By Christian Njoku Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River on Wednesday launched two weeks of free bus rides for state residents to mark the Easter season. Representing the governor, Mr Ekpenyong Akiba, Special Adviser for Special Duties, said the initiative would help residents and indigenes travel during the Easter holidays.Continue Reading
By David Adeoye The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-West Congress, on Wednesday, returned Mr Kamorudeen Ajisafe as the South-West Zonal Chairman of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election took place during the zonal congress of the party held at the Theophilus Ogunwusi Hall, UCH,Continue Reading
By Zainab Oyekan No fewer than 68,000 children are expected to be vaccinated in Plateau against polio by the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Ms Nuzhat Rafique, UNICEF Bauchi Field Officer, disclosed this on Wednesday in Jos, during an advocacy visit toContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Bello The Kebbi Government has expressed its readiness to fully implement the $700 million Federal Government–World Bank-assisted Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) Programme. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida, made this known while receiving a joint delegation from theContinue Reading
By Ahmed Abba Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has presented tuition fees and laptops to 127 law graduates from the state who gained admission into the Nigeria Law School. Speaking at the presentation in Damaturu, Buni said each beneficiary received N475,000 as tuition fee alongside a laptop to aidContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman The Borno government has commemorated the 11th anniversary of the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, with a strong show of solidarity and support for their families. The event, which held at Chibok Local Government Area, was led by Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno. “ThisContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it is working to broaden access to market-based financing instruments for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Dr Emomotimi Agama, the Director-General of SEC, said this during a meeting with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), inContinue Reading
By Joy Akinsanya The Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has admonished men to respect and love their wives, cautioning them to desist from the act of assaulting their spouses. Gbadebo said this in Abeokuta at a town hall meeting on the role of men in protectingContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala China says it is ready to work with Africa to oppose hegemonism, unilateralism, and protectionism while advancing the collective rights of the Global South. Xue Bing, China’s Special Envoy for Horn of Africa Affairs, made this known during a seminar hosted by China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU)Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says Nigeria has significantly reduced its importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The Chief Executive Officer, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, said this during the Meet-the-Press briefing series organised by the Presidential Communications Team (PTC) at the State House inContinue Reading
