… Says N4.4b donations credited to relief account By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has inaugurated a committee to disburse relief packages to victims of Maiduguri flood disaster. The September 10th flooding has significantly destroyed homes,…
THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N5,974.55 recorded in July 2024 to N6,430.02 in August 2024. This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for August 2024…
Some Automobile Experts have said that cars using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) save 70 per cent in maintenance and running expenses compared to those running on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) They made the assertion during separate interviews with the…
VICE-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to represent Nigeria at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), made this known…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election, on his victory at the polls. Senator Okpebholo was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday across the nation. NiMet`s weather outlook released in Abuja on Sunday forecast thunderstorms on Monday over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi and Borno states. It said thunderstorms are expected…
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has departed Nigeria to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in the United States. This was contained in a statement by Shettima’s Senior Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Stanley Nkwocha, on Sunday. At…
Election Observers have raised concerns about the transperency of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the ongoing Edo election. They include Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, Yiaga Africa, Kimpact Development Initiative, Nigerian Women Trust Fund, ElectHER and TAF Africa According to…
THE Emir of Minna, Umaru Faruq Bahago, has denied reports claiming he urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to probe past leaders and administrations in the country. The monarch explained that the statement was made by one of the turbaned chiefs…
AFTER immense pressure from Governor Godwin Obaseki and other stakeholders from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has decided to postpone the collation of results of the governorship election to 10 am on Sunday, September…
