President Bola Tinubu has signed the Student Loan Bill into law. A representative of the Federal Government, Dele Alake, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Monday evening. The bill will enable Nigerian students to access loans at interest-free rates. Details Shortly..
The Federal Government has alerted the public on the outbreak of Anthrax disease in some neighbouring countries in the West African sub-region. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. He said that the affected countries are Northern Ghana […]
The immediate past Minister of Transportation, Engr. Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has been commended for his role in the reintroduction of Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) and the designation of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) as the implementing authority. Speaking at the Appreciation Dinner organized for the former Minister and his Minister of State, Prince Ademola Adegoroye […]
Operatives of the Zone-2 Police Command Onikan Lagos has arrested a fake Customs officer who claims to be procuring Customs auction vehicles for people. The Zone 2 command under the leadership of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Ari Muhammed Ali on 12th of April 2023 received a petition written by one Josiah Kashim […]
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the deployment of government buses to support movement of students and workers in public tertiary institutions within Ilorin, the capital city, and its environs. The bus palliative for the students covering the metropolis is the second phase in the measures by the Kwara government to cushion the effects […]
The acting Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration services, Caroline Adepoju, has said more passport offices will be created in Lagos State to meet the needs of the high population of applicants in the state. She therefore warned immigration officers against passport racketeering and other unprofessional conducts, vowing that erring officers would be sanctioned. According […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised that his government will repay Nigerians through massive investment in transportation infrastructure, education, regular power supply, healthcare and other public utilities that will improve the quality of lives as they bear the pain of the removal of fuel subsidy. In his national broadcast this Monday morning to mark the […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called for stronger collaboration with the National Counter-terrorism Centre (NCTC) to combat the menace of drug abuse, misuse of chemicals and alcoholism in the country Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC, made the call during a courtesy call on Rear Admiral Yaminu […]
Hadi Sirika, a former Minister of Aviation, says only N3 billion was released by the federal government for the Nigeria Air project in the last seven years Sirika said this on Arise TV on Sunday while speaking on the raging controversy surrounding the launch of Nigerian Air aircraft. He said the total budget for the […]
A former Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s suspension of Godwin Emefiele as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Tinubu suspended Emefiele late Friday and directed him to immediately hand over the bank’s Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate) Folashodun Shonubi. While reacting to the development, Wike who was […]
