High cost of food: Deputy Senate President lauds Tinubu for releasing grains
Deputy President of Senate, Sen. Barau Jibrin has commended President Bola Tinubu for ordering release of 102,000 tonnes of rice, maize, millet and other food items to mitigate high-cost food items. Barau, gave the commendation in a statement on Monday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr Ismail Mudashir said the […]
Benue plans festival to promote reading, writing culture
The Benue State Government says it is planning to host a book and art festival as a strategy to promote reading and writing culture. The Director-General of the Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency, Dr Terna Francis, disclosed this in Makurdi when members of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) visited him in his office. […]
Group wants establishment of north central development commission
The North Central Development Initiative (NCDI) has canvased for the establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC) to address development challenges in the region. Musa Otigba, National Coordinator of the initiative, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the inauguration of standing committees of the NCDI programmes for 2024. He said the role of […]
LOVE POTION!
By Toyin Falola I have two messages from you from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and lust. She asked me to talk about how a man can love you before I talk about Valentine. This goddess is also in charge of beauty and pleasure. Her department covers sex and romance. She reincarnates as Venus […]
Girl Arrested with Olowofela is Kidnap Victim
More facts have emerged that Pa Olowofela, the octogenarian arrested by Kwara State Joint Security Team, is leader of a kidnapping gang that killed the Kwara monarch in Koro, Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole. The monarch was killed on resisting orders from the abductors while his wife and other two indigenes were whisked away. The niigeriancurrent.com broke […]
Ondo Assembly confirms five nominees as commissioners
The Ondo State House of the Assembly, on Tuesday screened and confirmed five out of the six nominees forwarded to it by Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa to be confirmed as commissioners. Aiyedatiwa had on Feb. 2 submitted the names of six commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly. The nominees screened and confirmed included Mr […]
Joke Silva seeks easy access to funds for filmmakers
Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva, has called on the Federal Government to ensure filmmakers in the country gain easy access to funds to produce films. Silva made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. “Over the years, filmmakers have found it difficult to access funds to produce […]
Kaduna residents laud ban on alcoholic drinks in sachets
Residents of Kaduna State have applauded the Federal Government for banning the production of alcoholic drinks in sachets. The residents, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna, said the ban would save lives and reduce criminal activities, especially among youths, in the state. Mr Ayuba Bako, a medical […]
Ministers, CBN, FIRS pledge to address high cost of living
The Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, and the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, have assured Nigerians that the high cost of living being witnessed by Nigerians is currently being addressed. Mr Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Mr Zacch Adedeji, Chairman, the Federal Inland Revenue […]
jI joined Labour Party to build not to destroy it, says Akpata
I Mr Olumide Akpata, a Labour Party governorship aspirant in the upcoming Edo governorship election, on Tuesday said he joined the party to build it and not to destroy it. He made this known in Benin while debunking allegations that he sponsored a protest at the Labour Party secretariat in Benin on Sunday, Feb. 4. […]
