By Angela Atabo The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has commended President Bola Tinubu for subsidy removal and tasked him on palliatives for Nigerians. Mr Debo Ahmed, National President of IPMAN, said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja . Ahmed said that for a long time IPMAN hadContinue 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 Rukayat Adeyemi The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has donated receptacles to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos, Kano and Rivers states, to commemorate the 2023 World Environment Day, celebrated globally on June 5. Dr Tony Okpanachi, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, DBN, said this in a statement on SaturdayContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Members of the Institute of Directors (IoD) on Saturday in Lagos embarked on a 10-kilometre walk to restate their commitments to a healthier work-life balance in the country. Dr Ije Jidenma, President, IoD, during the ‘walk for life’, said the event was the institute’s contribution to theContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan says the short video of students clad in white and half naked that went viral was not ritual activities as being rumoured. The Registrar of the institution, Mrs Modupe Fawale, made the clarification in a statement in Ibadan on Saturday. TheContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Adinya Arise Foundation (AAF) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu support on advocacy for a female inclusion in the National Assembly leadership elections. The Executive Director of AAF, Mabel Ade, made the appeal in a letter titled “urgent call for support in promoting female inclusion inContinue Reading
