THE House Committee on Housing and Habitat said, increasing the budgetary allocation of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to N500 billion would reduce  housing deficit in Nigeria. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin made this known during the committee’s oversight function to the Ministry on …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to address an extraordinary meeting of the UK Cabinet on Friday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer underlines Britain’s ongoing support for Ukraine. The Ukrainian president will be the first official visitor to Downing Street under Starmer’s premiership, and the first foreign leader to address the …

Nigeria’s external reserves increased to $35.77 billion on Thursday up from the $33.09 Billion at the end of 2023. This is according to Thursday’s data from the Central Bank of Nigeria on the country’s external reserves movement. The figure represents a $2.68 billion increase in the country’s external reserves in …

THE Police Command in Borno, has arrested a 24 year old suspect, Mr Usakahyel Adamu, in Kwaya-Kusar Local Government Area for allegedly killing his 90 year old grandfather. The command’s spokesman, ASP Nahum Daso, said the suspect used a hoe to hit his grandfather after an altercation on the head …

STAKEHOLDERS in the maritime sector have commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the new Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, President General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), described Dantsoho’s appointment as merit- based because he was an astute …

THE Court of Appeal, in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the re-election victory of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship poll. The three-member panel of justices led by Justice James Abundaga, in a unanimous judgement, held that the appeal filed by the appellants; Mr Timipre Sylva …

Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) has lamented an upsurge in admissions for malnutrition in Bauchi State. The MSF in a meeting on Thursday in Bauchi emphasized the need for parents to use preventive measures in curbing malnutrition in children. The organization has been providing medical care to some communities in Bauchi …

GLOBAL pop star Rihanna has announced that her fashion brand, Fenty Beauty, is a premium partner of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The billionaire singer announced this on social media on Thursday. “[I] tried to tell yall….we outside all 2024!!! “[I’m] proud to announce that @FentyBeauty is a premium …

THE Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has commended President Bola Tinubu for achieving the breakthrough on the long awaited minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Its Director-General, Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, made the commendation while reacting to the N70,000 minimum wage agreement by President Tinubu and leaders of labour unions on Thursday …

THE National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has closed down a bakery for using unfortified sugar and banned bromate in Sokoto. The NAFDAC State Coordinator, Mr Garba Adamu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the bakery was detected during a special raid by …