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Nigeria has recorded a huge gain following the president’s negotiations as the United Arab Emirates, UAE, has lifted the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers after almost one year. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale,.this follows an historic agreement between President Bola Tinubu and his UAE […]
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed 10 persons. A resident of Kulben village, Moses Fwan confirmed the attack to journalists in the late hours of yesterday, Monday 11th September. Fwan said the incident which happened on Sunday night also left several houses belonging to villagers destroyed by […]
Tragedy struck in Niger yesterday after a boat capsized in the Mokwa Local Government area of the state. The exact number of people on-board the boat and the cause of the accident was reportedly a head-on collision with a tree. The Chairman of Mokwa Local Government, Jibrim Muregi, who says rescue efforts are ongoing and further confirmed that 21 dead bodies were […]
The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Nigeria in October as part of moves to further strengthen economic ties between both nations. Presidential aide Ajuri Ngelale made this known in a statement he issued on yesterday, Sunday 10th September. According to him, the decision was reached on the sidelines of the G-20 meeting in New Delhi, India, where President […]
The Government of Enugu State says it will augment funding for development projects by local government councils in the state to the tune of 60 per cent to speed up grassroots development, especially in the areas of agriculture, agro-allied industrialisation and critical infrastructure. The government made this known after a meeting of the Enugu State […]
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has dared contractors threatening litigation over the ministry’s plan to encourage the use of concrete as an alternative to asphalt for road construction. He also dismissed speculations that he was pursuing this agenda to pave way for his company to take over contracts. Umahi, who stated this at a […]
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Kano State chapter has joined the nationwide warning strike with the shutting down of government offices and other facilities in the state. It was gathered that as early as 5 a.m. today, the labour union were on ground to carry out enforcement. The State Vice Chairman of the union, Ado Riruwai […]
Our correspondents Teniola Adeniyi and Happy Jimam took to town to get a feel of what some citizens make of his performance so far. According to some Nigerians, the removal of fuel subsidy on petroleum by the President has resulted in the hike in prices of goods and services which has affected all facets of […]
Police Service Commission, PSC, Solomon Arase, has inaugurated an 11-member board for recruiting personnel into the Nigeria Police. Mr. Arase says the inauguration of the board was a symbolic milestone not only for PSC and the Nigeria Police Force but also for Nigeria’s security architecture. He says the inauguration of the board was in line with one of the statutory […]
The judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja tomorrow Wednesday 6th September, the military and the police are saying that they will not condone any unlawful action by troublemakers. The Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, warned those who might be planning to cause violence on that day to resist the urge or face the consequences. The tribunal, in a statement, […]
