The Sokoto State Government on Wednesday celebrated the successful brown field cultivation of farmland reclaimed from BUA Cement’s mining site in the state. The event, organised by the Sokoto Agriculture and Rural Development Project (SADP) in collaboration with BUA Cement Plc, aimed to support host communities and boost agricultural activities across the state. Speaking at…
The Niger state Road Maintenance Agency (NIGROMA) has commenced the repairs of bad portions of Minna township roads to ease movement. Alhaji Farouk Umaru Audi, Managing Director of the agency, disclosed this during the flag-off of the third phase of the ongoing repairs in Minna. According to Audi, the third phase will start with the…
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has clarified that contrary to media reports, the federal government has only recovered the sum of $105.9 million of looted funds. Fagbemi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in a statement, said the sum of $967.5 billion reported in some media,…
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condoled with President Bola Tinubu over the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari who died on Sunday in a hospital in London after a protracted illness. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday, by the state APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris….
The West African Power Pool (WAPP), has called for collaborative efforts across ECOWAS member states to pool resources together to advance a competitive regional electricity market. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager, Public Affairs, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Mbah said that Mr Mamadou Coulibaly, the…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that adopting local culture in Nigeria’s democracy will go a long way in strengthening the county’s democracy. Obasanjo spoke on Wednesday in Abeokuta during the valedictory service organised in honour of the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Prof. Chinedum Babalola. He stressed the need for rethinking democracy, saying…
The China Development Bank is now the financier for the $22.7bn Kaduna – Kano Rail Project in North Western Nigeria. The project was initially meant to be funded by the China Exim Bank which later rescinded its decision to provide the funds. But the Senate in its resolution on Tuesday approved the engagement…
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, the South-South Leader of African Democratic Congress (ADC) has tasked his supporters and party members in Rivers to be ready to defeat merchandise of electoral processes. Amaechi, a former governor of the Rivers, briefed newsmen at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Wednesday, shortly after the arrival ADC members who stormed Rivers…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, will meet with chairmen of FCT area councils, leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and National Association of Nigeria Students (NANs) on Thursday. The meeting, according to a statement by NANs in Abuja on Wednesday, is to finalise modalities for the reopening…
Russian authorities have formally charged American journalist Evan Gershkovich with spying, according to local media reports. The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested last week in the city of Yekaterinburg while working on a story. The media reports have said that he categorically denies the accusations against him. The newspaper has demanded his immediate release….
