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. […]
Tinubu pays tribute to Solanke
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passing of Nigeria’s creative icon, Mr. Jimi Solanke, who died on Monday. Baba Solanke was an actor, dramatist, folk singer, poet, and playwright. President Tinubu mourns the literary and cultural virtuoso and describes him as one of the finest of Nigeria’s creative artists and bastion of our cherished mores […]
Economic hardship: Kano gov to meet Tinubu
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has said he will meet President Bola Tunibu over the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians. He said in Kano on Monday, “I will personally meet President Tinubu to intimate him about the hardship the people of Kano State are encountering due to inflation with a view to providing […]
Navy extracts nine stowaways from Spain-bound motor vessel
The patrol team of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, have extracted nine stowaways in the rudder compartment of Spain-bound Motor Tanker vessel LYSIAS VALETTA. The Commander of the Ship, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, on Monday said that the stowaways were discovered on February 3 aboard the vessel trying to leave the country illegally. He said […]
Jimmy Solanke dies at 81
Jimmy Solanke, the folk musician and leading artist has died. He was 81. Solanke who along with Tunji Oyelana and others formed the fulcrum of entertainment in the sixties along with Prof Wole Soyinka dies on February 5, 2024. According to a tribute by Ms Bimbo Esho, the managing director of Evergreen Music, the legend […]
Residents groan as water scarcity worsens in Karu
Residents of Karu, a suburb in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are groaning over the lingering water scarcity in the area in the past three months. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Monday in Abuja that the situation was disheartening, especially […]
