Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash at the weekend, is to be buried in his home city of Mashhad on Thursday. Raisi is to be laid to rest at the city’s shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth imam of Shia Islam. High-ranking representatives of friendly states are expected to attend, including […]
ASUU decries infrastructural decay, poor funding, proliferation of universities in Nigeria University By Ifeanyi Olannye Abraka (Delta), May 22, 2024(NAN) The Benin Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday, decried the continued infrastructural decay, poor funding and proliferation of universities in Nigeria. Prof. Monday Igbafen, Zonal Coordinator, Benin Zone of ASUU, […]
By Martha Agas, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 schoolgirls, in what can best be described a scene from a crime movie, were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from their hostel in Chibok, a major town in Borno. While some of the students escaped on transit, several others were taken […]
By Muhammad Tijjani The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have arrested eight notorious suspected armed robbers and arrested four receivers of stolen items in the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. Hassan said, ” Operatives […]
By Yahaya Isah The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Nigeria, Wouter Plomp, has reaffirmed the commitment of his country to strengthening bilateral relations with Nigeria. Plomp communicated this when he led a delegation from the Netherlands on a courtesy visit to the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Wednesday in Abuja. […]
Group urges adoption of renewable energy to tackle climate change Climate By Desmond Ejibas Port Harcourt, May 24, 2024 (NAN) The Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre has suggested the adoption of renewable energy to reduce the effects of fossil fuels on the environment. Dr Confidence Otikor, the Project Officer of the Rivers-based advocacy group, […]
By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives has directed the Ministry of Aviation to conduct a comprehensive audit of airport personnel and contractors handling airport projects. These resolutions followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance by Rep. Jesse Onuakalusi (Lagos-LP) during plenary in Abuja on Tuesday Presenting the motion, Onuakalusi harped on […]
By Busayo Onijala Migration is a crucial driver of economic resilience, growth and prosperity, Amy Pope, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), said on Tuesday. Pope said in Lagos that migrants were often a solution to some of the world’s most pressing problems, including climate change. She spoke at the opening of the […]
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for the establishment of a Global Humanitarian Aviation Council ,the Saudi Press Agency reported At the second day of the Future Aviation forum held in Riyadh, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah proposed to the council to facilitate and protect humanitarian aid transported by air. Al Rabeeah, who is the […]
By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has placed the National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF ) on special probe scrutinising its documents from 2018 till date. Rep. James Faleke, the chairman of the committee said this the ongoing probe of revenue leakages in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs) in Abuja on […]