Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno on Wednesday presented some working tools and startup support to 150 young men from Tsangaya school who have completed vocational skills training under a state-led initiative. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme was aimed at enhancing economic self-reliance. NAN also reports that the beneficiaries who were…
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday declared that the removal of the reinstated Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa was illegal and unconstitutional. Delivering judgment, Justice Justice Yetunde Pinheiro, held that the members of the house of assembly erred in the removal of Obasa as speaker. The court further awarded N500,000 in damages…
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed optimism that a solution can be reached on tariffs during his meeting with a Japanese delegation later on Wednesday. “Japan is coming in today to negotiate Tariffs, the cost of military support, and ‘trade fairness’. “I will attend the meeting, along with Treasury & Commerce Secretaries. Hopefully something can…
The Adamawa governmet has appealed to the security agencies in the state to collaborate in tackling illegal mining activities accross the 21 local government areas. Mr Ibrahim Haruna, the state Commissioner for Mineral Resources and Development, made the plea on Wednesday, in Yola, during a courtesy visit to the security agencies. The News Agency of…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has called on African youths to take the centre stage in promoting peaceful and credible elections across the continent. Yakubu made the call while delivering a lecture at the Civil Service University in Banjul, Republic of The Gambia, where he was a guest…
Access Holdings Plc. says it generated N642.22 billion as profit for the year ended Dec. 31, 2024. This is a 3.7 per cent increase from the N619.32 billion it generated in 2023. The company made this known in a corporate disclosure through the Nigerian Exchange Group on Wednesday in Lagos. It also proposed a final…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with visiting North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss Ukrainian and European security, the presidential press service reported. At the meeting in Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa, Zelensky and Rutte discussed various formats of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO member states, including in Ramstein format….
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, says it has seized 3,699 parcels of Cannabis Sativa in various locations within the state between Jan.1 and March 31. The Area Comptroller, Mr Mohammed Shuaibu, on Wednesday, handed over the drugs to Mr Olusegun Adeyeye, the Commander of the National Drug Law enforcement Agency (NDLEA),…
Gov Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau says the evil perpetrated by the attackers and sponsors of the recent mayhem in the state will not go unpunished. In a Statewide Broadcast on the recent security incidents in the state, he said:” as your governor, I stand resolved, Plateau shall not be overrun by fear, nor shall we…
No fewer than 68,000 children is expected to be vaccinated in Plateau against Polio, by the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Ms Nuzhat Rafique, UNICEF Bauchi Field Officer, disclosed this on Wednesday in Jos, during an advocacy visit to the Gbong Gwom Jos, Jacob Buba. Rafique said…
