The Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs has announced that there were no confirmed reports of the sighting of the crescent moon marking the beginning of Sha’aban 1446AH.The announcement done in collaboration with the National Moon Sighting Committee, is significant for Muslims in the country being the month that
The Niger State government has donated ₦174 million to victims of the recent dynamite explosion in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area of the state.According to Radio Nigeria,Governor Mohammed Bago announced the donation during his visit to the explosion site last Sunday.The explosion occurred when many residents were still asleep.The
A district head in the Zazzau emirate council of Kaduna State slumped at an occasion, on Thursday, and later died at the Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar gayan Zaria.The Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, Alhaji Rilwan Yahaya Pate, slumped attending an occasion along with the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli.Confirming
A group of certified Quantity Surveyors in the country has described leading engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc as a beacon of excellence in infrastructural development.Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors, NIQS Foundation, Olusegun J. Ajanlekoko who made the declaration when he led the
About 3,690 Nigerians in the United States, are faced with deportation as President Donald Trump begins a crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country.In a document compiled by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations and sighted by Punch correspondent on Tuesday, the agency revealed the data is
Plans are in top gear by the Ogun State Government to leverage the use of technology and the Internet to produce, distribute, and generate clean, quality water for residents.The Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor on SDG and Water Resources, Hon. Damilola Otubanjo, disclosed this during an assessment tour
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has resolved to commence protest rally nationwide on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 over the recent approval of a 50% hike in telecommunications tariffs by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).It declared that the mass rally will serve as warning to government for continuously inflicting unfriendly and
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has declared that Max Air’s activities have been suspended following Tuesday’s night incident involving the airline’s aircraft in Kano.On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at about 2251 hours, a Max Air B734 aircraft with registration marks 5N-MBD suffered a tire blowout
A confrontation has erupted at the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where a meeting of the party’s board of trustees (BoT) is taking place.The fight started when Sunday Ude-Okoye, a party chieftain, was denied access to the meeting.The PDP has been embroiled in a fresh leadership crisis as
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has formally confirmed the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional bloc, effective from today, January 29, 2025.This decision follows the announcement made on January 29, 2024, by the three countries, which had cited dissatisfaction with ECOWAS policies and