The governor said policies and regulations showcasing INEC as an unbiased umpire in electoral processes will ensure peace in conducting elections. Gov Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has tasked INEC to be innovative in initiating policies and regulations that will continuously improve electoral processes in the country. Eno said this when the state’s new Resident…
Most of the fire incidents were caused by careless use of cooking gas and inferior electrical appliances. The Bauchi State Fire Service, says it saved 310 people in 393 fire incidents recorded across the state in 2023. Mohammed Bature, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the service, told the the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The court asks Emefiele not to leave the country. The Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted Godwin Emefiele’s request to travel out of Abuja. However, the court said the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) must remain in the country. His bail terms had restricted him to Abuja, but Emefiele, through…
A team was created to carryout a decontamination of affected premises, awareness creation and risk communication. The Cross River Government on Thursday announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in Ejah community of Osupong Ward 1, Obubura Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a notification Dr Henry Ayuk, Cross River Commissioner for…
NCC expects MTN and Glo to resolve all outstanding issues within the 21-day period given. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended the phased disconnection of Globacom from MTN network for a period of 21 days. This is contained in a statement issued by NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka on Thursday in…
He added that yahoo boys shouldn’t be allowed to languish in detention or undergo destructive dissolution. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should devise methods of re-orientating arrested educated online fraudsters (aka Yahoo Boys) to become information technology specialists, a cyber-security specialist, Chidiebere Ihediwa advises. According to him, this strategy is better, rather than…
The lawmaker stated that community policing is one of the very smartest way to police people. Rep Stanley Olajide (APC-Oyo) has said that the 10th Assembly is committed to enacting laws for the establishment of state police to tackle insecurity across the country. Olajide who is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Information Communication…
The First lady noted that the initiative will promote inclusiveness and compassion among Nigerians. Sen Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of President Bola Tinubu, has presented cash gifts of ₦100,000 each to 250 selected elderly persons in Rivers. Tinubu, represented by the Wife of the Rivers Governor, Valarie Fubara, said the initiative was part of President…
The Tuesday explosion in Ibadan damaged over 50 houses. The Minister of Solid Minerals and Development, Dr Dele Alake has directed Mine Officers of the ministry to investigate the Tuesday night explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State, to help unravel the cause. Alake gave the directive on Wednesday in Abuja. “I have directed the ministry’s mine…
The FCT Minister said the Federal Government has deployed all the resources to ensure that kidnappers and other criminals have no free rein in the FCT. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has read the riot act to bandits and other criminal elements, warning that the Federal Government would make the…
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