Muhammed Kassim, the Deputy Chief Imam, Kafanchan Central Mosque, Kaduna State, has called on Muslim ummah in Nigeria to pray for an end to the security challenges bedeviling the nation. Kassim stated that the Ramadan period offers an opportunity to…
Three Nigeria A-Class artistes, Franchise, Joeboy and Teni, have been lined up to be part of the closing ceremony of the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) on Wednesday in Benin. Musa Ebomhiana, Project Manager, Media and Communications Sub-Committee of the…
Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has urged Nigerians to utilise the period of the Ramadan to conscientiously pray for the nation. The call is in a statement signed by Alhaji Falalu Bello, the PRP National Chairman in Kaduna on Monday. Ramadan…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it vaccinates no fewer than 40,000 residents in the nation’s capital since the rollout of the exercise on March 16. The Acting Executive Secretary, FCTA Primary Healthcare Board, Dr Nda-Eyo Iwot, made the…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it rescued 54 victims in Kano State from January to date. Mr Abdullahi Babale, the Commander in charge of NAPTIP in the the North-West zone, disclosed this in…
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the Managing Director of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the regulatory body has evolved various policies and programmes to support small businesses. Adeyeye, who spoke with newsmen in Abuja on…
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami is not on any US terror watchlist, as falsely reported at the weekend. Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad debunked the report, as the original source of the fake…
The Lagos government has urged cooperative societies to embrace cashless policy through digitalisation to forestall fraudulent practices. The Provost, Lagos State Cooperative Societies, Mr Akorede Ojomu, stated this at the opening of a five-day training programme for cooperative societies…
The new Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, Mr Ishola Babaita, on Monday assumed duty with a promise of good service delivery to residents of the state. Addressing a news conference at the police command headquarters in Gombe, Babaita said…
Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano says it will only admit 4,000 students out of 9,000 that applied for the 2020/2021 session post-UTME screening. Prof. Mukhtar Atiku-Kurawa, the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the institution, announced this during the post-UTME screening of candidates…
