The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume has revealed that the deal of presidential yacht included in the supplementary budget has already been signed and delivered. Ndume made this revelation in an interview with Arise Television today. He said, “The deal has been signed and delivered, but not paid, and that’s what brought […]...
•Photo: An electrocuted man on a pole A final year student of Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State has been electrocuted while installing solar panels on a one-storey building. It was gathered that the gory incident occurred in a business location close to a commercial bank at the Warri Garage Area on Thursday, October 19, [&hell...
•Rwandan President Paul Kagame The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, has declared that the country will grant visa-free travel to Africans to boost free movement of people and trade. This decision positions Rwanda as the latest African nation to adopt such a measure, joining others in the pursuit of a more integrated continent to rival [&helli...
About 1700 teachers and education officers recruited into the Federal Unity Colleges in 2019, 2020 and 2021 have called on the federal government to pay their three-year salaries. In an open letter to the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, and copied to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, they appealed for the payment of their salaries [&helli...
Not fewer than eight persons, among them students, were crushed to death when a tipper conveying sharp sand suffered break failure in Mpape, a settlement close to the Maitama District of Abuja. The incident, it was gathered, occurred yesterday around 4 p.m. before the Keke NAPEP Park along the road that leads to Mpape junction, […]
Manufacturers have expressed concerns as the price of diesel has risen to N1,275 per litre in Lagos and above N1,300 outside the state. The product is selling for N1, 270 per litre in Kano State and above that outside the metropolis, reports Daily Trust. This implies a 26 percent increase in the price of the […]
•NAFDAC DG Prof Mojisola Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has notified the public that the recalled G Fuel brand Energy Drinks by T&E Imports and GPAE Trading Corp, contains high levels of caffeine. The notification of this product is contained in a public alert with No. 034/2023, issued [...
The remaining student of the Bethel Baptist Secondary School, Kaduna, who was kidnapped along with 120 other students of the school when bandits attacked their school in July 2021 has finally regained his freedom. Available facts revealed that no specific ransom was paid for the release of the boy whom many have forgotten after several [&helli...
•Akpabio Joint unions in Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), have kicked against the announcement by Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, referring to some members of the agency’s board as executive board members. The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) and Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil ...
•Falana and Tinubu Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says the problems the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are facing in conducting credible elections would be complicated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of members of political parties as Resident Electoral Officers. Falana, who was a guest on Channels ...

