The management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation has expressed determination to ensure the smooth movement of goods along all distances across the country. The Managing Director of the corporation, Mr Kayode Opeifa, disclosed this on Thursday during an inspection tour of properties managed by Railway Property Management Company Limited in Kaduna. Opeifa, who also doubles […]
The Edo Government on Wednesday banned prohibited unions from collecting dues at haulage fee points across the state. The Executive Chairman, Edo Inland Revenue Service (EIRS), Mr Oladele Bankole-Balogun said in Benin that the practice was unacceptable. “Only authorized revenue collectors are permitted to collect haulage fees through the issuance of revenue scratch cards. “Haulage […]
The Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force, Operation Fansan Yamma, Major General Oluyinka Soyele, has advised troops preparing for deployment to ensure their families are enrolled in health insurance schemes to avoid distractions while on the frontline. A statement issued on Thursday by the Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Centre, Lt. Col. Abubakar […]
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has calmed the frayed nerves of its customers in Abuja and neighboring franchise areas, assuring them of adequate power supply within the next 11 days. Speaking on its X handle, the company revealed that efforts are in top gear to ensure that the underground transmission line, damaged by vandals […]
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has approved a one-year moratorium on new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics. He, however, exempted health institutions due to low enrollment challenges. This was contained in a statement by the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, Prof. Idris Bugaje, on Thursday in Kaduna. Bugaje said […]
The Nigeria Police has debunked claims that over 3,000 arms were missing from its inventory. The police hinted that the report, done in 2019 by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, stated that the arms were “unaccounted for” and not “missing” as speculated by the media. Though the auditing was not done during […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) abruptly closed its defence at the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday, despite earlier pledges to present 24 additional witnesses. This unexpected decision followed damaging admissions from APC’s own witnesses under cross-examination, who confessed to over-voting and widespread non-compliance with the Electoral Act by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in […]
The federal government and the Kwara State government have signed a technological Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize the growth and expansion of the existing Technology Incubation Centres (TIC) in Ilorin/Offa Extension. The Director General (DG) of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI), Dr. Kazeem Kolawole Raji, at the State Business, Innovation, and Technology […]
The diplomatic missions of Australia, Canada, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom have expressed concern about the increase in incidents of grave violations against children in Northeast Nigeria in 2023, as reported in the UN Secretary-General’s fourth report on children and armed conflict in Nigeria. The missions called for an end to the recruitment […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Wednesday condemned a reported incident of assault at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, where a student physically attacked a lecturer over a TikTok recording. In a statement issued in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, NANS Senate President, Babatunde Akinteye, reaffirmed the association’s commitment to advocating for students’ rights while upholding […]
