Guaranty Trust Holdings (GTCO) has launched its Waste for Gas Initiative, distributing 3,000 gas cylinders to residents of Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The company said in a statement on Wednesday that the initiative, aimed at enhancing the quality of life for households and empowering women in underserved communities, was launched at…
The police command in Ogun says it is hunting for a driver involved in a lone accident in which one died, two injured at Odo Awele, along Lisa Road in Ogun. The Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, said, in a statement on Wednesday in Ota, Ogun that the driver, one Dapi Ajala, had not been…
Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, says the house will thoroughly scrutinise the tax reform bills to ensure they align with interests of Nigerians. Abbas stated this during a public hearing on the bills organised by the Special Committee on Tax Reform Bills on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN)…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on the government at all levels to reduce reliance on external sources for health funding and instead make adequate provisions in their budgets. UNICEF Deputy Representative in Nigeria, Dr Rowan Khan, made the statement on Wednesday in Abuja at the Primary Health Care (PHC) Memorandum of Understanding…
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos of the Nigerian Navy has deactivated four illegal refining sites in Warri South-West Local Government in Delta. Navy Capt. Ikenna Okoloagu, the Commanding Officer of the FOB, Escravos disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Warri. Okoloagu said that the illegal refining sites were deactivated on Wednesday at Obodo…
Malam Ahmad Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau, has called for a revisit of the abandoned Kano Muslim Personnel Law, to enhance women’s rights in Northern Nigeria. The royal father made the call for the revisit of the abandoned Muslim Personnel Law when a delegation from the Development Research Project Center (DRPC) paid him a courtesy…
The management of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM) has confirmed the abduction of three students by unknown armed men on Tuesday night. The university made the disclosure in a circular signed by the Registrar, Dr John David and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi. David said that…
Mr Anamekwe Nnabuoku, former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) on Wednesday, sought to enter another plea bargain agreement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the alleged N868.4million fraud case. Nnabuoku, through his lawyer, Isidore Udenko, told Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja shortly when the matter was…
Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has called for life sentences and the death penalty for individuals involved in drug crimes. Adeyeye made the call on Wednesday in Abuja, while addressing State House correspondents. She urged the National Assembly to incorporate these penalties into the…
Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected both proposals to freeze the front line in Ukraine in its current position and stationing European peacekeeping troops in the region. The Minister said this on Wednesday. Earlier this week U.S President Donald Trump told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin would accept European troops in Ukraine to keep…
