Author: Nimot Sulaimon
Photo News: Sanwo-Olu, wife meet with PLWDs
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday met with People Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) during an interactive session at…
Nigeria’s first professor of criminology gone: Lawan mourns
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed his sadness at the news of the death of Professor Femi Odekunle,…
Sanwo-Olu earmarks N500m as Disability Fund
Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday said N500 million have been earmarked in the state's 2021 budget…
Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Nigeria next year
Mr Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China is expected in Nigeria on a…
Nasarawa begins forensic audit of pensioners
Chairmen of the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nasarawa State, have commenced the forensic verification of pensioners in the…
Nigeria will wrestle food inflation in 2021 – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration will keep a keen eye on food inflation in 2021.
Umahi charges state EXCO members to remain loyal
Ebonyi Governor David Umahi has advised members of the State Executive Council (EXCO) to continue to remain loyal to his…
Ogun assembly passes N338.6bn 2021 budget
The Ogun House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed the state’s 2021 Appropriation Bill of N338.6billion with slight adjustments in recurrent…
CBN loan: Ekweremadu pledges to assist Enugu farmers
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, has pledged to assist farmers in Enugu State to access agricultural…
Gov. Bello seeks curricular change in tertiary institutions
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State on Tuesday called for a curricular change in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to enable the…
Kuwait to resume international flights by 2021
Kuwait will resume flights at Kuwait International Airport on Jan. 2, 2021, the country’s Directorate-General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) said…
Kamala Harris mulls U.S citizenship bill for 11m people
U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Tuesday said she would, on assuming office, bring a bill to Congress with a…
Indonesia to sign vaccine deals with Pfizer, AstraZeneca
Indonesia will sign deals with pharmaceutical companies – Pfizer and AstraZeneca – in a bid to secure more novel coronavirus…
Galadima traders appeal to FCTA for compensation
The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has appealed to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and Yobe State Government…
UN chief Guterres calls 2021 ”year of healing”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to make 2021 “a year of healing” in his video…
Sanwo-Olu commissions COVID-19 triage, oxygen therapy centre
Governor Babajide Sanwo Olu on Monday commissioned a Permanent Triage and Oxygen Therapy Centre at Eti-Osa Local Government Area, Lagos.
35 vehicles impounded for not having speed governors
The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, said that 35 commercial motorists…
NAFDAC shuts down 6 pharmaceutical firms
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down six pharmaceutical manufacturers for non-compliance with Good…
4 die in rival cults shootout in Bayelsa
Bayelsa Police Command said four members of rival cult groups died in a shootout at a wake in the early…
Defence Minister eulogises Gen. Domkat Bali at burial
Minister of Defence, retired Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi has described the late Gen. Domkat Bali as a mentor and an…
Bayelsa seeks revalidation of Atala marginal oilfields
Bayelsa Government says it is pursuing the revalidation of the licence for the Atala Marginal Oilfields on Oil Mining Lease…
Makinde to extract value from mineral resources
Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that his administration's determination to extract value from mineral resources abundant in the Oke Ogun,…
Buhari mourns Prof. Adetokunbo Lucas
President Muhammadu Buhari is mourning renowned public health expert, Professor Adetokunbo Lucas.
Lawan commiserates with victims of Potiskum fire incident
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Monday, commiserated with victims of the fire incident that occurred in Potiskum, Yobe…
LAGBUS promises better service delivery in 2021
The management of the Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL) has re-assured the residents of the state of its mandate of…
Atiku mourns Idongesit Nkanga
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has expressed sadness over the passing away of Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (rtd).
Enugu to employ 1,000 youths as traffic officers, guards
Enugu State Government has concluded arrangements to employ 1,000 youths as traffic officers and forest guards.
Gov. Bagudu empowers 205 women with N6.15m
Governor Atiku Bagudu, on Sunday, donated N6.15 million to 205 women vegetables sellers in Kebbi state as part of efforts…
Buhari congratulates Chidozie Mbanefo on chieftaincy title
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Chidozie Mbanefo, Chairman, New Crystal Communications/DLK Group, on the conferment of the traditional chieftaincy title…
Veteran rapper Biglo dies of kidney disease
Veteran Nigerian rapper, music producer, Lotanna Udezue aka Biglo has died after a long battle with kidney ailment.