< 1 mn read Nigeria President Bola Tinubu will today, Thursday, May 16, play host to the President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Diomaye Faye is scheduled to arrive at the State House in Abuja today. According to Dada Olusegun, the Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, the State House is already buzzing with […]
< 1 mn read Governors across Nigerian states marked their presence on Thursday as Vice President Kashim Shettima presided over the 141st National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. The state governors such as Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Uba Sani of Kaduna State, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Umaru Bago of Niger State, […]
< 1 mn read The Naira on Wednesday appreciated at the official market, trading at N1,459.02 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, revealed that the Naira gained N61.38. This represents a 4.04 per cent gain when compared to the previous trading date on Tuesday, when the local currency exchanged at N1,520.40 to a dollar. Also, […]
< 1 mn read The Kano State Hisbah Board has banned male Disc Jockeys, DJs, from performing at female-dominated events in the state. The Commander-General of the board, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, made this known in a meeting with the representatives of DJs in the State. According to him, the decision became necessary to prohibit the mixing of males […]
< 1 mn read The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMET, has warned Kano State residents of impending flooding in 14 out of the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. The NIMET Kano/Jigawa Territorial Coordinator, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, issued the warning at a Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders Coordination Meeting on Seasonal Climate Prediction and Annual Flood Outlook in Kano. Abdullahi […]
< 1 mn read The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has called on the organised labour to return to the negotiation table on the planned minimum wage review. The appeal followed the decision of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, on Wednesday, in Abuja, to pull out of the National Minimum Wage Committee. […]
2 mn read The Rivers Social Democratic Group, RSDG, has claimed that the recent resignation of five commissioners in Rivers State is linked to the upcoming probe into the previous administration. The group asserts that these officials have questions to answer once the investigation begins. Recall that on Wednesday, five commissioners—Prof. Chinedu Mmom (Education), Dr. Gift Worlu (Housing), […]
< 1 mn read The Osun State Government has approved the appointments of Prince Oyeleye Saheed Akorede as the next Gbelepawo of Gbelepawo in Egbedore Local Government Area of the state and Prince Oyedele Isiaka Olasunkanmi as the next Alajagba of Ajagba. The appointments of the monarchs, according to a statement by Kolapo Alimi, the state Commissioner for Information […]
< 1 mn read The Director General, National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye has called for the establishment of coordinated wholesale centres for drugs and related products in Aba, the Abia State capital. Adeyeye made the call when she led other senior staff of the agency on a courtesy visit to the Abia […]
< 1 mn read A Second Republic Senator in the old Ondo State, Michael Onunkun, popularly known as MAE Onunkun is dead. Onunkun was aged 98. He represented Ondo West Senatorial District, now Ondo South, in the old Ondo State from 1979 to 1983. His daughter, Mrs Morenike Alaka, confirmed this to NAN on Thursday in Okitipupa. Alaka, a […]
