By Bosede Olufunmi The Federal Fire Service (FFS) said it would inaugurate fire stations within the markets across the country. The Zonal Controller, FFS in charge of Kano and Jigawa, Assistant Controller General (ACG), Ahmed Garba-Karaye, stated this when he visited Singer Market to assess the level of damage causedContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologungba The President/Founder of Aspire Women Forum, Mrs Zainab Marwa, has unveiled a book, titled “101 Nigerian Women of Impact” showcasing the inspiring stories of women who have excelled in their fields. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the unveiling of the book was hosted byContinue Reading
By Olanrewaju Akojede The Flying Eagles of Nigeria returned to the country Monday evening after bagging bronze at the just-concluded U-20 African Cup of Nations in Cairo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the third place winning contingent touched down at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja, aboard aContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi JAMB has shifted the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) mock examination earlier scheduled for Thursday, March 16 to Thursday, March 30. Its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the shift became necessary because of the postponement ofContinue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The Federal Fire Service (FFS) said property valued at more than N23.3 billion were lost to fire outbreaks in the country between October and December, 2022. This is contained in a statistical report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja byContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate is to resume plenary on Tuesday (March 21), the Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, has said. A statement issued by Akubueze on Monday in Abuja said that the plenary had been rescheduled from March 14 to March 21. He said: “This is toContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal The Police Command in Ogun, says it has arrested five suspected members of a ritual gang, which specialises in exhuming corpses from graves and removing body parts for rituals. The Police Spokesman , Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday, saidContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB), has signed a 362,000 Euros grant agreement with Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund. The bank in a statement said the grant would prepare additional studies under the second-phase of developing a strategic plan for managing water resources in the Komadugu-Yobe Basin inContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Prof. Zakari Ladan of the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Kaduna State University (KASU), and other co-researchers, have developed a mosquito repellent fabric. In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of KASU, Adamu Bargo, in Kaduna on Sunday, the institution said this was part ofContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday urged the electorate in Nasarawa to vote for its gubernatorial candidate, David Ombugadu, for sustainable healthcare and infrastructure development. Mrs Louise Gyunka, Chief Coordinator of the PDP rally in Karu Local Government Area of the state made the call inContinue Reading
