Mr Mohammed Ahmed, the General Manager of Gombe State Environmental Protection Agency (GOSEPA) on Monday advised residents of the metropolis against open defecation around public facilities. Ahmed told Newsmen in Gombe that open defecation had been prohibited in the state.…
The Vice-Chancellor, Bells University of Technology, Ota in Ogun, Prof. Jeremiah Ojediran, has called for quick resolution of the impasse between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Ojediran made the appeal in an interview with…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, inaugurated the first phase of the Federal Housing Project under the National Housing programme in Osogbo, the Osun state capital. The President, who was represented by the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, said the…
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) has identified insecurity and theft of water pumps, as major challenges to the provision of potable water supply in rural areas. Mr. Isaiah Ademoroti, the ministry’s Deputy Director, Rural Water Supply, said this…
A Benin-based Optometrist, Dr Felix Adeyemi, has advised adults to regularly go for eye screening to avoid glaucoma, a condition that damages eye’s optic nerve and gets worse over time. Adeyemi gave the advice in an interview with Newsmen on…
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered the remand of 40-year-old Idris Musa at the Correctional Services Centre, Makurdi, for allegedly raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl. Musa, who lives at Abinsi village in Guma Local Government Area of…
An NGO, Ejalonibu Foundation, on Monday distributed free Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), e-PINs (Scratch Cards) to 250 students in Badagry. Addressing the beneficiaries, Mr Sewanu Ejalonibu, said the students were selected randomly to encourage more youths in their future…
With the lingering fuel scarcity in Abuja and other Nigerian major cities, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), has commended Nigerians for their patience and endurance. Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, National Coordinator of the group gave the commendation in an…
World football–ruling body FIFA has effected minor changes in the list of match officials for this month’s 2022 World Cup playoff showdown between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Ghana’s Black Stars. Both teams face off in a two-leg fixture for one…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Osondu Victor Igwilo, a suspect wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 2018. A statement on Monday by spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said Igwilo, 52, is the alleged leader of…
