THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and sunshine from Friday to Sunday across the nation. NiMet weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja forecast sunny skies in hazy atmosphere on Friday over the northern region with exception of Taraba state where pockets of clouds could be visible during …
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THE Oyo State Government has inaugurated a 10-member committee for the 2024 World Sango Festival, to hold in August. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Sango Festival, was enlisted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the list of World Heritage Map in …
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A housewife, Khadijat Mustapha, has approached an Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja seeking the dissolution of her twenty-four-year-old marriage to her husband, Mahmuda Adamu on grounds of lack of love and affection. Mustapha told the court that she got married to Adamu, according to Islamic laws in the year …
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THE Ekiti State Police Command has arrested eight suspected motorcycle snatchers. A statement by the police spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu, said the suspects were arrested by the Rapid Response Squad of the Command. The statement reads: “Due to the recent incessant robberies especially snatching of motorcycles within Ado-Ekiti and other …
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THE Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria, MULAN, has declared that there are many defects and flaws in the current 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. MULAN National President, Dr Kazeem Olajide Olaniyan, made this declaration while addressing a press conference to herald the 15th annual general conference of …
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THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Abuja chapter, has begun an indefinite strike to draw attention to developments bordering the union. The Abuja chapter of ASUU announced its decision to embark on the strike on Thursday at the end of its congress, held at the Permanent Site of the …
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FORMER Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang on Thursday blamed the National Assembly for the failure of the Nigerian economy, the rising debt profile of the country and the collapse of the national currency, the naira. Enang stated this at the public presentation of …
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VICE President Kashim Shettima has expressed the optimism that the Nigerian economy would experience significant growth soon. Shettima stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the 2nd Chronicle Roundtable, organised by 21st Century Media Services, publishers of 21st Century Chronicle. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event …
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THE Minister of Steel Development, Mr Shuaib Abubakar, says Nigeria spends $8 billion to import steel into the country annually, saying it has become necessary for the Ajaokuta steel company to work. The minister disclosed this during an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Steel Development in …
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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, has arrested a fake doctor, Oladiti Saheed, after delivering a pregnant woman of baby which led to her death. NSCDC accused Saheed, 32, of parading himself as a medical doctor without the required qualifications for the past six years. NSSDC’s …
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