Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving N80 billion for the reconstruction and upgrade of the collapsed Alau Dam. This is contained in a statement by Zulum’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Dauda Iliya, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. The governor described the approval as a significant step toward safeguarding lives…
Gov Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa on Wednesday presented the Staff of Office to Alhaji Sani Ribadu, the first Emir of Fufore as a second class Emir. The Ribadu’s coronation which took place at Fufore Local Government Area, drew traditional rulers, well wishers and other prominent personalities from all parts of the country. The governor, while…
The embattled National Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu, has described the recognition of Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the occupant of the position by the Board of Trustees (BoT) as an invitation to chaos. Anyanwu, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, said that BoT had…
Sen Abubakar Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, has said the N4.5 trillion additional revenue in the 2025 budget would support the diversification programme of the President Bola Tinubu administration. The minister said this while speaking to State House Correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja. Bagudu said the N4.5 trillion additional revenue would be…
Google on Wednesday said it has removed a pledge from its artificial intelligence (AI) principles that had said the company would not use the technology to develop weapons. The technology giant had rewritten the principles that guide its development and use of AI which is published online, but a section pledging not to develop tech…
The Senate on Wednesday at plenary paid glowing tribute to late Sen. Jeremiah Useni, who died on January 23 at the age of 82, following a prolonged illness. Useni was born on Feb 16, 1943 in Langtang, Plateau state. Useni came to national limelight in Nigeria when he was appointed Military Governor of Nigeria’s defunct…
The Zamfara Fire Service has confirmed the death of 17 Aljmajiri pupils in a fire incident that also left 16 others injured at Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of the state. The Executive Secretary of the State Fire Service Board, Bello Sani, said the fire started at midnight on Wednesday. He explained that the blaze…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has recognised Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the authentic National Secretary of the party. The BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara, disclosed this after the BoT meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja. Wabara said the recognition followed the recommendations of the Taminu Turaki-led committee set up by the party to…
Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday, said the country “is safe for tourism and trade” in the face of an Ebola outbreak. Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng said this at a news conference on Wednesday in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale. She said the outbreak is confined to well-defined areas in Kampala, the…
Argentina will leave the World Health Organisation (WHO) due to the mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, a spokesman for right-wing populist President Javier Milei said on Wednesday. The decision comes two weeks after President Donald Trump made the announced on the first day of his second term,that the U.S would leave the UN health body….
