As part of the New Year celebration, the Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Nigeria, has put smiles on the faces of some widows in Nnewi, Anambra State. The event, which was held on Friday, January 1, 2021,…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has said that Fulani herdsmen were neither under attack nor are they being forced to leave any part of the South-East, particularly Ebonyi state. The Southeast Zonal Chairman of MACBAN, Alhaji…
Prof. Saliu Ajao, Chairman, University of Ilorin Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, assured of the Union’s readiness to return to the classroom. Ajao, who spoke with newsmen in Ilorin, said the resumption followed the…
The declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic in January led to international travel restrictions, national travel bans and sub-national lockdowns, leading to massive cancellations of tourism and hospitality services, in destinations all over the world. Consequently, the travel tourism…
A 37-year-old businesswoman, Eloho Oyinvbi, who allegedly defrauded her bushiness partner of N1.9 million on Tuesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Oyinvbi, who resides in Festac, Lagos, with two counts of obtaining money under false pretences…
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) sealed 4, 219 pharmaceutical premises and two open drug markets in 2020. The Registrar of the council, Dr Elijah Mohammed, gave the figures in an interview with the Newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Mohammed…
The Plateau Disability Rights Commission has called for the establishment of a Disability Trust Fund to enable it improve the wellbeing of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the state. The Secretary of the commission, Mr Carl Gurumyen, who made the…
The Niger government is committed to actualizing Bobi Grazing Reserve located along Mariga and Mashegu local government areas of the state. Bello made this known when he visited the Bobi Grazing Reserve to inspect activities on the reserve which were…
The Bauchi office of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has embarked on a one-week sensitisation tour of filling stations and existing Liquefied Petroleum Gas plants (LPGs) on strict adherence to safety measures during the harmatan season. Malam Abdullahi Iliyasu,…
Disturbed by the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and violation of protocols, Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has banned all social gatherings in the state until further notice. Fintiri gave the directive in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, …
