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Energy commission accuses Enugu of methanol project disruption
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Keyamo defends approval of private airstrip amid controversy
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Kaduna gov reopens market after 10-year closure, calls for peace
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No commissioner under me will develop high blood pressure – Fubara
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Ogun monarch demands support for healthcare infrastructure
Petrol-laden tanker spills content in Osun community
A tanker carrying petroleum product spilled its contents after involving in an accident in the Adeeke area of Iwo, Osun State on Sunday. The tanker, coming from Ibadan-end along Iwo/Ibadan Road, was s...
15th December 2024
Energy commission accuses Enugu of methanol project disruption
The Energy Commission of Nigeria has raised the alarm about the police arrest of its workers at the construction site of the multi-billion Naira “Renewed Hope” Bio-Methanol Pilot Plant loc...
15th December 2024
Keyamo defends approval of private airstrip amid controversy
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has defended his decision to approve a private airstrip amid rising concerns and allegations of preferential treatment. Keyamo said t...
15th December 2024
Kaduna gov reopens market after 10-year closure, calls for peace
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has reopened the Kidandan market in Giwa Local Government Area after a decade-long closure caused by banditry and insecurity. The reopening on Sunday marks ano...
15th December 2024
No commissioner under me will develop high blood pressure – Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has attributed greater efficiency and effectiveness in governance to the creation of a conducive internal work environment for his cabinet members and officer...
15th December 2024
Ogun monarch demands support for healthcare infrastructure
Ogun State monarch, the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Adetona, on Sunday, appealed to public-spirited individuals and corporate organisations to support efforts aimed at enhanc...
15th December 2024
BREAKING: ECOWAS okays withdrawal of Niger, Mali, B’Faso by January 2025
The Economic Community of West African States has approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso as member states from January 29, 2025. It also declared a six-month transition period lasting...
15th December 2024
NPHCDA, NASS, health minister take free medical outreach to Bauchi
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, in partnership with the National Assembly and Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, organised a Free Medical Outreach for r...
15th December 2024
FCTA unveils colposcopy machine to tackle cervical cancer
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has launched a colposcopy machine for the early detection and treatment of cervical cancer among women. This was disclosed on Sunday in a press statement s...
15th December 2024
Tinubu urges ECOWAS leaders to emulate Ghana's democratic maturity
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday urged leaders in West Africa to draw inspiration from Ghana’s recent peaceful elections as a model of democratic maturity and commitment to national unity. Tinubu...
15th December 2024
Reconstruction of Kaduna’s 188-year-old mosque begins
A Kaduna State monarch, Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli, has said that the decision to demolish 188-year-old Malam Abdulkarim Central Mosque Zaria was a painful decision that weighed heavily upon ...
15th December 2024
Family faults Oborevwori's silence on deaths of Okuama leaders in military custody
The family of Pa Dennis Okugbaye, the second leader of Okuama community in Delta State, has criticised Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for remaining silent six days after the elderly leader died in milita...
15th December 2024
Caution Shettima over Kemi Badenoch attack, Igboho urges Tinubu
Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution Vice President Kashim Shettima against further verbal attacks on Kemi Badenoch,...
15th December 2024
Don't forget your roots, CMD appeals to Nigerian doctors abroad
The Chief Medical Director, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Prof. Ebenezer Ajayi, has advised medical and healthcare practitioners who had gone abroad for greener pastures to consider contributi...
15th December 2024
Grid failures national embarrassment, says APC chieftain
A prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called for an in-depth investigation into the recurring collapses of Nigeria’s national grid, de...
15th December 2024
PICTORIAL: Obasanjo hosts Kwankwaso, Donald Duke in Ogun
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday hosted former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Kwankwaso, who was the N...
15th December 2024
Goods destroyed as night fire razes warehouse in Anambra
Goods and property estimated to be worth several millions of naira were destroyed when fire razed a commercial warehouse (name withheld) located at Tabansi Estate, Limca Road opposite Crunches, Nkpor,...
15th December 2024
NEMA embarks on nationwide fire awareness campaign
The National Emergency Management Agency has launched a nationwide fire awareness and sensitisation campaign in the country to reduce the risk of fire outbreaks during the harmattan season. The initia...
15th December 2024
Ex-VON DG blames PDP for Nigeria's drift towards one-party state
A former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr Osita Okechukwu, says the Peoples Democratic Party should be held accountable for Nigeria’s slide into a one-party state, not the ruling All Progres...
15th December 2024
JUST IN: Nigeria pays N85bn as ECOWAS levy for 2023, 2024
Nigeria, on December 13, 2024, paid N85bn ($54m) as community levy to the Economic Community of West African States. This constitutes 100 per cent of its levy from January 2023 to July 2024. President...
15th December 2024
Harmattan fuels demand for tea, akara in Kano
Tea, noodle and bean cake (akara or kosai) sellers in Kano have reported a surge in their businesses as the harmattan season intensifies. A visit by the News Agency of Nigeria to some parts of the cit...
15th December 2024
Why I didn’t attend Shiloh — Dino Melaye
A former Kogi State Senator, Dino Melaye, has criticised the absence of Bishop David Abioye from Shiloh 2024, the annual gathering organised by the Living Faith Church Worldwide. Melaye, a known publi...
15th December 2024
FG secures conviction of 325 terrorists
Over 325 terrorists have been prosecuted and convicted by the Federal Government. This feat was achieved in Phase 5 and Phase 6 trials held at the Kainji Detention Facility. In the Phase 5 trial, whic...
15th December 2024
FG begins construction of smart police station in Abuja
The Federal Government has commenced the construction of a smart divisional police headquarters and six residential quarters for rank-and-file officers in Mpape, a community in the Bwari Area Council ...
15th December 2024
Tinubu hosts ECOWAS presidents for 66th Ordinary Session at Aso Rock Villa
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, is hosting 11 of his counterparts at the 66th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States. T...
15th December 2024
A'Ibom NLC accepts 13-month salary proposal after initial rejection
The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has reversed its earlier stance and agreed to the state government’s proposal for a 13-month salary in December. This decision was reached ...
15th December 2024
Netizens share shocking police encounters following Kemi Badenoch’s remarks
Shortly after British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch shared comments about the Nigerian police on Saturday, netizens began recounting their experiences on Sunday. Badenoch, who has previously...
15th December 2024
Oyo to boost tourism with 2025 countdown festival
As part of efforts to enhance the tourism sector and drive economic growth in Oyo State, Entertainment and Tourism Production Company, Ninja Naija Incorporated, in partnership with the Oyo State Gover...
15th December 2024
Kano gov urges smooth handover from reassigned commissioners
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has directed all recently reassigned commissioners to complete the handover of their responsibilities by Tuesday, December 17, 2024, ensuring a smooth transitio...
15th December 2024
Enugu gov commits over N2bn to ESUTH upgrade, student hostels
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has stated that his government has committed over N2 billion to upgrade the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital and build student hostels to address accommodati...
15th December 2024
2025: APC gov aspirant slams Soludo over insecurity in Anambra
A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the 2025 Anambra State governorship election, Paul Chukwuma, has strongly criticised the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, for the wors...
15th December 2024
