The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, urged Muslim faithful to use the occasion of the commencement of the Islamic New Year, Hijrah 1446 to internalise the lessons of …
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Tinubu demands commitment, funding towards regional standby force
President Bola Tinubu has called on ECOWAS Heads of State and Government to work towards the establishment and sustenance of a regional standby force for the security and economic advancement …
Read More »Reps threaten to arrest NIMASA DG over alleged CSR failures
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Safety and Administration Agency, Dayo Mobereola, to appear before it on July 17, 2024, …
Read More »Mother, daughter die in Ogun gas explosion
A 40-year-old woman named Rafiat Sheriff and her seven-year-old daughter, Asisat, were killed in a gas explosion at their home on Church Street, along Èbúté Road, in the Ibafo area …
Read More »Tinubu’s inaction on Kano emirate crisis may affect 2027 re-election bid — NNPP chair
The Chairman of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, Hashimu Dungurawa, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu that his perceived stance and laxity over the Kano lingering Emirship tussle may negatively work …
Read More »NACA, N’Assembly, others commit to fight HIV/AIDS beyond 2030
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has partnered with the National Assembly, the United States Agency for International Development, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and the …
Read More »How to end Rivers political crisis – Okupe
A former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, has described the political crisis in Rivers as a “total misfortune”, saying that it requires a political solution. Okupe, a former Director-General of …
Read More »Oyebanji threatens to punish errant herdsmen destroying crops
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has threatened sanctions for herders that rear their cattle beyond the zone earmarked for them to graze. Oyebanji said the state government owed it …
Read More »Student loan: 36 state-owned institutions onboarded – NELFUND
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund said a total of 36 state-owned tertiary institutions had been onboarded for the Student loan, noting that the students of the institutions can commence their …
Read More »SSANU, NASU begin nationwide protest Tuesday
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions have directed their members across the country to mobilise for a nationwide protest. In …
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