Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the Federal Government sponsored 422 persons to the ongoing COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The minister made this known in a statement on Monday following a controversy trailing 1,411 Nigerian registered delegates at the summit. President Bola Tinubu had on November…
UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has revealed new rules targeted at restraining migration, BBC reports. The UK is set to raise the minimum salary requirement for obtaining a skilled worker visa. Currently set at £26,000, the new threshold will be increased to £38,700. Cleverly told parliament on Monday that the implementation of the rules in…
The Niger state Police Command, has declared a mother wanted for abandoning her newborn baby by the side of the road in a Minna village. Ekweanaedo News reports that neighbors found the baby on Saturday after his mother abandoned him in Tayi, Minna, where he was already infested with soldier ants. Niger state police public…
A federal high court, on Monday, convicted four Boko Haram financiers. The quartet- Modu Aisami, Zana Zarama, Umar Mohammed Bunu Kame- were convicted and handed prison terms, after they pleaded guilty to charges that FG preferred against them during a special trial the Federal High Court held at Dawaki in Abuja. While the Attorney General…
Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Bako Lalong says the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will stop at nothing to ensure that Nigerians are engaged in decent work under conditions that will not only promote economic growth, but also guarantee human dignity. The Minister spoke during the launch of the Decent Work Country Programme…
Governor Sani of Kaduna state, has come to condemn the tragic Tudun Biri village incident. He said that he received with shock news of the tragic incident at Tudun Biri village, Afaka ward of Rigasa District of Igabi Local Government, where Muslim faithful observing Maulud celebration were mistakenly killed and many others injured following a…
The Transition Committee Chairman of Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Amaka Obi has urged Youths in the State to shun the culture of politics of bitterness and rancour. Hon. Amaka made the plea at Ojoto Local Government Headquarters during the empowerment of over 300 women and youths and commissioning of many…
The remains of Major General Yohanna Yerima Kure (retired) who passed onto glory on 2 November 2023 at the age of 84 has been laid to rest in his home town, Mallam Kure Manchak family compound in Kurmin Musa, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Friday 1 December 2023. While reading the late…
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Yusuf Tuggar, has explained why President Bola Tinubu missed his speaking slot at the ongoing United Nations climate change summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE). Nigeria is tired of official and fancy pronouncements and is now more action-oriented, according to Mr Tiggar, explaining why Mr Tinubu did not speak…
Gunmen on Sunday abducted two landlords at the Federal Capital Territory. They were kidnapped in the Asokoro area of FCT. The armed men during the operation reportedly pointed a gun at one of the landlords in the area whom they used to gain access to the first victim. A resident of the area who simply…
