Tag: NEWS
World Safety, Health Day: Nigeria Red Cross Tasks Stakeholders To Prioritise...
The Nigerian Red Cross Society has called on employers of labour and other key stakeholders to prioritise the safety of workers. This is coming...
Captivity: CAN Appeals To Federal Government To Release Zakzaky, Dasuki
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has advised the Federal Government to release the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim Zakzaky; the...
Minimum Wage: Federal Government Asks Mdas, States, Others To Pay N30,000
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said that there is no other requirement on the part of...
Clean Note Policy: CBN To Withdraw N7.9tr Dirty, Mutilated Notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has said that a large proportion of the seven point nine trillion pieces of naira notes in circulation...
Crisis Rumour: Police Say Kaduna Is Calm, Peaceful
The Kaduna State Police Command has dispelled rumours of ethnic and religious crisis in the state.
The Commissioner of Police Ahmad Abdurrahman said at a...
Crime: Police Nab Suspected Killer Of Agom Adara Ruler, 17 Others
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested one Abubakar Ibrahim, the suspected killer of the late traditional ruler of Adara chiefdom, Maiwada Galadima of Kajuru...
Libya: 9 Killed In Rocket Attack
An official in the United Nations-backed rival government said a rocket attack by a drone operated by Libya’s eastern forces at a military camp...
Data Verification: ASUU Rejects Inclusion Of Lecturers In Ippis Wage System
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has rejected a move by the Federal Government to incorporate varsity lecturers’ wage into the Integrated Personnel...
Power: NUPENG Charges Buhari To Build More Refineries
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the construction of new petroleum refineries...
Power: Gencos Say Nigeria Loses $29.3b Yearly To Erratic Supply
The Electricity Generation Companies, GENCOS said the country loses twenty nine point three billion dollars annually to low supply resulting from load...
2019 AFCON: Media Officer Says Tournament Will Be Tough But...
The Media Officer of Super Eagles, Toyin Ibitoye, predicted an acid test for the team as they seek their fourth time glory in the...
Insurgency: UK Trains Over 2,000 Nigerian Air Force Special Forces
The Nigerian Air Force said the British Military Assistant Training Team has assisted the Service in the training of Regiment personnel as well as...
Vehicle Manufacturing: Buratai Says Nigerian Army Sources For N1bn To Support...
The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has said the Nigerian Army would source one billion naira to support its Vehicle Manufacturing...
Skills Acquisition: NDE Graduates 538 Youths
The National Directorate of Employment NDE in Bauchi state has graduated 538 youths trained in various entrepreneurial skills in the state.
The Director General of...
Petroleum: Baru Says NNPC To Bridge Products Supply Gap
The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC Maikanti Baru says the corporation plans to bridge the gap of petroleum products supply...
Crisis: Gombe State Government Imposes Indefinite Curfew Of State Capital
Gombe State Government has imposed indefinite curfew on the state capital. This follows violence that broke today during burial rites of the nine Boy...
Power: TCN Decries Gas Supply Issues, Reduces Generation
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN says power generation has reduced due to an emergency maintenance by Nigerian Gas Company NGC on pipeline supplying...
Kajuru Crisis: La’ah Wants Gov’t To Expedite Action For Lasting Solution
The Senator Representing Kaduna South, Danjuma La’ah has urged the State Government to expedite action to end the lingering crisis in Kajuru Local Government...
Polio: Nigeria Will Be Free Of Scourge In 6 Months
The Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA Faisal Shuaib has announced that Nigeria will be polio-free in the next six months.
He spoke...
Immunisation Week: UNICEF Says Nigeria Accounts For 4 Million Unvaccinated, Undervaccinated...
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund, UNICEF says Nigeria accounts for no fewer than four million un-vaccinated and under-vaccinated children globally.
The Immunisation Officer,...
