Hon. Auwal Jatau of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of Zaki local government Federal Constituency of Bauchi state re-run election that took place Saturday. Returning officer of the election Professor Ahmed […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the reconciliation process initiated by Zamfara state Governor Bello Mattawallen Maradun to end banditry in the state. Buhari who spoke at the maiden convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Gusau, […]
As the sacked local government chairmen prepare to resume office,the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employee (NULGE) Oyo state chapter on Saturday directed its members to stay away from work from Monday, January,27 . 2020 […]
The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, CP Bala Ciroma, has condemned the killing of an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Eric Isaiah, at the palace of the chief of Ushafa in […]
Former National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Chairman, Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority, George Muoghalu, has said that the president, Muhammadu Buahri, did not promise to hand over power to a former Governor […]
It was celebration galore in Ado-Ekiti and its environs in Ekiti state, as football fans and stakeholders danced and jubilated the state qualification for the football event of the National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged Edo […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the current service chiefs, saying they have lost touch with reality in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents. The […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has altered the Cash Reserves Ratio (CRR) of banks from 22.5 per cent to 27.5 per cent. The alteration was done by the banks’ Monetary Policy Committee. Blueprint reports […]
A former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Director, Mr. Titus Okurounmu, has said the rise in the nation’s total public debt was not unusual for an emerging economy. Okurounmu told the News Agency of Nigeria […]
The Presidential Support Committee (PSC) has berated Transparency International (TI) over Nigeria’s latest position on the 2019 global corruption index, saying ranking the country 146 out of the 180 countries on the 2019 corruption perception […]
The Ogun State Police Command, Friday, paraded four suspects for allegedly abducting a member of the newly inaugurated Remo North Local Government Caretaker Committee, Hon. Soniyi Taiwo. Soniyi, who is the vice-chairman of the committee, […]
The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) has urged federal and state governments to invest heavily in youth development by ensuring quality education. Head, UNICEF Kano Field Office, Mr Maulud Warfa, said this while speaking at […]
The Ondo state government has enjoined all security agencies to join hands in tackling the problem– of insecurity in parts of the country. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu made the call during the inauguration of the Military, […]
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Friday, declared that the 9th National Assembly is not a rubber stamp of the executive arm of government as being alleged in some quarters. Lawan, who stated this […]
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state has warmed that the APC-led administration in the state “will not accept campaigns for the 2023 general elections now.” Masari gave the warning while speaking on Friday in […]
Speakers of the Houses of Assembly in the South-west zone have pledged to provide legislative support for Amotekun, the security initiative conceived by governors in the region. The speakers made the pledge in a communiqué […]
The Oyo state Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, on Friday warned that the police “will arrest killers” of a trado-medicine practitioner, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, who was assassinated on Thursday on Iseyin – Igboora road in […]
The Borno state governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has stimulated a standing emergency response with a call on the health professionals to ensure the full containment of Lassa fever “so that it does not spread […]
The Plateau state Commissioner for Health, Dr Nimkong Ndam, on Friday confirmed five cases of Lassa fever in the state. Ndam told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos that the patients of the […]
Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have agreed to adopt community policing in curbing the rising insecurity in the country. The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) also warned Nigerians not to succumb […]
The Bauchi state Primary Health Care Development Agency has disclosed that no fewer than four cases of Lassa fever had been discovered in January, this year. Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr. Rilwanu Muhammad, disclosed […]
President Muhammadu Buhari said though the Boko Haram crisis in the North East might take a bit longer to resolve, the nation will surely overcome and move ahead. He stated this Friday in Abuja while […]
The controversy over the sack of the chairmen of Local Governments in Oyo state has assumed a fresh dimension as the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Abubakar Adamu, has directed the state Commissioner of Police, […]
The Delta government has stated that it would partner with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Agriculture Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) to fashion out its comprehensive agricultural policy. The Commissioner for […]
No fewer than 158 poultry farmers have been empowered by Governor Godwin Obaseki under the pilot phase of the Edo state Poultry Production Scheme. The scheme is being implemented by the state government in partnership […]
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