By Gift Bayo Some FCT residents on Sunday appealed to the Federal Government to provide buses and rail transportation in Abuja to ease the high cost of transportation for workers. The residents, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the removal of fuel subsidy had ledContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala Kenise Hill, Deputy Political and Economic Chief, U.S. Consulate, says including women in climate action will help create a more sustainable and equitable future for all. Hill said this in a statement made available by the consulate to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. She said the consulateContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 57,450 pills of tramadol, rohypnol and exol-5 along Abaji-Abuja highway from a suspect, Mr Joseph Usman. A statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said that 4,082 bottles of codeine-based syrup were alsoContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Product on board a vessel, MT PRAISEL, impounded by Tantita Security Service Ltd. (a private security company, engaged by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPCL), was not stolen crude oil, the Navy has declared. The declaration was made on Sunday in Abuja by the Director of NavalContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde The Society of Women in Taxation (SWIT) FCT, Abuja Chapter, has called on Nigerians to embrace tax payment in order to support governments’ efforts in providing social services to the citizens. Mrs Biola Saliu, Coordinator of the group, made the call during her investiture as the 4thContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Sen. Ahmed Wadada (SDP-Nasarawa West), on Sunday expressed willingness to partner with the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Consult to train about 5,000 youths on the Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Wadada, who holds the traditional title of Sarkin Yakin Keffi, made this known during a meeting withContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Igoche Mark has lauded Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, D’Tigress for their victory at the 2023 Afrobasket championship in Kigali, Rwanda. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that defending champions D’Tigress on Saturday, defeated their Senegalese counterparts 84 – 74 in the final of the championshipContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Mr Segun Odunmbaku, the Chairman, Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), says 14 mini-buses have been released to ease movevent for residents in the LCDA. Odunmbaku said this in a statement on his two years in office on Saturday in Lagos. He said the release of theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says there is no plan to deploy youth corps members to Niger Republic to fight a war to restore democracy in that country. The NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, said this in a statement on Saturday inContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Sen. Ahmed Wadada, has advised President Bola Tinubu to appoint an Auditor General of the Federation in compliance with the Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution. Wadada (SDP-Nasarawa West) said this in a letter to Tinubu, made available to the NewsContinue Reading
