The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof.Nentawe Yilwatda, has reaffirmed the party’s 60/40 leadership-sharing formula between the defectors and existing APC members in Kano State. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, in Kano on Monday. Yilwatda, who spoke during a visit to Gov. Abba Yusuf, praised…
The National Agency for Prohibition and Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Tuesday told an Abuja High Court, Zuba, that one Godson Ogbozor, a suspect, expected to be arraigned was evading DNA test. Ogbozor who was charged with alleged human trafficking, was not present in court when his matter was called up on Tuesday, thereby stalling…
More than 12,133 schoolgirls in Bauchi State have received direct financial support under the Conditional Cash Transfer component of the Adolescents Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project. The State AGILE Project Coordinator, Hajiya Ladi Hamma, stated this at a news conference on the progress of implementation on Monday in Bauchi. Hamma noted that…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa says it has detained a 15-year-old boy for allegedly beating a 19-year-old with a stick that led to his death in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of the state. The NSCDC Spokesman in the state, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday…
Nigeria has taken a major step toward accelerating its shift to cleaner fuel, reaching an agreement with Chinese manufacturer Endurance Group to build 500 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refuelling stations across the country within three years. Announcing the development on Sunday, MDGIF Executive Director Oluwole Adama said the project would be implemented through a newly…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will commence the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms for outstanding by-elections in 12 states on Thursday, July 3. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) had approved the…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has appealed to the Federal Government to improve teachers’ welfare and allocate more resources to the country’s education system. NUT National Treasurer, Mr Segun Raheem, made the appeal in Lagos on Wednesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. Raheem said teachers deserve timely and fair remuneration…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said that the news circulating that National Assembly members would be granted automatic tickets in the 2027 election is fake. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. “The attention of the APC has been drawn to a purported breaking news…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has detained 29 suspects for alleged illegal mining and vandalism in Bauchi State. The Commandant, Mr Oloyede Oyerinde stated this on Saturday in Bauchi. He said the illegal mining activities were taking place around the Waya Dam, located about 40 kilometres from Bauchi metropolis. Oyerinde said that…
Rainoil Ltd. has strengthened its distribution network with the arrival of MT Princess Oge, a 45,000-metric-tonne oil products tanker, in Nigerian waters for the first time. The vessel, built in Japan, successfully delivered 20,000MT of petrol at the company’s Ijegun depot in Lagos on Wednesday. With a deadweight tonnage of nearly 46,000MT, it is expected…
