The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has nabbed two suspected human traffickers and rescued 18 victims in Charanchi Local Government Area of the state. The state Comptroller of the Service, Abdulrazak Muazu, who unveiled this to journalists Tuesday at the Command’s headquarters in Katsina, said the duo were apprehended at a... Read More
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation increased by 17.33 per cent (year-on-year) in February 2021, compared to16.47 per cent in the preceding month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). It said the 0.86 percentage increase followed upwards price adjustments in the food and core indexes – which determine inflation. The composite... Read More
The federal government yesterday released the dates for the reopening of Kano, Port Harcourt, and Enugu airports for international flights. Speaking in Abuja during the briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced the dates during the weekly briefing of the Presidential Task Force, said Enugu airport would... Read More
Three people are dead and 183 others have been hospitalized in Kano after consuming expired fruit juice The state commissioner for health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, said this affected 13 local government areas of the state. Tsanyawa told reporters on Tuesday in Kano that the incident occurred after the victims consumed expired citric acid powdered... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, honoured Master Izuchukwu Godswill Edeani, an Enugu State student, who won this year’s edition of “The 774 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award” (774 – YONSPA), in Abuja, on Sunday. The prestigious national scientists presidential award was presented to Master Edeani by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on behalf of President... Read More
The Kano State Government has arrested 200 street beggars and Almajiris for allegedly violating the law banning street begging in the state. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Zahra’u Muhammad-Umar, made the disclosure yesterday while repatriating the beggars in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the commissioner as saying that... Read More
No fewer than six persons were confirmed dead yesterday as a tanker laden with fuel ran into two tricycles at Ntak Inyang village in Akwa Ibom State. The accident was said to have occurred few kilometres to Uyo, the state capital. The truck caught fire and burnt down the two tricycles and their passengers. Akwa... Read More
•Gov: “I Didn’t Feel Any Side Effects After Taking The Shot” Following the controversies and unsubstantiated information about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from some quarters, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday reassured Lagosians that the vaccine is safe. The Governor stated that he did not feel any side effects as claimed... Read More
Nigeria’s share in world trade is 0.33 per cent, this is a small fraction of what we could do. Our share in Africa trade is 19 per cent which is below our share of the Africa’s Gross Domestic Product. By Ossom Raphael Abuja – The Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi... Read More
——— Marwa tasks NDLEA officers to intensify war against illicit drugs . Boosts their morale with award, cash gift Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Genre Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has charged men and officers of the agency to intensify the fight against drug abuse and trafficking so as... Read More