The UN Security Council voted on Monday in favour of a U.S. Government resolution on Ukraine that called for a rapid end to the war but did not name Russia as the aggressor. This is the first time that the most powerful UN body has reached a joint decision on the war. Ten countries voted…
Dr Kachollom Gang, the Commissioner for Education in Plateau, has decried the increasing rate of illegal schools and hospitals in the state. Gang said this at the inauguration of an investigative panel on the proliferation of private primary and secondary schools in the state on Tuesday in Jos. The commissioner explained that the exercise was…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has said that President Bola Tinubu was dedication to the health and survival of Nigerian enterprises. A statement on Tuesday in Abuja, by the spokesperson of the Vice President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, said that Shettima spoke during a tour of the SecureID Smartcard and Digital Solutions Facility in Lagos. The Vice…
Taiwan’s coastguard detained a Togo–registered freighter and its Chinese crew on Tuesday over suspicions it was involved in the cutting of a key undersea telecommunications cable. Taiwanese Cabinet spokeswoman Michelle Lee Hui-chih told dpa the matter was being investigated to determine whether deliberate sabotage was involved. The state-owned Central News Agency (CNA) reported that the…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday sent condolences to Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, on the death of Hajia Hauwa Usman, his mother-in-law, who died at 70. The President conveyed his condolences to the Idris family, their in-laws, and all relatives, urging them to find strength and comfort during this difficult time,…
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has commended the National Institute for Strategic Studies (NIPSS) and its for their consistent dedication to fostering intellectual intercourse and national development. Walson-Jack gave the commendation at a Presidential Dinner for the Graduating Senior Executive Course 46/2024 of NIPSS, organised by the Alumni…
Olori Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi, the wife of the Ooni of Ife, has unveiled a N14 billion L’Extinction (No to Extinction) artwork as part of her efforts at reviving thorn carving tradition. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the unveiling took place at the Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife, on Monday as part of the ongoing Aje Festival…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) from tendering a DNA test result against Mr Kabiru Turaki, former Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs Minister. Turaki is involved in a paternity dispute with a lady, Hadiza Baffa. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after M.L. Anthony, counsel for the the…
Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has described the Saturday’s local government elections in the state as “a mere waste of tax payers’ money.” Oyintiloye, a member of defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), made the remark while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo. He noted that…
An Assistant Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Clement Amaweh, has underscored the importance of verifying the national identity of cross-border workers to reduce the crime rate across the country. Amaweh, the officer-in-charge of Ohumbe Outstation, Yewa North, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun….
