Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
LG autonomy gets more endorsement
Mr Francis Nwifuru, Speaker of Ebonyi House of Assembly, on Wednesday told members of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees…
Eid-el-Kabir: NSCDC deploys 1,500 personnel to enhance security in Kano
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kano State Command said no fewer than 1, 500 personnel would be…
Gov. backs Federal Government to take over funding of primary education from LG
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on the Federal Government to take over the funding of primary education from…
Flood: State opens 2 camps for IDPs
Benue Government on Wednesday announced the official opening of two camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state.
Sallah: Senator donates rams, cows, cash to constituents
The Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan, has supported over 1,000 families in Yobe North Senatorial District with domestic animals to enable…
D’Tigress players, officials receive cash gift from President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja received members of the victorious D’Tigress, showering the players with N1 million each…
Al-Shabaab militants on the run after attack in border town
Kenyan authorities said Wednesday security forces are pursuing suspected Al-Shabaab militants who destroyed a telecommunication mast belonging to mobile operator…
Minister calls on leaders to ensure stability in Somalia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has called on regional leaders to work together to bring lasting peace and security in…
Inflation: Federal government tasked on providing high-yielding seedlings to farmers
An Economist, Mr Titus Okuroumu, has urged Federal Government to urgently provide the newly discovered high-yielding seedlings to farmers to…
Fish seller imprisoned for reneging on payment agreement
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, sentenced a fish seller, Mohammed Sani, 32, to three months imprisonment,…
Eid-el-kabir: Ram merchants blame high prices on costly feeds
The Taraba Sheep and Goat Sellers Association, on Wednesday, blamed the high cost of rams in the state, ahead of…
Federal Government urged to ensure financial literacy
Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, Managing Director, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has urged the Federal Government to pay more attention to…
Eid-el-Kabir: Ondo Police to beef up security
CSP Fidelis Abayomi, the Okitipupa Divisional Police Officer in Ondo State said on Wednesday that security would be beefed up…
Owoseni reaffirms position as Lagos Police Commissioner
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Fatai Owoseni, on Wednesday said he was not aware of the appointment…
Association to establish inputs shopping centres in Kano
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Kano State is to establish inputs shopping centres in all the 44…
Gov. calls for strengthening of anti-graft institutions
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has called for the strengthening of the nation’s anti-graft institutions to ensure a successful fight…
Kwara State pays out N1.5m in land compensation
Kwara Harmony Holdings on Tuesday paid N1.5m out of the N3.7m million as compensation to owners of 25 hectares of…
Post-UTME: Unilag sets dates for screening
The University of Lagos on Tuesday said its Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) aptitude test for prospective students for the…
NNPC undergoes major shake-up as various operations get new heads
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday made fresh appointments and deployments of top executive officers across the value…
NIPCO breaks monopoly in cooking gas business
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) on Tuesday said that the entry of Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company…
Senator tasks NASS to clearly define hate speech
A member of the National Assembly, Sen. Shehu Sani, has urged the legislature and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to…
Council wants Federal Government to fund research for medicine activities
Prof. Magnus Atilade, the President, Nigerian Council of Physicians of Natural Medicine, has urged the three tiers of governments to…
ASUP: BauchiPoly embarks on indefinite strike
The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi Chapter of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, (ASUP) on Tuesday embarked on an indefinite strike to…
Gas supply to power plants increased by 123% – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Tuesday said it had increased daily average natural gas supply to gas power…
NDDC owed N1.8trn since its inception – Official
Mr Ibitoye Abosede, Head, Media and Public Affairs, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), on Tuesday said that Federal Government owed…
ASUU Strike: Lawmaker pleads with Federal Government
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Setonji David, on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action at meeting the demands…
Ondo state First lady calls for support for breast cancer patients
The Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, on Tuesday canvassed more support for patients of breast cancer in…
River blindness: WHO successfully control disease in Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has recorded success in controlling river blindness in Africa after more than 40…
Director urges government to implement digital reform programme
Dr Adeneye Talabi, the Director, Technology Acquisition and Adaptation, Ministry of Science and Technology says the Federal Government should implement…
State grants financial support to 700 traders
No fewer than 700 traders in Enugu State have received N10.5 million under the traders’ empowerment scheme of the government.