The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared three days of national mourning over the death of Mrs Victoria Asher, Chairman of the union in Benue. The NUJ National President, Mr Chris Isiguzo, made the declaration in a statement signed by the Assistant National…
The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State (PANLAG), Badagry chapter, has appealed to the Federal Government to ban exportation of maize in order to have sufficient feeds for chicken. Dr Olusegun Adedayo, Chairman of PANLAG, made the appeal on Saturday at the…
FBN Holdings Plc has announced the appointments of Mr Seni Adetu and Mrs Juliet Anammah as Independent Non-Executive Directors. The company also appointed Mr Otu Hughes as a Non-Executive Director. Dr Oba Otudeko, Group Chairman of FBN Holdings, disclosed this…
Mr Yakubu Dogara, former speaker, House of Representatives, on Saturday, buried his father-in-law, Mr Stephen Gonto, in Mwari, Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gonto, father of Dogara’s wife, Gimbiya, was…
Maryam Abacha American University Niger (MAAUN), Maradi, in collaboration with AAG-Foundation, has donated 60-seater Mercedes-Benz luxury buses to three universities, comprising two Nigerian, and one Nigerien, a statement issued by the institution on Saturday, in Kano, has said. The statement…
The Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has announced Feb. 1 as resumption date for academic activities in all public primary schools in the state. Prof. Mathew Sule, Chairman of the board announced this in a statement made available…
A task force on environmental sanitation in Oyo on Saturday arrested 40 persons in Ibadan for allegedly violating the environmental sanitation laws. The team also impounded 50 vehicles and 75 motorcycles during the monthly sanitation, which usually holds from 6…
Two chieftains of the Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra have predicted victory for the party in the November 6 governorship poll in the state. Speaking in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Saturday,…
The Kwara State Ministry of Environment has called on residents to adhere strictly to the monthly sanitation exercise, to make the state clean and conducive to live in. This is contained in a press release, signed by Mrs Taiwo Okanlawon,…
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that troops of `Operation Thunder Strike’ have rescued two kidnapped women at Gadanin Gwari in Gwagwada District of Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The state government also confirmed that the police…
