President Bola Tinubu has directed the suspension of the newly introduced cashless payment system at airports over traffic gridlock experienced by travellers across the country. Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, at the State House,…
President Bola Tinubu has sent a five-member delegation to attend the burial of American civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse Jackson. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday in Abuja. Jackson died on Feb. 17 at the age of 84 in Chicago. The Secretary to the Government of…
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar has called for the implementation of existing laws in the country by security agencies and other stakeholders to curb the proliferation of small arms. Abubakar made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during a consultative meeting on strengthening Nigeria implementation of the UN Programme of Action and International Tracing…
Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba and Gov. Hycienth Alia of Benue on Monday visited IDPs on the boarder communities of the two states, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Speaking, Alia said the Benue government was committed to strengthening collaboration with Taraba in tackling insecurity. He stressed the need for coordinated action to secure…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour (REHCCAT), a national initiative aimed at promoting climate resilience and sustainable development across Nigeria.Speaking at the State House Conference, Tinubu urged governors, organised private sector actors, and other stakeholders to lead Nigeria’s climate transition, transforming awareness into practical action at…
An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, on Tuesday, withdrew a suit he filed to challenge former Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun’s tenure elongation by President Bola Tinubu. Opara told Justice Umar Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after the case was called, that he was withdrawing the suit following Egbetokun’s…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has increased the number of trips on the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) corridor in response to growing passenger demand. The Chief Public Relations Officer of NRC, Mr Callistus Unyimadu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Unyimadu said the new timetable would take effect on Friday, March 6,…
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has warned that his administration has zero tolerance for individuals or groups whose actions could breach peace and security, describing the polity as diverse and delicate. The governor stated this while hosting heads of security agencies to Iftar, the Muslim breaking of the Ramadan fast at dusk. He said…
By Jeremiah Emmanuel, Abuja It is a new dawn for Nigeria democracy with the signing into law the amendments of the 2022 electoral act by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is one of the fastest signing into law of an act passed by the National Assembly and it is commendable. Even though the process was…
Traders at the New Motorcycle Spare Parts Market, otherwise known as Nkwo Nnewi, on Monday complied with Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s directive, reopening for business to curb the longstanding Monday sit-at-home order. Soludo, through his Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade and Markets, Chief Evarist Uba, had earlier shut the market during a visit, faulting…
