The Senior Advisor on communications to the president of African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwunmi Adesina, Victor Oladokun, has described as “untrue, mischievous and fraudulent” the claims that Adesina has endorsed Bola Tinubu for president. According to Veracity.com report, Victor Oladokun, while refuting the endorsement, said “For the avoidance of doubt, no such statement or endorsement…
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “extremely unfortunate” the mass killings of innocent people by bandits in Zamfara State, as he conveyed his condolences and that of his government to the people over recent bloody incidents in some communities in the state. Buhari reiterated his earlier commitment to tackle the monster of terrorism head on,…
Professor Gidado Tahir, the pioneer Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Council, is dead. Details of his death were sketchy as of the time of filing this report. He lectured at at the Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto and the University of Abuja, where he rose to the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor before…
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived at Ogun State on a one-day official visit to inaugurate some projects undertaken by Governor Dapo Abiodun. Buhari, clad in agbada made with the popular local Adire fabrics, arrived at the Gateway City Gate Monument, Sagamu-Interchange-Abeokuta at 11.37am in the company of Abiodun. Buhari was received by the governors of…
President of the Nigerian Senate Ahmad Lawan, has called on Nigerian politicians to build consensus among themselves to be selfless and work only in the interest of the country. Senator Lawan made the call at a reception organised in his honour in Abuja by former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate,…
Nigerian Air Force, NAF Special Forces, SF have rescued 26 kidnapped victims while on a fighting patrol along Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Road. In a statement, the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said that “the rescue operation occurred when the SF came across 5 abandoned vehicles with their doors ajar near…
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has sought for the support of the UN agencies for the ongoing rehabilitation and resettlement programme of the state government Zulum made call on Wednesday while recieving the Acting UN Resident and Hummanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Mr Mathias Schmake who led a UN delegation on a courtesy call on the…
The Kano State Government has approved N500 million counterpart fund for the implementation of a-six-year World Bank assisted project, “Agro Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL).”The Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting.Garba said the project focused at increasing the adoption of…
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Society Committee Against COVID-19 (SOSOCOVID), to document government and stakeholders activities during COVID-19 pandemic. SOSOCOVID is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). Ehanire, represented by Mr Okwudili Okechukwu, Director, Health System Strengthening Division in the ministry, said in Abuja that the project would…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the lifting of the suspension on Twitter operations in the country. Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), announced this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday The suspension, according to the statement, is expected to take effect from 12 am on Thursday. The…
