They’re professional governorship aspirants, PDP declares As crisis in Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) lingers, stakeholders have urged Governor Godwin Obaseki to play by the party’s laws and rules. They made the call at a media ...
Read More »Governor Wike institutes N90m education trustfund to boost pupils’ performance In Rivers
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has established an Education Trust Fund worth N90m for nine pupils of basic education schools who emerge victorious in national educational competitions between 2015 and 2019. Speaking at a special reception for pupils of ...
Read More »EFCC, DSS to deepen cooperation against oil theft in N’Delta
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) have pledged to deepen collaboration in a bid to rid the Niger Delta of crude oil thieves and other maritime-related economic crimes. New Zonal Head, Port ...
Read More »Gunmen kidnap village head in Kano State
Unidentified gunmen have abducted the traditional ruler of Karshi village in Rogo Council Area of Kano State, Alhaji Ado Muhammad Lawan. The village head was confirmed kidnapped in his palace and taken to an unknown destination. A statement issued by ...
Read More »Ganduje replies Galadima, dispels claims of tension over anticipated Supreme Court ruling
Kano State Governor Abdullah Umar Ganduje has described claims by former leader of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Buba Galadima that Supreme Court’s expected verdict on the state’s governorship election is causing tension as baseless and lacking merit. ...
Read More »President Buhari assures of sustained efforts to end child marriage
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the Federal Government will sustain on-going efforts to end child marriage and improve girl-child education in the country. Commissioning the headquarters building of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in Abuja, President Buhari said ...
Read More »How Nigeria, others lost N109.21b to ALSCON’s gas shut in, by expert
Nigeria and companies that were affiliated to the Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) at Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State may have lost over N109.2b to the closure and subsequent gas shut-in that followed. The closure of ALSCON is said ...
Read More »Nigeria outlines nine focal areas to guide four-year foreign policy
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Read More »Fulani man’s death causes tension as Plateau plans towers to check insecurity
Residents of Kulben village in Kombun district of Mangu Council Area of Plateau State have deserted the village for fear of reprisals from the Fulani. This followed the mass burial of Kulben people killed on January 9, 2020 during which ...
Read More »C’River, U.S. firm, Terradyn Corporation sign MoU on deep seaport, superhighway
The Cross River State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an American firm, Terradyn Corporation of Ohio for funding of the Bakassi Deep Seaport and Superhighway. Following earlier discrepancies in the projects, the MoU will rekindle hope ...
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