January 9, 2024
Tinubu’s govt to spend N11.54 trillion on security, CCTV cameras on nine highways
In the next couple of months, the Bola Tinubu-led administration will spend a total of N11.54 trillion on the installation of Closed Circuit Television Cameras (CCTVs) on nine highways across the country. According to the Minister of Works, David Umahi, the projects includes the installation of solar lighting as well as provision of adequate security […]
Glo Denies Owing MTN N1.6bn
Nigerian telecommunications company, Globacom Ltd has denied the claim regarding unpaid connection charges owed to MTN. News Agency of Nigeria quotes a reliable source in Globacom as saying that the N1.6 billion in question had previously been paid without any issue. The clarification follows a public pre-disconnection warning sent by the Nigerian Communication Commission on […]
Unknown woman steals newborn baby at Lafia hospital
A yet-to-be-identified woman stole a new-born baby boy at the postnatal ward of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia on Tuesday. Mother of the one-day-old baby, Mrs Wosilat Suleiman, told newsmen that she was delivered of the baby early on Tuesday through Caesarean Section. “My relation that was looking after me introduced the strange woman she […]
Rivers Assembly passes resolution asking Governor Fubara to re-present 2024 budget
The Rivers House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Governor Siminialaye Fubara to re-present the state 2024 budget and the medium-term expenditure framework for consideration. This followed the adoption of a motion by the speaker, Martin Amaewhu, during the 90th plenary of the House at the legislators’ quarters, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday. Presenting the […]
Nigerian Arrested For Trafficking Cocaine Worth N133m in India
The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai’s Bandra Unit apprehended a Nigerian drug peddler and seized cocaine valued at approximately Rs 1.25 crore, according to officials. The ANC Bandra Unit conducted a special operation on January 8, targeting drug traffickers in an area of Mumbai, leading to the arrest of a Nigerian national found in possession […]
Aiyedatiwa approves N1.2bn for payment of Ondo retirees’ gratuities
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Ondo governor, has approved the sum of N1.2 billion to offset outstanding gratuities of retired workers in the state. According to a statement by Sina Adeyeye, press officer at the office of the head of service, the payment is for the gratuities owed by the Olusegun Mimiko-led administration of 2014. Adeyeye said the […]
Court declares Anyanwu as valid PDP national secretary
A federal high court in Abuja has declared Samuel Anyanwu as the valid national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a judgment on Tuesday, Inyang Ekwo, presiding judge, also restrained the national leadership of the PDP from appointing any person as acting national secretary until the completion of Anyanwu’s four-year tenure on December […]
Nigerian Singer Zuwa Shot Dead In US
American-based Nigerian singer Osazuwa Agbonayinma popularly known as Zuwa and as one part of the duo known as Roze has been shot and killed in the United States of America. Although details about the circumstances around his death are still sketchy, his father and former Nigerian lawmaker Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma confirmed to Entertainment News on Channels […]
Tinubu’s government inaugurates committee to combat fake certificates
President Bola Tinubu-led government, through the Ministry of Education, on Tuesday inaugurated a committee to combat the fake certificate menace. “Education Minister, Prof. Tahir Mamman, will this afternoon, inaugurate an inter-ministerial committee on degree mills,” Ben Goong, the spokesperson for the ministry, said in a notice to journalists. Following an investigation by Daily Nigerian, exposing […]
President Tinubu cuts expenditures on all travels by 60%
In a bid to significantly reduce the cost of government, President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday approved the slash of expenditure on all international and local travels of government officials by 60%. The spokesperson of the President, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this via a televised broadcast on Tuesday and can be seen on the official X (formerly […]