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Ondo Gov’s mother dies at 90

Mrs Grace Akeredolu, mother of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, is dead. The death was confirmed in a statement by Mr Richard Olatunde, the Chief Press Secretary to the…

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Reps’ committee lauds Kwara Gov on UBEC grant

Biodun Esan, Ilorin House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Universal Basic Education and services has commended Gov AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara for efficient use of the basic education grant in…

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Eastern Command wins Navy Games

The Eastern Naval Command, Calabar, has emerged winners of the just concluded Nigerian Navy Games which held September 8 to 12 at the Nigerian Navy Sports Complex, Navy Town, Lagos…

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Buhari condemns attack on Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah’s convoy

President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “barbaric and condemnable,” the armed shooting in Anambra of the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator representing Anambra South District. The president made the…

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2023 Budget: Senate to reduce 6trn import waiver by 50%

The Senate will reduce the import duties waivers proposed for the N19.76trillion 2023 budget with attendant deficit of N12.4trillion. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Solomon Adeola made this known in…

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NCDC: Ondo, Edo, Bauchi lead in Lassa Fever cases, confirms 170 deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Ondo, Edo and Bauchi states recorded 70 per cent of the 909 confirmed cases and 170 deaths from Lassa Fever cases. The Assistant…

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Envoy seeks partnership between Nollywood, Kenyan movies

….says marriages uniting Nigerians, Kenyans further Nigeria’s ambassador to Kenya, Malam Yusuf Yunusa, says marriages between Nigerians and Kenyans are unifying citizens of both countries. Yunusa spoke with the News…

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ASUU: CVC Peace team seeks NASS action in funding universities

The Sustainable Peace Team, set up by the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has called for an executive action by the Federal Government to propose to the…

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NEITI: FG recovered N2.6trn revenue from oil firms

The Federal Government has recovered a total of N2.6trn revenue from oil firms following the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) National Assembly intervention. NEITI said a total of $2.6bn…

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Oyo to buy N603m vehicles, security equipment for Operation Burst

Oyo State, said on Tuesday, that it has approved the purchase of 25 JAC Pick-up Vans for security operatives in the State at the sum of N603, 881,250.00.The Commissioner for…

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