Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has stated that the Maiduguri dry inland port will begin operations in six months. Zulum made this known on Wednesday in Lagos while addressing journalists after a courtesy call to the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council, Pius Akutah. The Governor expressed confidence that the establishment of the…
Drawing from the Presidential directives aimed at alleviating the hardship faced by Nigerians due to high prices of essential food items, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is pleased to announce that His Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR through the Honourable Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister…
The speaker caved in to outrage that trailed the introduction of the controversial bill which seeks to criminalise refusal to sing the anthem, ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’. Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas has withdrawn the controversial Counter Subversion and Other Related Bills which seeks to criminalise refusal to sing Nigeria’s reintroduced national…
The disease causes fever, muscular aches and large boil-like skin lesions. The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation. “Today, the emergency committee met and advised me that in its view, the situation constitutes a public health…
Tobe Oboli, the 22-year-old son of renowned Nollywood actress and filmmaker Omoni Oboli, has welcomed his first child with his wife, Marelle Bergsma, just five months after their wedding. The exciting news was shared by Omoni Oboli on Monday via her instagram page. In a heartfelt post, the filmmaker expressed her joy and gratitude, sharing…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday, attended the National Campaign Council meeting for the 2024 Ondo governorship election.
The Olympic flag arrived yesterday in Los Angeles, where it will be flown in 2028 when the city hosts the next Summer Games. The flag arrived aboard a Delta Airlines jet carrying American athletes and officials, and was painted with “LA28” and palm trees on its side. Hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur’s “California Love” blasted on…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if their abducted colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, is not released by August 26. The President of NARD, Dr Dele Abdullahi, made this declaration at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, stating that the association has lost patience with the government’s…
The lawmaker representing Kano South, Senator Sumaila Kawu, has revealed that he earns over N21m monthly as a total take-home package. This revelation is coming barely 24 hours after the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission said that each of the 109 senators in the upper chamber receives a total of N1.06m in salary and…
He says a new government policy will facilitate incentives for medical workers to stay in Nigeria with improved welfare. Health Minister Ali Pate says doctors and nurses trained in Nigeria are sought-after globally, and that 67% of them work in the United Kingdom (UK). The minister, on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, said…
