By Gabriel Yough The Police Command in Taraba on Monday confirmed the electrocution of a family of four around Dinyavo area of Jalingo, the state capital. Mr Abdullahi Usman, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident in a statement in Jalingo. According to him, the incident happened around 11:00Continue Reading
By Deborah Coker Mrs Astrid Arens, An Environmental Protection Sustainability expert/Founder, Digital International Platform for Environmental Protection (DIPESH), has called on Nigeria to key into the EU Green Deal, expected to start by January, 2024. Arens made the call on Monday in Abuja at an Environmental Protection Sustainability and HumanityContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) has called for a renewed spirit of patriotism and nationality among Nigerians as the nation marks its 63rd independence anniversary. Dr Yusuf Suberu, National Coordinator, Road Traffic and Vehicle Inspection Mayors, made the call in a message to commemorate theContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris A civil society organisation, Women Professional Alliances (NWPA), has thrown its weight behind the reform agenda of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein. The Spokesperson for the group, Mrs Christine Ezekwe, stated this at a news conference on Sunday in Abuja. She advised theContinue Reading
By Ishaq Zaki The Zamfara Chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called on the workers in the state to unanimously join the planned nationwide industrial action as directed by the national headquarters of the two bodies. The State NLC Chairman, MrContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The University of Benin says some fraud syndicates have been arrested over admission racketeering. The university announced this in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, on Sunday in Benin. According to her, members of the syndicates go as far asContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye A Nigerian author and novelist, Gbenga Sokefun, has called on African leaders to beam searchlight on human trafficking of the male child. Sokefun, the author of a fiction, “Adigun”, in a release made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos said thatContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame Mr Aliyu Tahir, Managing Director, Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing the 2023 Electricity Act into law. Mrs Ama Umoren, Head, Communication and Protocol, NEMSA in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said Tahir stated this while felicitating with TinubuContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has lauded the country’s founding fathers for their doggedness, patriotism and activism that culminated into Nigeria’s freedom from colonialists 63 years ago. He stated this on Sunday in Abuja in an address to Nigerians on the nation’s 63rd Independence Anniversary. He said that theirContinue Reading
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that the state government has reached an agreement with the Federal Government to jointly rehabilitate the federal roads in the state. Otti said this on Saturdayat the Government House, Umuahia, during a media parley organised by the state governmentContinue Reading
