A total of 167 persons have so far lost their lives following Tuesday’s fuel tanker explosion in Majiya town in the Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, made the disclosure when the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, paid him a condolence visit at the Government House Dutse on […]
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army have apprehended three suspects including a couple for allegedly collaborating with terrorists in Taraba State. The spokeperson of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Captain Oni Olubo, said the suspects were arrested at Lande Jessy village in Lau Local Government Area of the state. He stated that an operation carried out […]
The World Bank has released the Nigeria Development Update report, stating that over 129 million Nigerians are currently trapped in poverty. It released the report on Thursday in Abuja as headline inflation rises, forcing millions of Nigerians into hunger. According to the global financial body, the over 129 million Nigerians represented a sharp rise from […]
The Labour Party presidential flagbearer during the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has faulted the foreign trips embarked upon by both President Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima. He said the trips, coming when the country is grappling with domestic challenges, were concerning. The PUNCH reports that Tinubu departed for the United […]
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the immediate investigation and recovery of a second batch of 612 vehicles flagged as stolen on the Electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) platform. He also ordered the investigation of over 1,610 vehicles with conflicting registration information on the platform. The e-CMR is an advanced, real-time online […]
The Presidential CNG Initiative has reacted to the incident that involved a vehicle at a NIPCO CNG Station at the Aduwawa in Benin City on Wednesday. In a statement on Friday, the Presidential CNG Initiative said the vehicle was illegally modified and not approved. A CNG-powered vehicle at the NIPCO filling station in Aduwawa, Benin, […]
More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Programme report said yesterday, with children accounting for over half of those affected. The paper, published with Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, OPHI, noted that poverty rates were three times higher in countries at war, as 2023 saw […]
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, is full of criticism for policemen and soldiers stealing and selling arms and ammunition from their formation to criminal elements. Ribadu stated this in Abuja on Friday during the destruction of arms by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms And Light Weapons. According to the […]
Friday 18 October 2024 OPS carpets Tinubu reforms, CSOs demand cabinet shake-up Cholera death toll hits 378, Mpox 102 – NCDC Tanker explosion: FG promises to rebuild razed Jigawa town Homemade solutions: Nigerians dump cars, devise means to curb biting energy costs Edo: Transition teams hold inaugural meeting today Ribadu Accuses Policemen, Soldiers Of Selling […]
A total sum of N 1.298 trillion September 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue has been shared to the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Councils. The revenue distribution was announced at the October 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), in Abuja. According to a statement by the of Press and Public Affairs […]
