By Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja, June 26, 2023( NAN) The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, has announced his resignation from the commission. Rasheed, who made the announcement during the approval of the Kogi State University Kabba, in Abuja on Monday, said this would enable him to return to class […]
by Constance Athekame The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has appealed to its customers to disregard planned tariff increase as approval for such increment had not been received. AEDC management made the appeal in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “Please disregard the circulating communication, regarding review of electricity tariffs. “Be informed that no approval […]
By Segun Giwa The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized a total of 19.56kg of pyscotropic substances between June 2022 and June 2023 in Ondo State The NDLEA Commander in Ondo State, Mr Kayode Raji, stated this at a rally organised to celebrate the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking […]
A total of 197 cases of cholera have been confirmed in South Africa with 43 deaths, the Department of Health said in a statement on Sunday. “The country has recorded a total cumulative number of 1,045 suspected cases of cholera across five provinces, of which 197 were laboratory-confirmed,” the department said in a statement. In […]
By Edeki Igafe The Police Command in Delta says it has neutralised a suspected kidnapper/armed robber in Warri. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, made the disclosure on Sunday in Warri. Edafe said that the deceased was a member of a kidnapping/armed robbery gang terrorising residents of Warri and environs. He said that the suspect […]
By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two persons after a MAN Diesel truck crushed a tricycle in a headon collision in Kogi. Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Koton Karfe. He […]
By Martha Agas Rev. Tajan Moltok, the Jos Resident Pastor of Shepherd House Assembly International, has described same sex marriage as a taboo against God. The cleric stated this during his sermon titled: “The deception of not growing spiritually” during the church service on Sunday in Jos. He said that God made man to […]
By Kemi Akintokun The National Agency of Food Drugs (NAFDAC) on Thursday said that noodles produced in the country did not contain Ethylene Oxide or its metabolism. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, disclosed this at a media briefing organised to present the outcome of its investigation on whether noodles produced in the country contained […]
By Angela Atabo Labour Party has vowed to stage a peaceful protest over Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa’s alleged outright refusal to conduct local government elections. The Factional National Chairman of the party Lamidi Apapa, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Apapa urged the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC) to do the […]
By Bukola Adewumi The Norwegian Government has committed an additional 4.5 million dollars in support of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), humanitarian activities in addressing the lingering crisis in the northeastern part of Nigeria. The FAO Representative in Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Fred Kafeero, stated […]