The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the total public debt stock of Nigeria as at March was N49.95 trillion (108.30 billion dollars). According to a statement obtained from the DMO official website…
Author: Salisu Hamisu Ali
Federal High Court stops Kano govt from demolishing buildings
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has restrained Kano State government and its agents from demolishing some buildings located in BUK road. Ruling on motion Ex-Parte filed on behalf of Saminu…
Kogi 2023: We won’t be tools for propaganda to Politicians – Journalists vow
Participants at the capacity building workshop for journalists in Kogi have resolved to resist being used as propaganda tools by politicians. They also agreed to be accurate, objective and fair in their…
Best candidate in 2023 UTME from Anambra– JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that a female candidate, Nkechinyere Umeh came top in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) with a cumulative mark of 360. The…
‘They will answer for it’ – Putin vows to defend Russia against armed rebellion led by mercenary chief
Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged Saturday to defend the country and its people from an armed rebellion declared by Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, describing the call to action as a treasonous…
NDLEA arrests 1,064 suspects, seizes 7.5 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano
The Kano Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said it arrested 1,064 suspects and seized 7.5 tonnes of illicit drugs between June 2022 and June 2023 in the state….
Eid-el-Kabir: Kano Fire Service cautions firewood users
The Kano State Fire Service has called for caution on the use firewood during the Sallah festival celebrations. The Director of the Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Hassan Ahmed-Muhammed, disclosed this in…
Naira ends week on negative note, falls by 0.66%
The Naira on Friday closed on a negative note as it exchanged for N770.17 against the dollar at the investors and exporters window. The naira depreciated by 0.66 per cent when compared…
Presidential election petition: Peter Obi closes case
Mr Peter Obi and his Labour Party (LP) on Friday closed their petition before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu. Obi and LP are complainants…
NANS President Appoints Imam As Personal Assistant
The President National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS), Comrade Usman Umar Barabu has approved the appointment of immediate past President Of Students Union Government Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Comrade Imam Muhammad Inuwa as…
Nigeria ranks top 10 worldwide for crypto adoption – Report
A Blockchain Technology Company, EMURGO Africa in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) disclosed that Nigeria ranked among the Top 10 worldwide for crypto adoption. It said in a statement made available to the…
Dangote donates multi-million naira health, educational facilities in Kogi
The Dangote Coal Mines on Friday, donated health and educational facilities worth millions of Naira to the coal mining communities of Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria…
NAFDAC says noodles produced in Nigeria free of Ethylene Oxide
The National Agency of Food Drugs (NAFDAC) on Thursday said that noodles produced in the country did not contain Ethylene Oxide or its metabolism. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, disclosed this…
Group launches monitor to track govt projects in Jigawa
A group of Patriots popularly known as “NEXT JIGAWA” has launched a monitor website to track, monitor and asses government projects, program and intervention in the state. Speaking to journalists shortly after…
Police invite skitmaker for allegedly sexualising minor
The Police Command in Oyo State says it has invited a content creator, Abdullahi Maruf, popularly called Trinity, for allegedly sexualising a minor in a viral skit video. The Command’s Public Relations…
INEC to begin review of 2023 general election in July
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will begin post-election review of the 2023 general election in July. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National…
Naira drops further against the dollar; exchanges at N765.13
The naira depreciated further against the dollar on Thursday at the investors and exporters window, exchanging at N765.13. It depreciated by 0.26 per cent when compared with the N763.17 for which it…
Security operatives neutralise notorious gang leader, Kabir Bala in Kogi
Security operatives on Thursday neutralized a notorious gang leader, Kabir Bala during a gun duel with his gang members in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi. The deceased was said to be…
Lagos residents defy govt’s warning on hide (ponmo) consumption
Despite the warning by the Federal Government on purchase of cow skin (ponmo) due to the outbreak of Anthrax disease in some neighbouring countries, the trade in the commodity still thrives. A…
Kano Coalition Of Stakeholders on Education Backs Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf
By Salisu Hamisu Ali A Coalition of Stakeholders on Education in Kano State says it supports the ongoing demolishing of illegal structures erected in public schools embarked upon by the State…
TAJBank launches “TAJWAY’’ digital banking app
TAJBank, Nigeria’s leading non-interest bank, has inaugurated a new digital banking app – TAJWAY. According to a statement by TAJBank Managing Director, Mr Hamid Joda, the launch is in furtherance of the…
Salanta homeowners replies to Kano Governor on alleged Gwaggo’s land ownership
By Adamu Aminu The owners of the Salanta’ House in-waiting for demolitions faulted the accuracy of Governor Abba’s claims that 90% of the allocated lands in the ill-fated area were illegally…
Hajj 2023: Ummah leadership Forum lauds NAHCON, calls for prayers, support
As the airlifts of Nigerian States pilgrims to Saudi Arabia getting towards an end, A group of Islamic scholars under the umbrella of the Ummah leadership forum has expressed its…