Tinubu Pledges To Revive Argungu Fishing Festival, Boost Agriculture
THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu is promising to bring back the Argungu Fishing Festival in Kebbi State and...
Kano Govt To Hold National Confab On Farmers/Herders Clashes Feb 13
A COMMITTEE recently set up by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State to organise a national conference on livestock reforms on the back...
Petrol Massively Distrubuted, To Sell At N184 – Minister
MINISTER of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, has assured the people of the country that the FG has taken a big step...
Gunmen Ambush Okowa’s Security Team, Kill Three Policemen In Anambra
THREE police officers attached to the explosives ordinance department (EOD) of the Delta state police command have been killed by gunmen in Anambra, News...
N500,000 Fake Alert: How Kano Fire Service Rescued A Man From High Jump Suicide
OFFICERS of the Kano State Fire Service had a six-hour specialized rescue operation to bring down a 27-year-old man from the top of a...
APC PCC Appoints Muslihu Yusuf Ali As Deputy Ward Coordinator North
THE Directorate of Local Government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council has appointed Hon Muslihu Yusuf Ali, Councillor representing...
Polls: NYSC DG Assures Maximum Protection Of Corps Members
THE newly-appointed Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has given assurance of safety to Youth Corps members during the...
Kano Police Arrest 93 Over Political Thuggery, Others
THE Police in Kano State say they have arrested 93 suspects for alleged thuggery during electioneering in the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Mamman Dauda,...
President Buhari, Tinubu In Closed-Door Meeting At Villa
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, is in a closed-door meeting with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at his official residence...
Rivers Govt Denies Alleged Assassination Attempt On Atiku’s Campaign DG
THE Rivers State Government has disputed claims that Governor Nyesom Wike was responsible for an attack on the state Director General of the Peoples...
Troops Neutralize Four Bandits, Recover Arms, Ammunition In Kaduna
IN continuation with the onslaught against banditry, kidnapping, terrorism and other criminal activities in the North Western part of the country, troops of 1...
Print More Money Or Allow Co-Circulation, Council Of State Urges President Buhari
THE Council of State has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to print more redesigned naira notes or...
New Naira: I Have Been Spending N20,000 Weekly – Femi Adesina
FOLLOWING the naira scarcity occasioned by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s currency redesign, the Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina,...
JUST IN: Governor Ganduje Sues Federal Govt Over New Naira
THE Kano State Government on Thursday evening filed a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court in respect of the naira redesign policy...
President Buhari Chairs Council Of State Meeting Over New Naira
PRESIDENT Muhammmadu Buhari on Friday chaired the National Council of State meeting to address the current upheaval regarding the naira redesign and the currency...
Osinbajo Highlights Solutions To Nigeria’s Housing Deficit
A GROUP of UK-based Nigerian professionals and investors who are partnering with the Odu’a Investment Company Limited to build a big housing estate in...
JUST IN: APC Cancels Feb 16 Kano Presidential Campaign Rally
THE presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has canceled the planned presidential campaign rally in Kano State
News Point Nigeria reports that,...
New Naira: Youths Begin 14-Day Nationwide Protest Friday
NIGERIAN youths under the aegis of the National Youth Council of Nigeria on Thursday said they would organize a 14-day nationwide protest over the...
No Extension Of Deadline For PVC Collection, INEC Insists
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted there will not be another extension of the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards...
Gunmen Ambush Troops, Kill Four Soldiers In Delta
GUNMEN have reportedly attacked army troops and killed four officers in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State.
News Point Nigeria exclusively gathered that...
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EFCC Asks Yahaya Bello To Leave Without Any Interrogation
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the immediate past Kogi governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to leave its office without any interrogation.
News...
‘You Don’t Deserve To Be President’, Attorney General Blows Hot On Politicians ‘Demarketing’ Nigeria
THE Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, has cautioned politicians “demarketing” Nigeria on social media, saying such persons don’t deserve to lead...
Federal Government Eyes $1.5bn Revenue From Halal Market By 2027
VICE President Kashim Shettima said Nigeria has embraced the Halal economy, and is hoping to leverage the opportunities to add the sum of $1.5bn...
271 Murder Suspects Arrested, 111 Stolen Vehicles Recovered In 30 Days – Police
A TOTAL of 271 persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in murder and homicide, while 111 stolen vehicles were recovered over the...
Minister Says FG Is Conducting Probe Into Cause Of Earth Tremor In Abuja
THE Federal Government has initiated a thorough investigation into the root causes of the recent earth tremors that rattled the Mpape area in Abuja.The...
Aviation Workers Suspend Planned Protest Over 50% Deductions
AVIATION workers in Nigeria have suspended their planned protest slated for September 18, 2024, over 50% deductions of the revenue of aviation agencies.Last week,...
Former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Honours EFCC Invitation
IMMEDIATE past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after months of back-and-forth...
FG Issues Flood Alert To 11 States As Cameroon Releases Water From Lagdo Dam
THE Federal Government on Tuesday alerted Nigerians to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.In a statement, the Director General/Chief Executive...
Despite Receiving Billions From FAAC, 20 Governors Borrow Fresh N446bn
DEBT servicing costs incurred by 29 state governments consumed 80.7 per cent of their Internally Generated Revenue during the first six months of 2024,...
35,000 Policemen Arrive Edo For Guber Polls As Joint Forces Begin Patrol
AHEAD of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, the first batch of the 35,000 police officers deployed to ensure law and order during election...
Obasanjo Reveals How FG Earned $1.2bn From Telecomms Licences On Inception
THE Federal Government earned approximately $1.2bn in telecom license fees from major operators, including MTN, Globacom, Econet (now Airtel), and Etisalat (now 9mobile), during...
INEC Rejects Abure As Labour Party’s National Chairman
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refused to recognise Julius Abure as the National Chairman of Labour Party, despite retaining his name on...
Gombe Governor Congratulates Munyal Kwairanga For Winning Three Gold Medals At National Youth Games
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON has expressed immense pride in Munyal Simon Kwairanga following her historic performance at the ongoing 8th National...
Perfect Night As Man United Hammers Barnsley 7-0 For Ten Hag Biggest Win
MANCHESTER United enjoyed the ‘perfect night’ as their biggest victory under Erik ten Hag to cruise into the EFL Cup last-16 at the expense...
Yemen’s Militant Group, Houthis Fire ‘Hypersonic’ Missile At Israel
ON Sunday, Yemen’s AnsarAllah, commonly known as the Houthis, launched what they said was a hypersonic missile at central Israel.It caused fires, triggered air...
Drug-Resistant Superbugs To Kill 39 Million By 2050 – Research
INFECTIONS of drug-resistant superbugs are projected to kill nearly 40 million people over the next 25 years, a global analysis predicted on Monday, with...
Bamako Airport Closed As Gunmen Attack Police Base In Mali
GUNMEN attacked a military police base early Tuesday in the Malian capital Bamako where gunfire and explosions were heard and the airport was closed,...
Four Children Trapped In Deep Freezer Found Dead In Namibia
POLICE in Namibia are investigating the death of four children who were playing in an empty old freezer in the north-eastern Zambezi Region.Aged between...
Tinubu Did Not Ask CBN Governor, Cardoso To Resign, Presidency Says
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has not asked Yemi Cardoso to resign from his position as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
This is...
FG, States, LGs Share ₦1.2trn In August 2024
A TOTAL sum of ₦1.203 trillion June 2024 federation accounts revenue has been shared with the Federal Government, states, and local government councils in...
