The Chief Executive Officer of the UK charity, IA-Foundation, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo, has warned that increasing tuition fees in Nigerian universities could compound the crisis plaguing the country’s education sector. Speaking against…
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Kano Police Receives 99 repented hoodlums
Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Usaini Gumel, on Wednesday, placed N300, 000 bounty on three unrepentant and wanted hoodlums otherwise known as Yan Daba who have been terrorizing the state….
BREAKING: Tinubu meets labour leaders
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with leaders of labour unions in the State House, Abuja. The Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), embarked…
Kano State Government To Complete First Phase of Wuju-Wuju Road Before Hundred Days
Kano State Governor Alh. Abba Kabir Yusuf has restated the commitment of his government to complete the first phase of Wuju-Wuju road measuring 1.2 kilometres length before the first hundred days of…
Breastfeeding reduces risk of breast cancer, maternal obesity – Expert
Dr Babagana Machina, Executive Secretary, Yobe Primary Health Care Board, says breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer and maternal obesity. Machina stated this in Potiskum on Wednesday at the inauguration of…
NLC holds peaceful fuel subsidy protest in Kano
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) took to the streets of Kano on Wednesday in a massive but peaceful protest against the removal of subsidy….
West Africa defence chiefs to meet Wednesday to discuss Niger coup
Defence chiefs from West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS will meet in Nigeria’s capital Abuja for two days beginning Wednesday to discuss last week’s coup in Niger, the bloc said in a statement…
100 days in office: Sokoto Govt. to lift 6m people out of poverty
Gov. Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State says his administration has plans to support the lives of 670,346 people out of poverty in his first 100 days in office. Aliyu said this during…
Ignore fake news on suspension of protest – NLC tells Nigerians
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised Nigerians to ignore what it called “fake news” on the suspension of a planned nationwide mass protest over anti-poor and workers’ policies of the Federal…
Senegal’s Mane joins Saudi side Al-Nassr from Bayern
Bayern Munich’s Senegal forward, Sadio Mane has joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr after one season with the Bundesliga champions, both clubs said on Tuesday. Financial details were not disclosed but media…
El-Rufai proposes stringent measures for electricity sector
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai and a ministerial nominee has proposed stringent measures in the electricity sector to help boost the sector. It includes hardline stance against those that bypass…
Troops destroy more IPOB/ESN camps in Anambra, Imo
Combined troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, sister Services, Nigeria Police and other security agencies have successfully raided hideouts and training camps belonging to the IPOB/ESN in Orsumoghu Forest spanning Anambra and…
Subsidy removal: Hotel owners in FCT decry low patronage of customers
The Hotel Owners Forum Abuja (HOFA) has decried low patronage of customers, saying they prefer staying with their relatives due to its new accommodation rate as a result of fuel subsidy removal….
FG approves buses for tertiary institutions, removes restriction on students’ loans
President Bola Tinubu has approved provision of buses to the students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country. This is in furtherance of his desire to ease…
NiMet predicts 3-day cloudiness, sunshine from Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and sunshine from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast cloudy skies on Monday with intervals of sunshine over…
Kano Govt Satisfies with Polio Immunization in Garko, Nassarawa LGAs
The Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, has expressed glad over the conduct of immunization against poliomyelitis in Garko and Nassarawa local government areas. This was made disclosure in…
Why delays in passport issuances – NIS
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has blamed discrepancies in National Identification Number (NIN) and the name filled in passport forms for delays in procuring passports beyond the recommended six weeks. The Comptroller…
ECOWAS gives Niger’s military Junta one-week to reinstate Bazoum as president
Members of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, on Sunday, issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Nigerien military to restore constitutional order and reinstate ousted President Muhammed Bazoum into…
ECOWAS leaders meet on Niger Coup
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government are meeting in Abuja, at an extraordinary summit on the socio-political situation in the Republic of Niger. President Bola…
EU suspends budget support, security cooperation with Niger
The European Union (EU) says it has suspended its financial support and cooperation on security with Niger with immediate effect following the military coup there. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell disclosed…
Kano: Emir of Rano promotes education
The Emir of Rano in Kano State, Alhaji Kabir Inuwa, on Sunday described education as a prerequisite for the upliftment of any society. This is contained in a statement issued by the…
Kano anti-graft agency trails over N4bn missing in KASCO
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission says it has commenced investigation of over N4 billion missing government funds from the state Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO). The Chairman of the…
BUA donates N115m items to host communities
BUA Cement company has donated drugs, bags of cement, school uniforms and learning materials worth N115 million to communities in Sokoto State. The Managing Director, BUA Cement, Alhaji Yusuf Binji, represented by…
AU gives Niger coup leader 15 days to hand over power
The African Union has demanded the military in Niger “return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority” within 15 days after grabbing power in a coup. The AU’s Peace and Security Council…
President Tinubu hosts ECOWAS Special meeting on Niger
Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday in Abuja. This followed the coup in Republic…