By Bosede Olufunmi The Police on Thursday arraigned a 29-year-old domestic worker, Alkasim Hamza, before a Sharia Court in Kano for alleged breach of trust. Hamza, who lives at Tal’udu Quarters, Kano State, is facing a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecutor, Insp. Abdullahi Wada,Continue Reading
Reps Umaru donates 300KVA transformers to 3 communities in Nassarawa Transformers By Sunday John Nassarawa-Eggon (Nasarawa State), Aug. 10, 2023 (NAN) Rep. Jeremiah Umaru (APC-Nasarawa), House of Representatives member from Akwanga/Nassarawa-Eggon/Wamba Federal Constituency has donated three 300KVA transformers to three communities in the state. The benefiting communities include:Continue Reading
By Nabilu Balarabe The Yobe Government on Thursday said it employed 5,000 graduates drawn from 178 political wards across the state from 2020 to 2023. Alhaji Garba Bilal, the Head of Service (HoS), disclosed this at a media briefing in Damaturu. He said 2,670 of the 5,000Continue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has called for patronage of indigenous engineering firms for accelerated infrastructural development and nation’s economic growth. Zulum made call at the 31st Engineering Assembly of Council for Regulatory of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that in recognition ofContinue Reading
Abdulrahman Kadiri By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) At the inauguration of Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, chaired by Mr Taiwo Oyedele, President Bola Tinubu said his administration is committed to breaking the cycle of over reliance on borrowing to fund public expenditure. The implicationContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced about 50 grant recipients who are developing global health and development solutions for their communities using artificial intelligence (AI) enabled large language models (LLMs). The foundation made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, following an overwhelming response to itsContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche Wild Africa Fund has called for the protection of Lions by reducing illegal bushmeat consumption and supporting better protection of their shrinking habitat. The organization also calls for championing anti-poaching measures. Mr Kelechukwu Iruoma, Wild Africa Fund Nigeria Representative, made the call in a statement on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz The Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are holding a meeting on Thursday in Abuja on the political situation in the Niger Republic. The leaders are to decide on the next lines of action after the series of propositionContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan A life coach, Mr Ndubuisi Onyenma, on Wednesday, has advised youths to have positive mentality toward life, irrespective of any situation to prevent depression. He gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on the sidelines of an Emotional WellbeingContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi Dr Maryam Muhammad, the Executive Director of National Veterinary Research Institute of (NVRI), has warned farmers and veterinary doctors against fake anthrax vaccine in the livestock market. Muhammad gave the warning on Wednesday at the consultative meeting of stakeholders with the federal department of veterinary and pestContinue Reading
