Some experts at the Pan-African Economic and Investment Summit in Abuja on Wednesday called for a seamless trans-border trade to boost African economy. They stressed the need for Africa as countries and people to unite as one black race and believe in themselves to discourage massive consumption of foreign products in Africa. The News Agency...
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government has secured about N700 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to deploy 1.1 million meters nationwide by the end of 2025. Adelabu said the government would thereafter roll out two million meters annually over the next five years under the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI)....
A heartbreaking incident occurred in Enugu involving a 22-year-old hairstylist, Miss Odama Mary Agado, who tragically took her own life after finding her boyfriend in a compromising situation with another woman in the apartment she had rented for him. Family sources reveal that Agado was thriving in her hairdressing career, having recently purchased a vehicle...
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday approved the composition of a committee to conduct an on the spot assessment of the condition of all security training institutions nationwide. Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State, made this known at a news conference at the end of the 153rd NEC meeting attended by President Bola Tinubu...
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to remain resolute in protecting the rights of women and the girl-child. Abubakar made the call on Thursday during a high-level town hall meeting on promoting peace and security through women’s inclusion and access...
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro, has urged the National Assembly to desist from proceeding with the proposed Central Gaming Bill. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Pedro noted that failure to do so would amount to a direct violation of a subsisting Supreme Court judgment and the...
The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to prioritise low and middle-income earners, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and vulnerable groups in the allocation of the 753 duplexes in Abuja. The green chamber passed the resolution during Tuesday’s plenary following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Jafaru Leko, a Bauchi lawmaker. Recall that...
President Bola Tinubu says traditional rulers remain the most enduring link between government and the people and must be formally recognized within the governance framework. Tinubu, who was represented by Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo state, disclosed this at the meeting of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) on Monday in Lagos....
The Federal Government has deployed a new line of defence against insecurity with the rollout of the Forest Guards Initiative aimed at flushing out bandits, kidnappers and other criminal gangs from Nigeria’s forests. Ribadu made disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at the opening of the Federal and States Security Administrators’ Meeting (FSSAM). The meeting...
The Lagos State Government on Thursday gave marching orders for the immediate dislodgement of all squatters under the Opebi–Mende bridge. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, made this known in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Mr Kunle Adeshina. He said the squatters had converted the underbelly of the...
.Why We Need Monarchs To Join Crusade Against Substance Abuse -Marwa The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Abimbola Owoade has assured the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) of support and collaboration in his renewed mandate to curb the scourge of substance...
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has slashed the ex-gantry price of its premium motor spirit, also known as petrol, to N699 per litre. According to sources at the refinery, the price of the product was reduced by N129 from the previous price of N828 per litre. “The refinery reduced its petrol price to N699 per litre,”...
Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, has declared a state of emergency amid escalating violent extremism and terror, military coups d’etat, banditry, and political instability in the sub-region. Touray declared this during the 55th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial level in Abuja on Tuesday. He...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, says Nigeria’s education budget has jumped to N3.52 trillion in 2025 under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Shettima, who stated this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the opening of the 2025 Nigeria Education Forum, said the improved budgetary provision was a significant increase from N1.54 trillion in 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Senate has summoned the Minister of Aviation, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Association of Airline Owners to appear before its Committee on Aviation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summon is over what the senate described as an “astronomical hike” in domestic flight ticket...
