Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District and former Governor of Plateau State Simon Bako Lalong has called for the creation of the North Central Development Commission to fast track the rebuilding of homes and economic activities of people of the region which has been under relentless attacks by criminals and bandits. Lalong speaking on the…
The executive governor of Kaduna state, has inaugurated a broad-based Committitte charged with the responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of projects and funds for the Tudun Biri Community, the injured and families of the departed victims. He declared this in a state briefing, he also revealed that the Committee is chaired by the Deputy…
Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District and former Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Bako Lalong has condoled with the family of former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Goar over the death of his son Ritgak Emmanuel Luka Goar who died at the age of 32. Senator Lalong who…
Nigeria’s Education Minister, Tahir Mamman The Federal Government says it will extend the suspension of degrees accreditation to more countries, including Kenya and Uganda. This comes days after the West African country suspended the accreditation of degrees from Benin and Togo. “We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo,” Education Minister Tahir…
The Nigerian Association of Manitoba has expressed its sorrow following the death of Afolabi Stephen, a 19-year-old Nigerian student, who was shot and murdered by police on December 31, 2023. In a statement released on its website, the Winnipeg Police Service stated that its officers responded to “a 911 call regarding a male acting erratically.”…
Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Limited (JSM) located in Awa, Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state, has clarified that it has not ended its operations in Nigeria. JSM, which was inaugurated on September 23rd, 2017, by the former Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has become the market leader with its top-quality syringes in…
At least 368 persons were killed in a month between December 2023 and January 1, 2024, Amnesty International, has said in contrast to President Bola Tinubu’s claim that security has improved since his assumption of office. On January 1, Mr Tinubu in his New Year message said, “Since our administration took over the mantle of…
1984 graduates of the Chinua Achebe’s secondary school, Government College, GCU, Umuahia The Chinua Achebe’s secondary school, Government College, GCU, Umuahia, is all set to get a boost after its set of 1984 graduates recently pledged to take its renovation works off the hands of the Abia State government. GCU is one of Nigeria’s foremost…
Ebonyi State governor Francis Nwifuru has vowed to overhaul all the moribund general hospitals located in the thirteen local government areas of the state to avert the spate of deaths in rural areas, especially in the hands of quacks. Nwifuru who announced the release of over N11. 2bn for the purchase of equipment for…
One person was reportedly killed killed on New Year’s day and two others were abducted when gunmen stormed the Afikpo community in Ebonyi State. Residents told our reporter that the incident occurred around 8pm along Ndibe Beach Road. The gunmen allegedly trailed a convoy of cars entering the community and opened fire on them….
