The Management of Bayero University Kano (BUK), said it will confer honourary doctorate degree on former governor of Kano State, retired Col. Sani Bello and Alhaji Auwalu Rano, owner of A.A. Rano oil. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the varsity’s convocation is scheduled for March 9 to 13. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sagir…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that Osun, Borno and Lagos States are leading in online pre-registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). According to statistics released on the commission’s official social media platforms on Tuesday, online pre-registration stood at 5,385,060, while completed physical registration was 764,695 as of September 21….
On Thursday, efforts to have the lawmaker for Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, detained by a High Court in Abuja collapsed, much to the dismay of her detractors who are determined to see her incarcerated. Justice Chizoba Orji dismissed the Federal Government’s application seeking to remand Senator Natasha in prison custody while awaiting…
Dr Obinna Simon, a Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in the upcoming FCT Area Council election says FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike’s, support for the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) will not stop his victory. Elections into the office of chairmen and councillors in the six Area Councils in the federal capital are scheduled…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted opioids worth over N3.2 billion in separate operations at Apapa and Port Harcourt ports. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that at the Port Harcourt Port complex in Onne, Rivers,…
The National Chairman of Action Democratic Party (ADP), Alhaji Yabagi Sani, on Sunday said that the removal of a former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kayri, by President Bola Tinubu was long overdue. Sani, a former staff member of the defunct Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said this in…
Education in Borno North has received a major boost as Distinguished Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno, Chief Whip of the 10th Senate, flagged off a fully funded foreign scholarship scheme for 11 young science graduates from the senatorial district. The groundbreaking initiative is the first legislature-driven international scholarship package in the history of Borno State. The…
A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group, Hezbollah, was held on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the U.S. and France. Acceptance of the agreement by both sides represents a rare victory for diplomacy in the Middle East wracked by two wars for over a year. Lebanon’s army, tasked with…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, head of the Senate Committee on Interior, spoke out on Wednesday to deny accusations that he disrupted Air Peace’s operations, clarifying that he had instead taken a stand against preferential treatment and prevalent extortion within the airline industry. Air Peace previously claimed that Oshiomhole’s late arrival for Flight P47120, set for 6:30…
WaterAid Nigeria has advised the Bauchi State Cholera Technical Working Group (TWG) to focus on rehabilitating deteriorating Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities as part of efforts to prevent cholera outbreaks. The call was made by the organisation’s State Team Lead, Mr Mashat Mallo, at the conclusion of the TWG meeting held on Monday in…
