Activities marking the 50th anniversary of creating the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme commenced nationwide with a Unity Walk to kick start the chain of events that will last for one week. In Yobe, the NYSC State Coordinator, Mrs Hafsat Yerima led hundreds of corps members and members of staff on a walk through…
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Sunday condemned sensational reporting in the media of an aircraft belonging to Max Air that had tyre burst during landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. AON said in a statement by its Vice President, Mr Allen Onyema, that the aircraft took off from Yola Airport and had…
Prices of some foodstuffs, particularly tomatoes, palm oil and cassava flakes, popularly known as garri, have continued to increase in Enugu’s major markets. NAN correspondent, who conducted a market survey in Enugu on Monday, reports that the prices of foodstuffs increased significantly between April and May. A big basket of tomatoes now sells for between…
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Ifedayo Adetifa, has said the threat of the COVID-19 virus remains within nations across the globe, particularly for high-risk groups. Adetifa said this in a statement released by the agency on Sunday. The PUNCH reports that the Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Ghebreyesus,…
The Osun State government, has issued a statement advising its residents to ignore any information from the All Progressive Congress (APC) inciting Local Governments are to contribute N2.9 billion naira. This was confirmed in a press statement issued on Monday at the state capital, signed by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, which…
The Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta has affirmed that NCC Commitment to digital job creation for Youths remains Unflinching . In a press statement signed by Danbatta himself, in Abuja, noted that the NCC is fully committed to the effective implementation of the…
Nigerian music act, Divine Ikubor famously known as Rema has just made it into the Guinness Book of Records with his global hit ‘Calm Down’ The music star achieved the feat with his global hit song which made history as the First No.1 Hit on The Official MENA Chart (the world’s first regional streaming chart)….
There was tension at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja as a Max air aircraft conveying passengers from Adamawa State crash-landed on Sunday. Sahel gathered that the tyre of the aircraft burst into flames upon takeoff at Yola airport which made the pilot to alert Abuja airport where emergency officials were already on ground…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has unfolded his policy inspiration and passionate commitment to poverty alleviation and the overall growth of the State through localized and grassroots -oriented Infrastructure. Speaking at the 2023 annual lecture of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) held at Osogbo over the weekend, Governor Adeleke represented…
Also named winner BusinessDay Newspaper Excellence in Public Service Award 2022 … The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami has been named winner of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Merit Award 2023 in its Non-Members Category at the Institute’s 2023 Annual Dinner Awards. In a press release obtained…
