NIGERIA is grappling with an environmental emergency, as heaps of plastic waste and garbage clutter streets, just days after the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Overflowing dumpsters, blocked drains, and littered gutters have become common sights, worsening the nation’s waste…
NASARAWA State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) says it has concluded arrangements to begin the distribution of relief materials to 17 communities in five Local Government Areas (LGAs) affected by the 2024 flood. The Director General of the agency, Mr…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged the Chinese government to increase the two billion dollar currency swap between Nigeria and China to enhance trade between the two countries. He also called for an upward review of the 50 billion…
By Inusa Ndahi MAMMOTH crowd besieged the popular Maiduguri Eye Hospital located along Damboa road within the Metropolis jostling to acquire the mega free Eye treatment and surgery cases related to cataract among other related illnesses. Recall that Senator…
PETER Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections has reaffirmed commitment to supporting the newly established University on the Niger in Anambra. Obi gave the assurance while speaking during the grand formal opening of the University’s…
THE Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani says telecom tariffs will soon increase but not by 100 per cent. Rising from a stakeholders meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on Wednesday in Abuja, Tijani said…
THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has commenced comprehensive rehabilitation procedure and interview session with the rescued victims of human trafficking, Miss Odunayo Isaac, who arrived in Nigeria from Iraq a few days ago.…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Frank Aig-Imoukhuede, on his 90th birthday, describing him as a national treasure whose contributions have shaped and enriched Nigeria’s cultural and literary landscape. Born on Jan. 8, 1935 in Edunabon, Osun, Aig-Imoukhuede’s career…
IN its quest to enforce integrity and rid its fold of fraudulent elements, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, dismissed twenty seven (27) officers from its workforce in 2024. The officers were dismissed for various offences bordering on fraudulent…
THE Federal Government has upgraded the Medium Security Custodial Centres in Kuje and Suleja to improve the living conditions and rehabilitation of inmates. Speaking during the facility tour on Tuesday, the Acting Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS),…
