Nigeria’s Timipre Sylva has resigned as the country’s minister of state for petroleum to seek a new term as governor of oil-producing Bayelsa State in the southern Niger Delta, ministry and presidency sources told Reuters on Thursday. Sylva’s resignation comes at a time of political transition in Nigeria, with President Muhammadu Buhari serving his final…
The Kano State Governor-elect, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, has appointed Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa as his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, for the transition period. In a letter signed by the Chairman of the Gubernatorial Transition Committee on behalf of the Governor-Elect, Mr. Bature’s appointment was described as a well-deserved as it was based on his…
“…if a product you want to advertise in Nigeria territory is made in Nigeria, grown in Nigeria or processed in Nigeria, then you must make sure that the advert is also produced in Nigeria”
– Lai Mohammed
No less than 75 public places including airports, tertiary institutions and markets in the country will benefit free internet service following the approval by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, of contracts worth N24.20 billion for the provision of broadband The project is aimed at supporting micro, small and medium enterprises, the Minister of Communications and…
Dangote Industries on Wednesday announced the completion of its N200bn series 1 and 2 Bonds listing on Nigerian Exchange Limited. The Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Olakunle Alake, speaking at the closing-gong ceremony to commemorate the listing of the bond held at the Exchange on Wednesday, expressed delight after the listing. Alake, who…
Nigerian military troops have intercepted over 2,000 cows after a fierce gun battle with armed bandits in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. Before the interception, the bandits numbering over 500 from the Birnin-Gwari axis in Kaduna State in a convoy of about 100 motorcycles had raided several communities in Mariga. An eyewitness,…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has destroyed over two million bottles of alcohol confiscated in the state. According to Daily Trust on Thursday, the board stated that the action was taken to strengthen its fight against the importation, sale, and consumption of alcohol, which is illegal in the state. Hisbah’s Commandant, Sheikh Sani Harun Ibn-Sina,…
Ahead of health implications of consuming food prepared by vendors, especially those doing their business beside open drainages, the Nigerian Council of Food Science and Technology said it will commissioned a survey of food facilities in five local government areas of Lagos State. The LGAs where the survey will be conducted include Surulere, Agege, Apapa,…
At least 75 public places including airports, tertiary institutions and markets in the country will benefit free internet service following the approval by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, of contracts worth N24.20 billion for the provision of broadband The project is aimed at supporting micro, small and medium enterprises, the Minister of Communications and Digital…
Nigeria’s National Population Commission, NPC, has Wednesday debunked rumors that the 2023 Population and Housing Census will include questions on religious affiliation. The Commission made this clarification in response to an audio tape circulating on the WhatsApp social media platform that calls on Muslims in Nigeria to refuse to answer questions about their religious affiliations. The…
