Six of the 95,000 Nigerian pilgrims for this year’s hajj exercise have died in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The head of the Nigerian medical team for the pilgrimage, Dr Usman Galadima, disclosed this in Makkah Saturday night. Speaking during a pre-Arafat meeting with stakeholders, he said two of the deceased pilgrims were from Osun…
The Imo State Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Abubakar Wali, has advocated a human face approach to the problem of drug abuse in order to combat stigma, raise awareness and empower young people and communities as a way of solving the problem. He said that the challenges associated with drug abuse are…
The gubernatorial candidate of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the last general elections in Ogun State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has appealed to the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government to accede to the N200,000 minimum wage for workers across the country. Oguntoyinbo stated that this is necessary in view of the present economic…
The President added that bilateral relations with African countries, particularly at the sub-regional level, would be enhanced for shared benefits in areas of security, health, energy, education and diplomacy. President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria will sustain its spotlight on African countries as the fulcrum of its economic and foreign policies. He spoke on Friday while…
The immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has officially pulled out of the Nigerian Army. The official pull-out ceremony was held with a parade at Mogadishu Cantonment, Asokoro, Abuja, on Friday, June 23. The event involved a march past by the officers of the Nigerian Army. The event was attended by…
The Electoral Body is the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) 21 years of uninterrupted electoral democracy Sierra Leone is a Constitutional Republic with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president This election is multi-tier, with the Presidential, Parliamentary and local council elections holding concurrently. The president serves a maximum of two five-year Terms…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is introducing something new for prospective candidates sitting for the examination this year. The board has proposed the use of mobile phones for the year 2023 edition of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) using the newly introduced Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) system. Meanwhile, Miss Umeh Kamsiyochukwu…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday concluded his official trip to Paris, France, during which he had an outstanding participation in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Aside his participation at the event where he represented Nigeria well, President Tinubu also held high-profile sideline meetings with fellow heads…
Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, on Friday for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian heat. Pilgrims in white robes and sandals packed the ancient city, now dotted with luxury hotels and air-conditioned shopping malls, after flooding in on planes,…
Recently, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed into law the 2023 Electricity Act and there after appointed Special Advisers on different portfolios.In the bid to strengthen service delivery in the Power sector, the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry. Speaking at…
