Abia State Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie has asked the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, to always report the misconduct of any officer to the Complaint Response Unit in the Command. The Commissioner gave the charge on Tuesday when he welcomed the executive members of the Association, who paid him a courtesy visit. He…
The Ebonyi State Ministry of Health has said that Lassa fever has killed 14 people in the state. The Director of Public Health at the Ministry, Dr Hyacinth Ebenyi, gave the figure in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abakaliki. Ebenyi said that the 14 cases were among the 29 confirmed cases of the…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), to shelve its planned protest in the interest of peace and public order. The NLC had last Friday, declared a two-day nationwide protest over the hardship being experienced by Nigerians as well as the deteriorating security situation in the country. But…
Judges of the Federal High Court across the divisions all over the country are to proceed on the 2024 Easter Vacation from March 22. A circular signed by the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Tsoho, indicated that the Easter holiday would last until Monday, April 8. The judges would, however, resume their judicial…
Developers in the building industry have rejected the agreement reached between the Federal Government and cement manufacturers. At the meeting, it was resolved that prices of cement will be reduced to betweenN7,000 and N8,000. President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, Dr. Aliyu Wamakko, said the reduction was not good for the economy….
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, through his legal team, has threatened to sue President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio over alleged defamation. Emefiele would demand N25 billion in damages from the Senate President if he fails to apologise, according to his solicitors. This was contained in a letter…
Former Buhari administration minister of sports Solomon Dalung has mocked President Bola Tinubu in the wake of Nigeria’s terrible economic crisis. Dalung stated in a post on X that Tinubu administration have no reason to hold the Buhari administration accountable for his failure to push Nigeria to a right track. The former minister acknowledged Buhari’s…
The Ondo State governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, has declared Thursday, 22nd and Friday, 23rd of February 2024, as public holidays in the state. The holidays, according to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, is in honour of the former governor of the state, late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Adeniyan noted that…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared its governorship primary election in Edo State inconclusive. The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday night to announce the party’s position on the contentious primary held last Saturday. The ruling party said a new primary will be held…
The Federal Government has officially transferred operations of the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant to a Concessionaire named Penstock Limited. This was disclosed during a meeting of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) in Abuja on Tuesday. The move is expected to boost Nigeria’s power generation capacity and contribute significantly to meeting the country’s growing energy…
