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Yearly Archives: 2021

Kaduna Electric promises improved services this year

The Kaduna Electric on Tuesday promised to improve service delivery to its customers this new year. Mr Yusuf Abubakar, Chairman, Kaduna Electric Board of Directors,...

NALDA to train over 2,000 youths on fish farming in Borno

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it has concluded plans to train about 2,040 youths on fish farming in Borno. The Executive Secretary...

Lagos Speaker urges NUJ to sanction perpetrators of fake news

The Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has advised the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, to...

Herdsman remanded for allegedly stabbing colleague to death

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a herdsman, Manu Usman, for allegedly stabbing his colleague, Akilesho Attah, to death at Gwanara Area of...

Adopt strategic approach to electricity pricing, LCCI urges Govt, DisCos

 The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Government and electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to adopt strategic approach to the...

Buhari lauds China for addressing Nigeria’s infrastructural deficits

 President Muhammadu Buhari says sustainable development is impossible when a country is hobbled by severe infrastructural deficits, thanking China for its support in building...

Nigeria, China sign MoU to coordinate cooperation

Nigeria and the government of the Peoples Republic of China on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to establish and inter-governmental committee that...

Synergise for enhanced salary for journalists, Commissioner urges media organisations

The Kano State Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, has urged media organisations to synergise towards actualising enhanced salary structure for working journalists in...

2023: Nominate presidential candidates from S’East, Igbo political leaders urge APC, PDP, others

) Prominent politicians from the South-East on Tuesday met and resolved to unite across party lines to work for the emergence of Nigeria’s president...

Rtd FCT CJ tasks judicial officers on quick dispensation of justice

The Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Justice Ishaq Bello, on Tuesday tasked judicial officers on quick dispensation of justice. In...

731 Batch B NYSC members test positive for COVID-19 – PTF

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed that 731 members of Batch B National Youths Service Corps (NYSC)   have tested positive for...

Police decry increase in use of unlicensed firearms in Oyo

The Police Command in Oyo State has decried the rate at which unlicensed firearms are being used by some people in the state. This was...

DSS warns fraudsters, says ‘not currently recruiting’

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it is currently not embarking on any recruitment exercise. This assertion was made in a statement by the...

FRSC arraigns 30 traffic offenders in Kebbi

 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kebbi says it has arraigned 30 traffic offenders before a Mobile Court in the state. SRC, Uko O...

2 Oyo govt. officials in court for allegedly stealing, selling COVID-19 palliatives

The Police, on Tuesday, arraigned two officials of Oyo State government before an Iwo-Road Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing and selling 40...

Fayemi mourns ex-UNILAG VC, Ibidapo-Obe

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday, described the death of former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, as a...

Oyo Govt commends FG initiative on ESPW programme

The Oyo State Government has commended the Federal Government initiative for the establishment of the Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) programme, aiming at addressing...

Okowa tasks traditional rulers to dialogue, consult subjects on peace

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has urged traditional rulers in the state to imbibe the democratic virtues of dialogue and consultation toward achieving peace...

Buhari receives China’s State Councilor, harps on infrastructure

Sustainable development is impossible when a country is hobbled by severe infrastructural deficits, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. According to a press release signed by...

Bipartisan Meeting of South-East Leaders: The Communique

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE BIPARTISAN MEETING OF SOUTH EAST LEADERS HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021 AT CAMP NEYA, IGBERE, ABIA...

APC ‘ll not to be distracted by PDP’s ranting-Caretaker Committee

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will not to be distracted from its focus of delivering its campaign promises to Nigerians in spite...

Zamfara revokes licences of 500 private schools

Zamfara State government says it has revoked the operational licences of more than 500 private schools over their inability to meet required operational guidelines. Commissioner...

Ekiti Govt prioritises basic education, pays N7.3bn UBEC projects fund –SUBEB Chair

Ekiti state government, on Tuesday, said that its payment of N7.3bn Universal Basic Education (UBEC) counterpart fund was part of its intervention to reposition...

New year end: Abuja airport receives surge of in-bound passengers

Officials of some airlines on Tuesday said the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, received surge of in-bound passengers since Jan. 2. The officials made this...

Students express mixed feelings over ASUU suspended strike

Some university students have expressed mixed feelings about the suspension of the strike embarked upon for nine months by members of the Academic Staff...
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