President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held last-minute consultations with northern governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Some of the governors who attended the meeting include Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, Abdullahi Ganduje of […]
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is recalling almost 1m older vehicles from around the world because of potential problems with their braking system. Over the weekend, the company said it will contact owners of the vehicles as their brakes may be affected by what it called “advanced corrosion”. The recall affects a total of 993,407 vehicles, including […]
The Transition Monitoring Group(TMG) says the increasing use of money by politicians seeking elective positions is a sign of bad omen for Nigeria. Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, the Chairman, TMG, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “The use of money openly by politicians seeking for votes from delegates […]
An agriculture expert, Mr Akin Alabi, has called for improved extension services to educate local farmers on the adoption of modern agriculture technology to boost productivity. Alabi, the co-founder of Corporate Farmers International, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. The expert said the dearth […]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has blamed inadequate supply of petrol from the depots in Lagos for the scarcity being experienced in Abuja and other parts of the country. IPMAN President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Okoronkwo […]
The Federal Government may drop the solar project as the proposed alternative power for some Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) facilities in Badagry, following an unfavourable report on its suitability in the environment. Mrs Cecilia Gayya, Director-General(DG) of ASCON, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in […]
In our series of letters from African writers, novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at whether Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee is being celebrated in Nigeria, the largest former British colony in Africa, which remains an influential member of the Commonwealth. “The fascination for me is that the monarchy hasn’t died out,” said Chuka Mordi, who applied […]
Many electricity consumers in the country are increasingly getting frustrated that the more end-user tariff goes up, the less power supply they get from the authorities. This indeed is one of the factors that has given rise to some popular comments by aggrieved persons, one of which goes thus: “Nigeria is a country where you […]
A number of explosions shook parts of Kyiv early on Sunday in the first assault on Ukraine’s capital for weeks. Columns of black smoke could be seen above the city – Russia says it hit tanks supplied by European countries. At least one person was reported hurt. The city has been largely spared in recent […]