October 19, 2024
Governor Adeleke Bags 2024 Best Civil Service Loving Governor in Nigeria Award
Osun State helmsman, Senator Ademola Adeleke has bagged an award of excellence as the 2024 Best Civil Service Loving Governor in Nigeria. Presenting the award to the Governor in his office, the President, of Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) who also doubles as the Vice-president, of Nigeria Labour Congress,(NLC) Southwest Zone, Comrade Oluwole Adeleye said […]
Kebbi shuts health college over student rampage
The Kebbi State Government has announced the closure of the College of Health Technology, Jega, following a demonstration by students of the college. Commissioner for Higher Education in the state, Isah Abubakar-Tunga, disclosed this in a release in Birnin Kebbi, on Thursday, noting that if the demonstration was allowed to continue, it might escalate to […]
Blackout in Kano, Kaduna as vandals destroy electricity towers
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has said that two towers along its 330kV Shiroro-Kaduna transmission lines have been vandalised, causing damage to sections of both lines. This has resulted in blackouts in some areas of Kano and Kaduna states. The commission said it received a report of the damage from its Shiroro Regional office on […]
Jigawa tanker fire: Families mourn loved ones as death toll hits 170
No fewer than 170 people have now been confirmed dead in the tanker explosion that rocked Jigawa State on Tuesday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Adam, in a statement on Friday, noted that 70 others were still critically injured in different hospitals. He said, “The death toll in the petrol tanker explosion […]
Youths to protest Oyo-Ogbomoso highway abandonment
A Youth Coalition in Ogbomoso has announced that it will embark on a peaceful demonstration over the neglect of the Oyo-Ogbomoso express road by the Federal Government. The protest which is slated for today, Saturday, would start hold between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm at Takie Junction, Ogbomoso. This was made known in a statement […]
‘Office invasion’: DSS files N5.5bn defamation suit against SERAP
The Department of State Services has demanded N5.5 billion in damages from the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a civil society organisation (CSO), for an alleged false claim that the secret police said tarnished its image. Last month, SERAP said the DSS agents were “unlawfully occupying” its office in Abuja, the nation’s capital, adding […]
EPL: Ten Hag reacts as Man Utd terminate Ferguson’s contract
Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has claimed that the Premier League’s club decision to rip up Sir Alex Ferguson’s £2million-a-year contract will have an impact. Ferguson is set to miss Saturday’s clash with Brentford at Old Trafford. It is the first game since the Scot was informed by co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe that this […]
Jigawa Commissioner, Sankara denies having illicit affairs with married woman in uncompleted building
Commissioner of Special Duties in Jigawa State, Auwal Danladi Sankara, has refuted a statement issued by the Kano Hisbah Command, which alleged his involvement in an illicit affair with a married woman in an uncompleted building. This follows reports of an alleged affair under suspicious circumstances involving Auwal Danladi Sankara, which went viral across various […]
Nigeria seeks fresh $500m World Bank loan
The Federal Government is discussing with the World Bank the possibility of securing a $500m loan to support basic education, according to Punch. This is according to the Programme Information Document for the loan project obtained on Friday. The loan is part of the World Bank’s HOPE for Quality Basic Education for All initiative, which […]
AfDB, others to mobilize $15 billion for ECOWAS’ Lagos-Abidjan highway project – Akinwunmi Adeshina
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has confirmed that his institution, in collaboration with others, will mobilize $15 billion for the construction of the Lagos-Abidjan Highway project. Adesina made this announcement on Friday in Abuja during the 90th birthday celebration of former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon. The Lagos-Abidjan Highway […]