A midnight fire outbreak has destroyed more than 500 makeshift shops at the Terminus Market, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau. Mrs Joyce Ramnap, the State’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday in Jos. Ramnap, who visited the scene, said that the incident occurred about midnight on Wednesday….
The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) has announced a profit of N2.1 billion for the first quarter of 2025. The Exchange disclosed this in its unaudited financial statement released on Wednesday. This represents an increase compared to the N1.34 billion profit recorded during the same period in 2024. The NGX also reported a revenue of N3.56…
The Ebonyi Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it has reactivated its temporary Internally Displaced Persons Camps (IDP) in the state to prepare against any eventual flooding. Mr Clement Ovuoba, Executive Secretary of the agency, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Wednesday. Ovuoba said the reactivation followed…
Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa has warned his appointees to desist from engaging in political activities before the release of 2027 election guidelines by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Diri gave the warning on Wednesday during the 162nd session of the Bayelsa Executive Council meeting inside the Executive Council Chamber in Yenagoa. The governor…
Gov Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Wednesday flagged off the dualisation of the 10-km Akure-Idanre road. Aiyedatiwa in his speech at the programme in Akure, said his administration would complete all road projects by his administration and the immediate past administration. The governor noted that the landmark project was not conceived or executed in…
Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, on Wednesday inaugurated a ‘Special Intervention Quick Impact Projectd’ at the Waziri Lawal Local Education Authority (LEA), Primary School in Zaria LGA. The News of Nigeria reports (NAN) that the projects inaugurated included renovated seven blocks of classrooms , furniture, administrative block , four blocks of toilet and the installation of…
Gov Alex Otti of Abia has approved a new salary scale for Abia health workers, known as Abia State Health Workers Salary Scale (ASHWOSS), with effect from May 1. This is contained in a statement signed by the state Health Commissioner, Prof Ogbonnaya Uche on Wednesday in Umuahia. According to Uche, the new Abia salary…
The Ondo State Muslim Welfare Board on Wednesday commenced yellow fever and meningitis vaccination of 720 intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj exercise in the state. Alhaji Dhikirulahi Chaddy-Adam, State Board Chairman, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the event, said the vaccination was to ensure all the…
President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has pledged his support for ECOWAS’ proposed Banjul-Barra Bridge initiative, describing it as a critical infrastructure that would engender massive development in the subregion. Barrow stated this when he received ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization, Sediko Douka, who led a high-level delegation to him in Banjul, on…
An Edo State High Court sitting in Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, on Wednesday, declared the impeachment of the elected chairman of the local government, Taju Alade, illegal and ordered his immediate reinstatement. In his ruling, the presiding judge, Justice B. A. Okoh, directed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to provide him with…
