House of Representatives Tuesday mandated its committee on Customs and Excise to investigate the alleged shooting and killing of 5 indigenes of Iseyin Local Government of Oyo State.

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Czech Republic government on Tuesday expressed its readiness to partner with the Ogun State government in ensuring the development of the state health sector. The Czech Republic Ambassador to Nigeria, Marek Skolil, said this while handing over medical equipment worth N194m to the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun in his […]

House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to introduce a policy that will ensure inclusive education for the visually impaired students in government schools across the country.

House of Representatives on Tuesday rescinded its earlier resolution to close the books on the probe of arms and ammunitions purchased in the last 10 years.

As NHF says nutrition, screening central in addressing condition By Chioma Obinna To mark this year’s World Hypertension Day with the theme:” Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer”,  cardiovascular experts have called on the Federal Government to subsidised cost of automated High Blood Pressure machines even as they posited that nutrition remains central […]

Pastor Olayide Babatunde of the Glorious and Divine Calling Ministry in Ayobo, Lagos, has called on parents to regulate internet use by their children as a strategy to curb sexual assault. Babatunde gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Babatunde, the use of […]

The Federal Government says it will continue to engage and collaborate with the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) and the private sector to transform the economy and improve the welfare of Nigerians. President Muhammadu Buhari said this at the launch of the NGX Group’s campaign, “The Stock Africa is Made of,” on Tuesday. The virtual […]

By Davies Iheamnachor, Port-Harcourt The Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, is expected to launch a new tactical unit of the Nigeria Police Force in the South-South, Wednesday. The new tactical unit christened Operation Restore Peace in the South-South region would tackle issues of insecurity in the oil-rich region. It would be recalled that […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Youths thronged major streets in Osogbo, Osun state capital following the arrest of 33 of their colleagues and an army deserter allegedly working with them. It was gathered that EFCC operatives in a midnight sting operation busted several homes of the suspects around Hallelujah Estate to effect their arrest and also […]

…Poor billing, voice, data quality top complaints …NCC resolves 99.2% of consumer complaints By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor & Juliet Umeh At the end of first quarter, 2021, Consumer Affairs Bureau of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has revealed that more telecommunications subscribers were unhappy with their service providers in the quarter, compared to same […]

The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, has announced the suspension of receiving and processing of all fresh passport applications nationwide until June 1. Babandede, while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, said that a new passport regime would take effect from same date. He said that the suspension was to allow for […]

By Peter Egwuatu Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange, LCFE has recorded another milestone as it has successfully screened a frontline player in the agricultural value chain in Nigeria, Agvest Limited for listing of its N5 billion cashew nut contract through a  diversified financial instruments. Under the proposed listing, financial instruments worth N1.5 billion with cashew […]

By Festus Ahon GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa, Tuesday, sacked the 25 Commissioners in the State, Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff Government House, Senior Political Adviser, and others. The immediate past Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting, said the […]

Delta Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday said that the Judiciary in the state had been accorded full autonomy in line with the law.

Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma has reaffirmed his determination to correct all illegal and fraudulent alterations of the original Owerri Master Plan, promising that his government will work to ensure that the State is the best planned in Nigeria. Receiving the National Executive of Nigerian Institute of Town Planners on a courtesy call […]