FEDERAL Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has directed government hospitals to provide free treatment to the people that sustained injuries during a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja. Wike gave the directive in a…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has sympathised with President Bola Tinubu, Gov Charles Soludo of Anambra and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, over the stampedes in their areas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
THE Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has condemned the alleged murder of 37-year-old Nigerian, Mr Julius Chukwunta, by four South Africans. Chukwunta, a native of Aninri Local Government Area in Enugu State, was reportedly attacked on December…
I am deeply saddened and distressed by the tragic loss of lives in desperate searches for food. A few days ago, about 35 people, mostly children, lost their lives in a stampede at a Christmas Funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State.…
WORK is seriously in progress on the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway project as the first 120km is being constructed in Sokoto. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, gave the assurance in a press release on Saturday in Lagos. “It has…
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Saturday, took the campaign against small-sized alcoholic beverages to markets in Uyo. The NAFDAC team which visited the Nyong Essien, Udo Umana and Akpan Andem Markets in…
THE Federal Government has allocated a whopping ₦27bn for the entitlements of former presidents, vice presidents, heads of state, chiefs of staff, retired heads of service, and professors in the 2025 fiscal year. According to Saturday Punch investigation, the beneficiaries…
The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has confirmed the appointment of one Deputy Comptroller General (DCG), and seven Assistant Comptrollers General (ACGs) to the service’s management team. The spokesman of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement…
A Corps member serving in Katsina State, Blessing Ene-Ameh, has distributed free delivery kits to 50 pregnant women in Mani town, Mani Local Government Area of the state The corps member distributed the delivery kits to the expectant mothers in…
Barely a month after the Port Harcourt Refinery seemingly resumed operations, the facility reportedly ceased functioning. Naija News understands that lifting Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol or fuel, had stopped as of Thursday, December 19, 2024. According to The PUNCH,…
