By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to represent Nigeria at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President), said this in a statement on Monday. According to Nkwocha,Continue Reading
By Ibrahim Bello Malam Usman Maigadi, a guard at Orchard Farm owned by the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi, has been killed by a mother hippopotamus, the News Agency of Nigeria, reports. NAN gathers that the animal may have perceived the deceased as coming to harm its baby, henceContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu/Nefishetu Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Sen. Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progessives Congress (APC) winner of the Saturday governorship election in Edo. INEC’s Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Faruk Kuta, announced the winner on Sunday in Benin after the collation ofContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Federal Government says it is making efforts to curtail irregular migration by Nigerians through policies and programmes that will boost the economy and create employment. Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, said this during an Anti-Migration Summit organised by the Blacks Ancestral NativeContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government has called on downstream states of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon to activate flood control measures to avoid loss of lives and properties. Chief Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, gave the advice in Abuja on Wednesday at a news conference on earthContinue Reading
By Yakubu Uba The people of Borno South Senatorial District have donated N200 million to the state government to support victims of Maiduguri flood disaster. The representatives of the zone comprising nine local government areas led by Sen. Ali Ndume and the state deputy governor, Umar Kadafur, announced the donationContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said that the Federal Government will create a more conducive and better operating environment for airline operations.. Shettima said this on Tuesday at a meeting with stakeholders in the aviation sector under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) at the PresidentialContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The National Universities Commission (NUC), says it will leverage foreign investors’ transnational-education initiative to enhance enrollment, bridge the gap on demand and supply for higher education in Nigeria. Dr. Chris Maiyaki, Acting Executive Secretary, NUC, stated this on Monday at the maiden Annual General Meeting of theContinue Reading
By Michael Ajayi / Franca Ofili The Federal Government has unveiled the National Youth Skills Programme (NYSP), a transformative initiative aimed at addressing unemployment and equipping youths with essential skills for the future. Dr Jamila Ibrahim, Minister of Youth Development, said this at the unveiling of the programme on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Federal Government says it is working to submit backlog of reports on the rights of Nigerian Children to the United Nations and Africa Union Expert Committee on the rights of African children. Dr MacJohn Nwaobiala, Co-Chairman, National Child Rights Implementation Committee (NCRIC), disclosed this in anContinue Reading
