By Ikenna Osuoha Sen. Neda Imasuen (LP-Edo) has described the President Bola Tinubu-led administration as courageous and responsible. Imasuen, representing the Edo South Senatorial District, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. He said this was so because Tinubu’s Renewed HopeContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, has inaugurated a new hostel block and solar-powered borehole built for Torrey Home for Handicapped Children in Tudun Maliki Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state. Ogalla, represented by the Director, Civil Military Relations, Navy, RearContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government says the introduction of the sale of crude oil in Naira is a strategic move to enhance operational efficiency of local refineries by reducing foreign exchange risks and transaction costs. President Bola Tinubu made this known on Tuesday, while officially declaring the eight editionContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday in Kaduna, inaugurated the Free to Shine Campaign, an initiative of the Organisation of African First Ladies (OFLAD) aimed at eliminating HIV/AIDS, Syphilis and Hepatitis infections. The campaign is an advocacy initiative led by the African Union (AU), OAFLAD,Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Mr Michael McGovern, Chairman of Rotary International’s PolioPlus Committee, says the organisation allocates 150 million dollars annually towards polio eradication efforts in Nigeria. McGovern made this announcement during a symbolic immunisation exercise at the Masaka Primary Healthcare Centre in Masaka, Nasarawa State, on Tuesday, where he ledContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele A Sabo-Yaba Magistrate Court on Tuesday discharged Abdulazeez Fashola, (alias Naira Marley) and his ally Samson Eletu (alias Samlarry) in connection with the death of a Nigerian artist, Ilerioluwa Aloba, (alias Mohbad). The court said, instead, it was a nurse, Feyisayo Ogedengbe and Ayobami Sadiq that shouldContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy is set to host the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Submarine Cable Resilience Summit in Nigeria. The Minister, Dr Bosun Tijani, announced on Tuesday that the two-day summit was scheduled to commence on February 26 in Abuja, Nigeria. Tijani recalledContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Sani Musa, has assured that the Senate would produce legislation from the tax reform bills aimed at making Nigeria’s economy a trillion-dollar base. He added that President Bola Tinubu had tasked the National Assembly with this goal andContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate in real terms grew by 3.84 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024 on a year-on-year basis. The Statistician-General (S-G) of the Federation, Adeyemi Adeniran, released Nigeria’s GDP Report for Q4 2024 inContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it is upgrading waste management facilities in the state with the introduction of 100 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) compactors. LAWMA Managing Director, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday inContinue Reading
