Why NNPC May Not Lift Dangote Petrol On Sunday
FOUR days before the September 15, 2024, date announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to start lifting Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called...
FG Begins Evacuation As Flood Displaces Over 200,000 Persons In Maiduguri, Dozens Children Missing
THE Federal Government has begun the evacuation of residents of the affected communities in the flooding that has ravaged Maiduguri, the capital of Borno...
FG Replies UK TUC’s Human Rights Abuse Allegation, Says Nigeria, Governed By Law
THE Federal Government has dismissed the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of the United Kingdom’s allegation of human rights abuses and violations in Nigeria, stating...
NCDC Confirms 55 Mpox Cases In 21 States, FCT
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it has confirmed 55, out of the 935 suspected Mpox cases across 39 local...
Shettima visits Maiduguri, Says Floods Most Catastrophic In Three Decades
VICE President Kashim Shettima says, despite preparations, the severity of the floods in Maiduguri is most catastrophic in over three decades in the state...
Benue Government Suspends Director, Four Senior Officials Over Missing Transformer
THE Benue State government on Tuesday confirmed the suspension of five senior staff members in connection with a missing transformer and the vandalisation of...
Prisoners Escape, UNIMAID, Others Shut, Thousands More Displaced As Flood Continue To Ravage Borno
MAJOR roads, houses, and shops in Maiduguri metropolis, the Borno State capital, and parts of the Jere Local Government Area have been submerged by...
DSS Releases NLC President, Ajaero’s Passport
THE Department of State Services (DSS) has released the passport of the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), this newspaper can confirm.
Some of labour...
Tinubu Approves Commencement Of 2024 National Honours Award
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the commencement of 2024 National Honours Award to Nigerians and friends of Nigeria who have contributed to the development...
Why Borno State Is Experiencing Worst Flood In 30 Years
THE collapse of Alau Dam that has been allegedly filled to capacity for the past one week is the cause of the flood in...
DSS Didn’t Arrest Peter Obi – Aide
THE Department of State Services (DSS) did not arrest Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the last election, Valentine Obienyem, his media aide, has...
Court Orders NNPC To Pay N629m For Wrongful Dismissal Of Staff
THE National Industrial Court has ordered the payment of N629 million to an employee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over unjust termination...
Bauchi Floods Kill 24, Destroy Property Worth N22bn
THE Bauchi State Executive Council has confirmed that 24 people have so far lost their lives as well as property worth over N22bn destroyed...
Dangote Multi-Million Naira Skill Centre Ready Soon – Nawabuddin
DETERMINED to support government effort in bolstering youth empowerment and fast-tracking economic development in Nigeria, the Dangote Cement Plc is set to deliver a...
Telecomm Services Risk Disruption As 800 Workers Begin Strike
NIGERIA’s telecom sector risks shutdown as about 800 workers from the Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association have embarked on strike, threatening to...
Fuel Landing Cost Rises, Marketers Fear High Dangote Petrol Price
OIL marketers are concerned about the delay in announcing the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, being produced by the Dangote Petroleum...
Why We Visited SERAP Office In Abuja, DSS Clarifies
THE Department of State Services has clarified why its officers visited the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s Abuja office on Monday.The secret police, in...
APC Postpones National Caucus, NEC Meetings Indefinitely
THE ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings indefinitely.The APC had fixed September 11 and...
Panic As Elephants Invade Borno Community, Destroy Farmlands
THERE was heightened panic as the Forestry and Wild Life in Borno Ministry of Environment says a herd of elephants that allegedly strayed from...
Bandits Kidnap Two Health Workers In Kaduna Hospital
GUNMEN suspected to be bandits have kidnapped two healthcare workers during an attack on a primary health centre in Kuyallo Ward located in the...
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Bandits Kill Three Soldiers, Four Policemen In Zamfara Ambush Attack
THREE soldiers of the Nigerian Army and four personnel of the Nigeria Police Force have been killed while repelling bandits’ attack on Zamfara highway...
Reps Orders GTBank To Refund VAT Commission Collected For Eight Years
THE House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) to calculate and remit to the federal government recovery account,...
400 Deported Nigerians Arrive At Abuja Airport From UAE
FOUR hundred Nigerians have been deported from the United Arab Emirates and arrived in Nigeria, News Point Nigeria gathered.The deportees were received at the...
Federal Government Signs Cape Town Treaty For Aircraft Leasing
THE Federal Government has signed the Cape Town Convention (CTC) Practice aimed at reducing the cost of airline operations in the Nigerian aviation sector.The...
UBA Foundation Leads Africa’s Green Revolution With 2024 Tree Planting Initiative, Pledges One Million...
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is positioning itself at the forefront of Africa's green revolution,...
Tinubu Meets With King Charles At Buckingham Palace
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London, the United Kingdom.The Special Adviser to the President on Information...
CBN Orders Payment Service Providers To Begin PoS Transaction Tracking
THE Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all Payment Service Providers to route all transactions from PoS terminals at merchant and agent locations —...
FERMA Partners FHA On Infrastructural Development, Inaugurates Project Delivery Team For PPP Initiatives
THE Managing Director/CEO, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Engr. Chukwuemeka Agbasi, PhD, has welcomed a strategic partnership proposal from the Federal Housing Authority (FHA)...
PDP Declines To Sign Peace Accord Ahead Of Edo Governorship Poll
THE Peoples Democratic Party has refused to sign the peace accord for the Edo State Governorship election scheduled for September 21.Former Head of State...
Tinubu Approves N108bn For States To Tackle Flood, Erosion
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved N108 billion for the 36 states of the federation to tackle flooding and other natural disaster.This was disclosed on...
Bandits Block Zamfara Highway, Abduct Many Travellers
ARMED bandits have blocked the ever-busy Gusau – Funtua highway, kidnapping unspecified number of travellers.Yusuf Tsafe, a commuter who is still stranded around the...
Fuel Price Hike: Ogun Govt Approves Additional Day Off for Public Servants
OGUN State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved two days off duty per week for officers on Grade Level 01-14, while officers on Grade...
Fire Guts Kogi Phone Market, Property Worth Millions Destroyed
PROPERTIES worth millions of naira have been destroyed following a fire outbreak at a GSM village around Kpata market in Lokoja the Kogi State...
Borno Flood: Evacuation Of Dead Bodies, Trapped Persons Commences In Maiduguri
THOUSANDS of families trapped in Maiduguri flooded areas are being evacuated to safer areas by the military, volunteers and other security agencies.Visiting the most...
Federal Government Calls For More Investment In Creative Economy
THE Federal Government has asked the private sector to partner with it for the economy to reap the benefits of the country’s limitless pool...
Marketers, Refiners Seek Total Removal Of Fuel Subsidy
PETROLEUM marketers, refiners, and depot owners in Nigeria have called for the full deregulation of the downstream oil sector, seeking to end government price...
Ajaero Not Invited By DSS Before Arrest – NLC
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says its President, Joe Ajaero, was not invited by Department of State Services (DSS) before being arrested.NLC spokesman, Benson...
Tinubu’s China Trip: The Gains And Vistas Of Opportunities For Nigeria – By Dada...
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Friday rounded off his official visit to China with his trip to the world's 2nd largest economy ending with very...
Borno’s Devastating Flood – By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
On TUESDAY, September 10th, 2024, Nigeria woke up to news of very devastating floods in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. WhatsApp platforms and...
2024 National Youth Games Will Surpass Last Year’s Edition – Delta Governor
THE Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday made a declaration that this year’s edition of the National Youth Games will be better than...
