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—Urges them to contribute their quotas towards the development of Igu kingdom. The Ohimege Igu of Koton Karfe Kingdom, HRM Alhaji Abdulrasaq Gambo Isah Koto, has urged traditional title holders from the kingdom to use their position wisely towards the development of the kingdom. The Royal Father made the appealed on Saturday in his palace…
The Federal Government has approved 173 centres and 30 state government institutions to conduct enrolment of all persons including legal residents into the National Identity Database (NIDB) on behalf of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). This was disclosed on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) website on Wednesday titled, ‘Approved Data Capturing Agents (Digital…
A new variant of the deadly coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the alert on Thursday. The body announced plans to commence further investigation. “It’s a separate lineage from the U.K. and South Africa. Give us some time, it’s still very early”, Africa CDC head,…
Two professors have been elected local government chairmen in Borno state. Adamu Alooma and Ibrahim Bukar, the professors, were among the 27 chairmen sworn in by Babagana Zulum, the governor, on Wednesday. While Alooma, a professor of banking and finance and former dean of the faculty of management sciences at the University of Maiduguri, took…
At least 16 persons died yesterday in Jebba, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State when a truck fully loaded with fuel lost control in Gaika area yesterday killing about 16 persons while more than 30 buildings and property worth millions of naira were gutted by fire. It was gathered that the incident occurred about…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has disclosed that it may resume the suspended industrial action. ASUU National President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi said the union would resume the suspended strike if the federal government failed to fulfil the agreements reached. Ogunyemi disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja, yesterday. He stated that ASUU…
Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), says God does not need anyone’s permission to put Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos, in his hall of fame. Bakare, speaking at the church’s recently unveiled Citadel in Lagos, said Tinubu has fought and won numerous battles…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn the operating licenses of 42 microfinance banks (MfBs). The affected banks have been shut down. The affected banks are Hedgeworth MFB, Utako, Abuja; Future Growth MFB, Utako, Abuja; Bagwai MFB, Bagwai LGA, Kano; Ere City MFB, Oriade LGA, Osun State; Cafon MFB, Garki II, Abuja; Akcofed MFB,…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised the alarm over the “plot to bomb some places” during Yuletide. In a statement on Tuesday, the agency asked Nigerians to be on the alert, saying it is taking steps to prevent attacks across the country. Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesman, advised those planning to disrupt public peace…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Wednesday called off its industrial action. ASUU Chairman, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi disclosed this during a press briefing on Wednesday, after the union’s ongoing negotiation with the Federal Government. Recall that ASUU had been on strike for about nine months. The prolonged strike was due to government’s alleged…
