Tinubu condoles with Iran over passing of president, minister
President Bola Tinubu extended his condolences to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran over the passing of President Ebrahim Raisi; Iranian foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials in a helicopter crash. Tinubu expressed profound grief over tragedy, and describing President Raisi as a leader who was passionately committed to the […]
Utomi calls for stakeholders’ summit on reconstructing economy
A political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has called for convocation of a stakeholders’ summit to discuss the country’s economy and suggest ways to reconstruct it. He made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)on Monday in Lagos. Utomi was reacting to the May 15 tripartite committee meeting on the new minimum wage, […]
World Culture Day: Minister urges Nigerians to embrace cultural diversity
The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has called on Nigerians to celebrate the country’s cultural diversity, describing it as a source of strength and unity. Musawa gave the advice in commemoration of the 2024 World Culture Day. The Day is set aside by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) […]
Rivers assembles experts to brainstorm on economic devt
The Rivers Government has assembled a team of economic experts to recommend possible ways of driving economic growth and development in the state. Mr Joseph Johnson, the Commissioner of Information and Communications, disclosed this at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Monday. Johnson said that the economists, drawn from various sectors would convene at […]
Tinubu mourns former minister
President Bola Tinubu has extended his deepest sympathies to the family of the late Prince Ajibola Alarape Afonja, who passed away at the age of 82. The late Prince Afonja was a business colossus who had served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Bank and was Minister of Labour and Productivity under […]
Seven injured, cows die in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
Seven people were injured in an accident involving a Volvo truck, carrying cows, and two other vehicles on the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. The two other vehicles involved in the multiple accident, which occurred at the Ibafo area of the expressway, are a blue luxury bus and a white Mazda bus. Mrs Florence Okpe, […]
TY Danjuma lauds Kefas over Takum Chieftaincy resolution
A former Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma retired, has lauded Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba State for resolving the prolonged Takum Chieftaincy tussle by appointing a king after 28 years. Danjuma disclosed this at the inauguration ceremony of Chief Sopiya Ahmadu, the new traditional ruler of Takum. He said that the history of Takum […]
Man mistakenly falls into Lagos lagoon – LASEMA
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it has rescued a man who mistakenly fell into the lagoon. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. He said that it received a call through the Lagos State Toll Free […]
Musk removes Twitter.com from X profiles, shifts them to X.com
Elon Musk’s online platform X has removed another remnant from its Twitter past nearly 10 months after the tech mogul changed the social media service’s name. The controversial multi-billionaire has removed twitter.com from profiles on the site. From now on, users who type in twitter.com will be directed to “x.com,” Musk wrote on Friday. Musk […]
Nasarawa Assembly extols Sule’s, TETFUND’s interventions at state varsity
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology, has commended Gov. Abdullahi Sule and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) for the provision of infrastructure at the State University, Keffi. Mr Abel Bala, the Chairman of the committee and Deputy Majority Leader of the House, stated this when the committee visited […]
