By Chijioke Okoronkwo The Presidency on Monday made clarification on Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s remarks on support for southern Senate President. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director of Information, Office of the Vice-President, stated in Abuja that the vice-president’s remarks were taken out context. The vice-president met with senators campaigning for the emergenceContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has signed the Students Loans Bill into Law, which was part of his campaigns promises. The law would allow indigent students in tertiary institutions to access a Federal Government loan for the duration of their studies. Mr Dele Alake, a presidential spokesman, disclosed thisContinue Reading
By Ephraims Sheyin, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In faraway New York in 2019 then Plateau governor, Simon Lalong, made one of the speeches that was expected to define his tenure as the Chief Executive of the state Addressing attendees to the Global Citizens Festival, an event thatContinue Reading
By Ephraims Sheyin As Nigeria marks yet another democracy day on June 12, pundits have continued to evaluate the significance of that day to the nation’s struggle for freedom and representative governance. Former President Muhammadu Buhari had, on June 6, 2018, declared June 12 as Nigeria’s democracy day instead ofContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Nigerian women’s senior cricket team on Saturday defeated their Rwandan counterparts by six wickets in their opening game of the 9th KwibukaT20 Women’s tournament. The game at the Gahanga Cricket Stadium in Kigali saw the hosts winning the toss and opting to bat. Gisele Ishimwe had theContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Saturday viewed the first video evidence presented before it by Mr Peter Obi and his party, Labour party. Obi and his party are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought President Bola Tinubu into power. RespondentsContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The 9th Senate had passed 500 Bills in four years, says the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. He said this in his remarks on Saturday during the valedictory session for the outgoing senators of the 9th Assembly. “Today, I address you with mixed emotions. On the one hand,Continue Reading
By Amina Ahmed Bauchi State on Saturday moved to vaccinate girls in the state against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). It plans to target girls between the ages of nine years and 14 years as HPV is the most common sexually-transmitted infection. The Bauchi Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA) consequentlyContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger accompanied 340 pilgrims and three officials from the state to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to bid them farewell for the 2023 hajj. A statement by Hajiya Ummikhaltume Kuta, Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor in Minna on Saturday, said the governorContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, says medical colleges in Nigeria must develop the capacity to train more doctors to bridge the brain drain gap in the sector. Hamzat spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday while reacting toContinue Reading
