The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the killing of AVM Muhammad Maisaka (rtd), by unknown gunmen, at his residence in Ragasi, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammad Jalige confirmed the incident to...
The attention of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has been drawn to a statement issued by the media aide to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Umar Gwandu, on Friday 5th November 2021 published in the Nation Newspaper...
It can be noticed that some reports contain wilful statements suggesting that some government officers were acting without due process in the settlement of certain judgement debts (totalling $418million) arising from the deduction and refunds due to the states...
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries had risen to 45 million – up by three million in 2021 – as acute hunger spikes...
The chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Sagamu branch, Ogun State, Olufemi Adeniyi Esq, has faulted media reports alleging that the relations of late Femi Osibona, who owned the collapsed Ikoyi building, were at war. Adeniyi, in a statement titled, "Putting...
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has vaccinated 5,770,899 eligible persons with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination while 3,146,885 have taken the second dose (fully vaccinated). The Director, Planning Research and Statistics, NPHCDA, Dr. Abdullahi Bulama Garba,...
The Managing Director, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has charged employees to uphold high ethical standards, integrity and sound corporate governance while providing financial services to the banking public. Onyeali-Ikpe gave the charge in a statement on Monday in...
Transactions on the Nigerian stock market closed on a positive note with the market capitalisation gaining N644 billion to hit N22 trillion mark, amid gains by telecommunication companies. Specifically, the market capitalisation inched higher by N644 billion to close at...
The prevalence of the various security threats in Nigeria has adversely affected food security thereby posing new dimension of threats to the country, Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), has said. Magashi stated this at the opening of a...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is targeting revenue of N632.39 billion for the 2022 fiscal year. Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, stated this during budget defence before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Communications in Abuja. According...