Residents of Katsina State have commended the Federal Government’s initiative on the construction of a railway from Kano to Maradi, Niger Republic. Speaking with the Newsmen in separate interviews on Wednesday in Katsina, the residents were optimistic that project would…
Some customers of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) have lauded the National Mass Metering Programme of the Federal Government, describing it as a relief from the estimated billing system. The customers expressed the viewpoint in separate interviews with the…
The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is among political parties that have fielded candidates for Jan. 16 local government councils election in the state. Prof. Ibrahim Sheka, Chairman, KANSIEC gave the clarifications at…
An NGO, Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL), has called on ECOWAS member countries to immediately review the protocol on movement of persons and goods in the sub-region, to curb human trafficking and smuggling of migrants. Mr Abdulganiyu…
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, says adjustments to be made on existing diversion points on the Third Mainland Bridge will now last between Jan. 15 and Feb. 13. According to Popoola, the decision to extend…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday described the death of retired Rear Adm. Ndubuisi Kanu as a huge loss to Nigeria. Newsmen reports that Kanu, a former Military Governor of Imo (1975) and Lagos State (1976), died on Wednesday…
On assumption of duty in April 2020, as the 12th Commander, Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Maj.-Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, declared that the operation would largely rely on “non-kinetic” approach to restore lasting peace in the areas of joint…
A natural medicine practitioner, Dr Ndubuisi Nwakakwa, has called on the Federal Government to investigate the potency of Nigeria’s natural endowments to find more solutions to health problems. Nwakakwa, a Consultant Acupuncturist, made the call in an interview with the…
A Kano State High Court on Wednesday discharged and acquitted two men, Isyaku Umar and Ibrahim Suleiman, for alleged murder of one Alhaji Bako Zangina. The defendants, who did not provide their age to the court, faced three-count charge bordering…
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), has launched the Special Public Works Programme for 20,000 youths across the 20 LGAs of Bauchi state. Speaking at the launch of the programme in Bauchi,…
