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The governor of Kano, Abba Yusuf, has given orders to the accountant-general of the state to cease giving salaries to 10,800 workers, who are believed to have been employed by the Abdullahi-led administration. Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, the accountant-general of Kano state, made this announcement on Monday while addressing journalists, saying that the governor had called for … [Read more…]

Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that Nigeria’s Federal Government has finalised plans to create one million jobs for young Nigerians. Shettima, who stated this Monday while playing host to a delegation from the Republic of Korea led by the Special Envoy to the President, H.E. Jang Sungmin, at the State House, Abuja, declared “we … [Read more…]

About six people were confirmed dead, while 15 others sustained injuries in an auto crash involving a commercial bus and an articulated vehicle at Sekona on the Ogbomoso-Odo-Oba Road, Ogo Oluwa Local Council of Oyo State. Also, a commercial motorcyclist died, yesterday morning, after he ran into a stationary vehicle at Gbede, very close to … [Read more…]

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28th and Thursday, June 29th, 2023 as Eid-El-Kabir holidays. This was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. “In the spirit of this special occasion, during which we commemorate the great virtues of obedience, sacrifice and faith as exemplified by … [Read more…]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has said that unless Nigeria strengthens her rule of law and the fight against corruption, the country would not go anywhere. He said the law of the land must be worked in such a way that both the “big and the small” are treated … [Read more…]

The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has renamed some federal airports after several notable Nigerians. This is according to a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations. The statement made available to Channels Television on Monday noted that the … [Read more…]

Victims of the demolition spree embarked upon by Kano State government have taken to the streets in their hundreds to condemn what they describe as destructive. The protesters gathered, Monday morning, at the front of the demolished muliti-million Naira Daula Hotel along Hadejia Road, in the metropolis carrying placards with various inscriptions condemning the government … [Read more…]

A gas explosion at Ijaiye beside the Apostolic Church in the Agege area of Lagos State has injured four persons, three females and one male. According to a statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), a shop where gas cylinders were stored caught fire. It said that investigations revealed that one of the … [Read more…]

Cross River State governor Bassey Otu has ordered an investigation into the boat mishap involving 14 medical students at the popular Marina Resort in Calabar, the state capital. He lauded authorities of the Nigerian Navy for quickly responding to the plight of the drowning students and rescued 11 of them. Otu’s statement from his chief … [Read more…]

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made it mandatory for financial institutions to collect and verify customers’ social media handles as part of the institutions’ Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. The CBN made this known on June 23 when it released its Customer Due Diligence Regulations 2023 for financial institutions under its regulatory purview, … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu has departed Paris, France for London, the United Kingdom. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Mr Dele Alake, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, said President Tinubu, who was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday, will now proceed to London, … [Read more…]