FG installs E-verification gates at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja
The Federal Government has installed E-verification gates at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja as part of a comprehensive strategy to bolster internal security and streamline the arrival experience for Nigerians entering the country. Four out of the planned 10 gates have already been installed at the Abuja airport. It is expected that the […]
Guinea’s military junta dissolves government and seals borders
Guinea’s military junta, which seized power in a coup in September 2021, has dissolved the government. The announcement was made through a presidential decree read on state TV on Monday by the presidency’s Secretary General, Brig Gen Amara Camara. Mr Camara did not disclose the reason for the dissolution or say when a new government […]
NARTO suspends its plan on nationwide strike
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has suspended its planned nationwide strike. NARTO members had threatened to shut down all over the country beginning Monday over the high cost of automotive gas oil, also known as diesel, which is used to fuel their trucks for the movement of petroleum products across Nigeria. However, […]
NCS to distribute some seized items nationwide
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is working to distribute some seized food items nationwide as the biting food crisis continues in the country. According to the National Public Relations, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, the food items will be distributed after they are certified fit for human consumption, with a firm commitment to transparency, fairness, […]
Ondo Government marks out Feb. 22 and Feb 23 as public holiday in honour of Former Governor
The Ondo State Government has declared Thursday, Feb. 22 and Friday, Feb. 23 as public holidays in honour of the late former Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu. According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, the two-day holiday will allow people of the state to honour the late former […]
Roy Hodgson steps down as Crystal Palace Manager
Roy Hodgson has stepped down as Crystal Palace boss so the club can “bring forward their plans to appoint a new manager”. Hodgson was “taken ill” during training on Thursday amid reports he was to be sacked. The Eagles have lost 10 of their past 16 Premier League games and are 16th in the table, […]
Senegal Presidential candidates call for vote within six weeks
Fifteen of the 20 candidates approved to stand in Senegal’s delayed presidential elections have called for the new vote to be held no later than 2 April – the date when current President Macky Sall is due to end his term. The 15 candidates also insist the list should not be altered. The document was […]
Manufacturers peg price of bag of cement at N8,000 with conditions
The Federal Government and major cement manufacturers have pegged the price of 50kg bag of cement at between N7,000 and N8,000 depending on the location nationwide. Sen. David Umahi made this known to newsmen after a protracted meeting with major cement manufacturers in the country on Monday in Abuja. The Cement Manufacturers came to an […]
Federal Government begins payment of ASUU withheld salaries
Reports say the Federal Government has commenced the PAYMENT of the withheld salaries of academics under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Multiple sources in the academic sector confirmed the development today in Abuja. The chairperson of ASUU at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Gbolahan Bolarin, had also confirmed […]
Ohanaeze Indigbo warns South Eastern Nigerians not to join national protest
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the socio-political group of Nigerians of southeast extraction on Monday in Enugu directed that Nigerians from the geopolitical zone should not partake in a planned national protest. Its President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who gave the directive said he had received entreaties requesting him to call Nigerians from the geopolitical zone to join […]