The Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, has approved N3.9 billion for the payment of all outstanding commitments . A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Abdullahi Bala, stated that commitments ...
The Borno Government is to set up a committee for effective fertiliser distribution, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Usman Zannah, has said. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Maiduguri, that the committee would&n...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it is prepared for the imminent collapse of Lake Nyos and the potential disaster it poses to Benue and other states in Nigeria. Alhaji Alhassan Aliyu, NEMA’s North-Central Zonal Coordinator, to...
Some motorcycle riders, popularly called "Okada", said the ban on their operations in some parts of Ikeja by the Lagos State Government has imposed economic hardship on them. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nige...
Some religious leaders in Lagos on Sunday urged Nigerians to promote the culture of unity and live peacefully among themselves.. They made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) against the backdrop of the security chall...
A two-year-old baby sustained no major injuries when she tumbled out of a seventh floor apartment in eastern Turkey, apparently saved by a lucky landing in snow, Anatolia news agency said Sunday. The unsupervised baby girl fell from the balcony of her ...
South African President Jacob Zuma will marry his fourth wife next weekend, his spokesman confirmed Sunday. Zuma will tie the knot at his family homestead in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal province, said presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj. “I can confi...
French energy group Total has shut down a gas plant in southern Nigeria because of a technical fault during a drilling operation at an oil facility, the company said on its website. “On April 3rd, Total E&P Nigeria Limited (TEPNG) was alerted...
At least one million suspects are to be prosecuted over offences arising from the 2011 voter registration and general elections, the Chairman, INEC Board of Electoral Institute, Prof. Lai Olurode, has said. Olurode, who is also Nati...
Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, former Governor of Kano State, has called on the Federal Government to ensure adequate public enlightenment and restructuring of the newly launched Al-Mmajiri school system. Shekarau, who made the &nb...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kebbi has called on the state government to reconsider its decision to reverse payment of N18,000 minimum wage with all benefits to its workforce. A statement by the state NLC secretary, Kabiru Ab...
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Saturday installed Kehinde Olugbenle as the new monarch (Olu of Ilaro) for Ilaro in Yewa South Local Government area of the state. Ilaro, a major town in the West Senatorial District, had been wit...
Vice President Namadi Sambo has called on Nigerians in the U.S. to support the Federal Government to reconstruct the country. Sambo made the appeal while addressing Nigerians in Diaspora at a Town Hall meeti...
The Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, on Saturday held its 3rd convocation ceremony where 10,212 graduands received Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees in various fields. The ceremony was held at the university’s permanent site Ezzamgbo,&nb...
In the continued bid to ensure safety of lives and property, security around hotels, churches and other strategic areas remained beefed up in Abuja on Sunday. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who went round the city, observed that p...