Don’t rush to plant with first rainfall, NCRI advises farmers
Dr Aliyu Umar, Executive Director, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State has advised farmers not to rush into planting with the first rain. He gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bida on Monday. He explained that this was because crops planted with the first rain […]
Fire razes shops at singer market in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service on Monday confirmed that fire had razed some improvised shops and the upper building of old Savannah Bank at Singer market in Kano. A statement by the service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, said that the fire started at about 02:18 a.m. According to him, “We received a distress […]
Elegushi Residents Lament the Impact of Dredging, and Flooding In Their Community
By Olatunji Buhari Community leaders, women, and the youth in Okun-Aja, Kuramo waterfronts, and Okun Alpha (Alpha beach) in Elegushi have lamented the impact of seal level rise and diversion of water into their communities which has affected their environment and livelihood. They called on the Lagos State Government to halt further dredging of the […]
MWC 2023: OPPO Unveils First Wi-Fi Router, Other Technologies Initiatives
By Patrick Aigbokhan As part of moves to explore more possibilities for future smart lifestyles, one of the country’s Information Technology giants, OPPO, has unveiled its first Wi-Fi router, OPPO Zero-Power Tag, among other range of its latest innovative technologies. At the just concluded Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC2023), the brand launched the pocketable OPPO Find N2 Flip, which sets a new benchmark for flip […]
Tinubu: The Eagle flies to victory
By Emmanuel Umohinyang The reverberation of the electoral victory of former Lagos state governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the presidential election of February 25, 2023, is one that is bound to abound for a long time to come. Even the history books would have it well engraved in a very special place because, for many, […]
Lagos train crash: How we learnt of accident, by NRC MD
The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Mr Fidet Okhiria, on Thursday gave an account of the brief he got on the accident involving a train and a bus earlier in the day. The NRC train was involved in an accident with a Lagos State Government staff bus on the rail track in Sogunle area […]
Cashless policy: Matawalle empowers 300 PoS operators with N70m
The Zamfara government has disbursed N70 million to empower 300 Point-of-Sale (PoS) operators to fast track implementation of the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Commissioner for Commerce and Industries, Alhaji Yazeed Danfulani stated this while distributing PoS machines to 300 youth and women on Wednesday in Gusau. He said the […]
Akeredolu decries rejection of old Naira notes by traders
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday decried the rejection of old naira notes by traders and business owners in the state. In a statewide broadcast in Akure, the governor said the rejection of the old naira notes was a flagrant disobedience of the law. He explained that rejecting the old N200, N500 […]
Two die in train, bus collision in Lagos, says NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said two bodies have been recovered at the scene of an accident involving a train and a staff bus in Sogunle area of Lagos on Thursday morning. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, told journalists in Lagos that the deceased were members of staff of the […]
Why We Postponed Governorship , House of Assembly Polls- INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it postponed the governorship and state house of assembly election due to logistical challenges. The election was originally slated to hold this Saturday, March 11 will now take place on March 18. The National Commissioner & Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye, confirmed this in […]
