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A’Court verdict: Kano govt mobilising rioters to cause unrest in metropolis

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2023November 28, 20230

A pro-All Progressives Congress (APC) group, on the aegis of the Progressive League of Youth Voters (PLYV) has raised an alarm that the Kano state government was mobilizing protesters to cause unrest in the state’s metropolis on Wednesday in reaction to the Court of Appeal verdict that sacked Governor Abba...

ITUC-Africa seeks an African continent devoid of gender-based violence

NewsDeskNgNov 27, 2023November 27, 20230

In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, ITUC-Africa has called for stakeholders to work together to create an African continent where every woman lives free from the threat of violence and enjoys the full spectrum of her rights. Within the world of work, violence...

Kano takes action to restructure the medication production plant

NewsDeskNgNov 27, 2023November 27, 20230

Kano state government says it will revamp Drugs Manufacturing Unit (DMU) of the Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency’s (DMCSA). The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf made the disclosure in the weekend while inaugurating the Drug Manufacturing Unit Committee and the Committee for the Integration...

NNPCL predicts a commercial petrol export date of 2024

NewsDeskNgNov 27, 2023November 27, 20230

By Augustine Aminu The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it will end the importation of refined petroleum products by December 2024. Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer of the NNPC, made this known when he led a delegation of the company’s senior management team to a meeting with...

Nigeria will profit from ongoing reforms – AGF

NewsDeskNgNov 27, 2023November 27, 20230

By Augustine Aminu The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said ongoing reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will bring economic prosperity and stability to Nigeria. He urged Nigerians to be patient with the president and support the reforms being introduced across...

Track plot to truncate democracy, FG orders service chiefs

NewsDeskNgNov 27, 2023November 27, 20230

By Augustine Aminu The Minister of State Defence, Bello Matawalle, has issued a stern warning against any groups or individuals propagating violence against the peaceful coexistence and harmony being enjoyed by the law-abiding citizens of the nation. The Minister, who was responding to a high rate of fake news, rumour...

Apostle Suleman feeds migrants at Mexico-US border, donates 100,000 pesos

NewsDeskNgNov 26, 2023November 26, 20230

In following the footsteps of his Lord and master, Jesus Christ, who fed 5000 men with five loaves of bread and two fish, the General Overseer and most senior pastor, Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has fed hundreds of migrants at the Guatemalan Border in Mexico as part of...

A’Court Reverses Sack of Gov Sule of Nasarawa State

NewsDeskNgNov 23, 2023November 23, 20230

A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal has reversed the sack of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State. The panel in a judgment held that the Nasarawa State Election Petition Tribunal erred in law in concluding that Sule did not win majority of the votes cast in the election....

Lottery Regulation Feud: 15 Years After, S/ Court To Hear Lagos, Ekiti Suit Against FG, 34 Others March 13

NewsDeskNgNov 21, 2023November 21, 20230

The Supreme Court has fixed March 13, 2024, to hear a suit filed in 2008, by the Attorney General of Lagos State against the Federal Government, in respect of who controls and regulates the gaming and lottery sector. Ekiti state was joined as co-Plaintiff in the suit following an order...

NPA Goes Tough on Illegal Container Stripping, Roll-out SOP for Barge Operators

NewsDeskNgNov 19, 2023November 19, 20230

Managing Director / CEO Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Mohammed Bello Koko (Middle), Executive Director Marine & Operations NPA, Honourable Onari Brown (Right) and Traffic Manager Tincan Island Port Complex, Mr. Akin Leosho. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Mr. Mohammed Bello Koko, over the weekend in Lagos,...