The federal government has pledged to collaborate with the Niger State Government to develop the state’s tourism assets as part of efforts to boost economic growth at both state and national levels. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the…
By Evelyn Usman The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that the reported abduction incident at Kurmin Wali, a remote community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, indeed occurred, contrary to earlier conflicting accounts that had created confusion and…
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has congratulated former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema, on his inauguration today as Chairperson of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), following his earlier appointment by President Bola Ahmed…
Human rights lawyer and former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has faulted the Kaduna State Police Command’s denial of the reported abduction of worshippers from churches in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. The…
No fewer than seven persons escaped death on Tuesday when a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Akure, the Ondo State capital. They, however, sustained various degrees of injury and are currently receiving medical attention at a hospital where they…
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and visitor to Kwara state Polytechnic, Ilorin on Tuesday ordered closure of the institution, following students protest over the presence of members of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the polytechnic. AG Registrar…
Sally Tibbot Consulting Limited, an audit firm which recently alleged a N13.7 billion payroll fraud in Osun State, on Tuesday shared more details on its contract with the state government and its audit findings. The firm alluded to officials’ alleged…
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Itsekiri youths on Tuesday staged a protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Abuja, demanding the immediate reversal and outright discarding of a ward delineation proposal for the Warri Federal Constituency.…
An armed attack has killed at least 31 civilians in a village in western Niger near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a region rife with jihadist groups, local sources said Tuesday. The assailants struck on Sunday in…
The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening ethical standards in health research.It also pledged sustained support for the National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC) to protect research participants and enhance the credibility of scientific outputs in Nigeria. The…