HAJJ 2024: GOV YUSUF APPROVES N500,000 SUBSIDY EACH FOR KANO’S PILGRIMS
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved a subsidy of N500,000 each for intending pilgrims from the state. This was disclosed...
NIGERIA: EDITORS GUILD CALLS FOR ACTION ON SECURITY, ABDUCTED JOURNALIST, AND ECONOMY
Nigeria's Guild of Editors (NGE) is urging the government to ramp up efforts against the growing insecurity issues across the country. The statement came after...
ROAD CONSTRUCTION: LAGOS GOVT SIGNS MOU WITH FAAN
In a significant step towards enhancing infrastructure development, the Lagos State Government, through the Office of Public-Private Partnerships and the State Ministry of Works and...
UPDATE: FCT NSCDC DEPLOYS 5,230 PERSONNEL FOR EASTER CELEBRATION
The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, Olusola Odumosu, has deployed 5,230 personnel across the FCT for the Easter celebrations....
JUST IN: CBN RAISES INTEREST RATE TO 24.75%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has hiked the benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points to 24.75 percent....
TINUBU TO ATTEND WEDNESDAY BURIAL OF 17 SOLDIERS KILLED IN DELTA
The Nigerian Army says soldiers killed in the Okuama community in Delta State are to be buried on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the National...
KANO COURT SENTENCES CHINESE TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING NIGERIAN GIRLFRIEND
The Kano State High Court has sentenced a Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Ummukalthuum Buhari. Recall...
FLORIDA STATE GOVERNOR BANS CHILDREN UNDER 14 FROM HAVING SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
Florida State Governor, Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that will prohibit children younger than 14 from joining social media in the state, reports...
ABIKE DABIRI HAILS APPOINTMENT OF PROF. OLAOLUWA AS FIRST DG, DIASPORA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated Prof. Senayon Olaoluwa on his appointment as the first Director General of the newly...
JUST IN: ONDO APC GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANT PAUL AKINTELURE IS DEAD
Paul Akintelure, an All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Ondo, passed away. Early on Tuesday, Alex Kalejaye, the APC's Ondo State spokesperson, verified...