursday, 26th of January, by the President. Speaking with newsmen after the commissioning of the institute, …

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has cautioned farmers against the use of antibiotics in raising chickens and others birds. PAN Lagos State Chairman issued the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Mojeed Iyiola said the usage made local egg powder unacceptable outside …

Four weeks to the general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has resolved to conduct mock accreditation on Saturday, February 4, 2023, in 436 polling units nationwide. This, according to the electoral body, was to test the functionality of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, before the full deployment …

Barely 28 days to the 2023 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to reject any politician who will drag the country back to the era of high corruption. Buhari said corruption is evil and should be rejected by all Nigerians ahead of the general elections. He spoke at …

Residents of Zamfara State have lamented that the new notes introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has posed serious economic threats to their lives. Newsextra24 gathered that markets, shops, filling stations, restaurants and other businesses were closed due to a shortage of the new notes introduced by CBN …

The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo has upturned the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke at the July 16th 2022 governorship polls. Details soon…

Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule is bereaved after losing his first son. Hassan Sule, aged 36 years, passed away in the late hours of Thursday. The deceased, who married his wife in June last year, died in Lafia, the state capital. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Addra, confirmed the passing. …

A 26-year-old student, Victor Adegbulugbe, was on Friday docked in an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly stabbing another with a broken bottle on the head and back. The police charged Adegbulugbe, who resides at Kazeem Street, Ojota, Lagos, with counts bordering on assault, a threat to life, grievous …

Five local miners have been killed by bandits in Hayin Udawa community, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits stormed the mining site on Thursday afternoon where the victims were working. A source confirmed the incident to Newsextra24 but could not give details of what happened. According to …

Residents of Owerri, the Imo State capital, have been badly hit by the recent scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also called petrol and its resultant increase in the pump price of the product. Many Imolites are lamenting how the rising price of fuel (petrol) is creating ripple effects on …