Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has disclosed that the state government would set up a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate how the affairs of governance were conducted in the State before he assumed office. Governor Fubara stated this on Monday after swearing in Dagogo Iboroma as the Attorney General of the state shortly…
Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State has assured the parents and the entire residents of Kogi State that the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene, will be rescued. The governor said hundreds of security agents and hunters who are familiar with the landscape of the area have been deployed…
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, officially assented to the Kano State Premarital Health Screening Law, which mandates premarital health screening for all prospective couples. As per the new law, no wedding will be permitted in Kano without the presentation of a health screening certificate for genotype, hepatitis B and C, HIV/AIDS,…
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has increased the fare for this year’s pilgrimmage to Saudi Arabia by N1,918,032.91, setting a deadline of March 28, 2024. This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Fatima Sanda Usara. Attributing the development to the current forex crisis, which Nigeria has been battling…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has held talks with a South Korean consortium led by Daewoo E & C on the development of gas projects in Nigeria. The discussions which held in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday were aimed at deepening NNPC Ltd.’s drive to tap into the nation’s vast gas resources to…
The New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to update its records on the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, membership, insisting that Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso remained expelled. The party said this in a statement, on Saturday, by its Board of Trustees, BoT, Chairman, Dr Temitope Aluko. They also urged…
Tinubu names Ali Nuhu, 10 others as heads of agencies President Bola Tinubu on Friday named Kannywood’s actor, Ali Nuhu as the Managing-Director, Nigerian Film Corporation. Others appointed appointed as new Chief Executive Officers for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy include: (1) Tola Akerele — Director-General, National Theatre (2)…
Following the approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will disburse N683,429,268 billion as the 2024 Intervention Funds for public tertiary education institutions in the country. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this on Friday during the Fund’s strategic planning meeting with heads of beneficiary-institutions in Abuja. Echono said…
The Supreme Court in abuja has affirmed the re-election and victory of the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu’s victory was upheld by the tribunal and Appeal Court in the state. The kernel of the case of the Labour Party candidate in the election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, was on Sanwo-Olu’s running mate qualifications. He claimed…
By Barbara Bako, Abuja In fulfilment of its commitment to eliminate the backlog of pending matured foreign exchange in Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has recently disbursed approximately US $61.64 million to foreign airlines through various banks. This initiative is part of the CBN’s efforts to decrease its remaining liability…
