By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Military, politicians and members of the academia have described the resurgence of military takeover of power in Africa as worrisome and a negative development. They made the observations on Tuesday at a Roundtable Seminar on “Resurgence of Coup D’états in Africa: Implications for Regional Security,Continue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government says, it has taken steps to eliminate Dog – mediated Human rabies in the Nigeria environs by 2030. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this at a joint ministerial news conference to commemorate the World Rabies Day on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has urged the Muslims to use the period of Eid-el-Maulud celebration for deep introspection and fervent prayers for the country. The President made the call in a statement on Tuesday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in Abuja. The President,Continue Reading
By Edith Nwapi The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has said that the appellate court has 39,526 pending cases. Justice Dongben-Mensem made this known during a ceremony to usher in the 2023/2024 new legal year. She said the appeal court received a total of 7,295 appealsContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and International Oil Companies for optimal contracting cycle in the industry. The MoU will implement industry framework, focused on processes and timelines forContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration’s commitment to promoting ease of trade for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. Tinubu gave the assurance during the Africa International Trade Exhibition (AITE) 2023’s Business, Trade, and Investment Summit on the sideline of the 78th edition of theContinue Reading
By Stanley Nwanosike One of the flyover bridges across Enugu–Port Harcourt dual carriage expressway in Enugu has collapsed with no casualty. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the bridge, which collapsed on Monday morning, is located at kilometer one section of the expressway which lies between the Naira TriangleContinue Reading
By Polycarp Auta The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Kuru, near Jos, has developed a new variety of potato to tackle outbreak of blight. Dr Khaya Shuaibu, a researcher in the institute, stated this at the Green Field Day, organised for potato farmers on Monday in Bokkos. Shuaibu saidContinue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says it is set to upwardly review traffic offence fines from the least N2,000 to N5,000 and even up to N300,000. Mr Kalu Emetu, DRTS Director of Public Relations made this known on Monday during anContinue Reading
By Chimezie Anaso Anambra’s female team on Sunday started their campaign in the volleyball event of the ongoing National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba with a 2-1 win over their Kano state counterparts. The Anambra girls secured the hard-fought victory in the game played at the Ogwashi-Uku Township Stadium onContinue Reading
