The Kano State government has directed the Bichi Emirate Council to suspend the turbaning ceremony of Salisu Ado Bayero as a district head in the Emirate. A letter addressed to the secretary of Bichi Emirate Council and signed by the ...
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NEMA Unveils New Geo-Spatial Centre For Disaster Management
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has unveiled a newly built Geo-Spatial Centre, which will help in processing data for information gathering, research and forecasting for disaster management. The NEMA Geo-Spatial Centre, formerly known as Geographic Information System (GIS), ...
Read More »Multiple Fibre Cuts Bar MTN’s 87m Customers From Calls, Data
MTN Nigeria has blamed the recent network issue experienced by its customers nationwide on multiple fibre cuts. Recall that MTN customers were unable to make calls or use their data on Wednesday, 28th of February, 2024. According to the company, ...
Read More »Power Minister Pledges Transparency, Credibility In Metering System
Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that the federal government will leave no stone unturned when it comes to transforming all the three segments of the power sector value chain from power generation to transmission and distribution ...
Read More »NLC Suspends 2-day Nationwide Protest, Issues Fresh Ultimatum
Following the success achieved on the first day of its two-day nationwide protest on Tuesday, the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended further street protest. The decision was reached after the National Executive Council (NEC) of NLC ...
Read More »In Proposed Law, Senate Pegs CBN Gov, Deputies’ Tenure To 6-year Single Term
…N1trn recapitalisation for banks In a proposed legislation, the National Assembly is seeking to make the tenure of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor a six-year non-renewable term. The ongoing amendment of the CBN Act 2007 by the Senate will ...
Read More »Argentina Vs. Nigeria Friendly Match Called Off
Next month’s international friendly match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and world champions Argentina has been called off. No official statement has been made by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the cancellation of the high-profile friendly game slated for March ...
Read More »Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Rise To $34bn
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has disclosed that the bank’s foreign reserves have risen to $34 billion in recent times, pointing to restoration of confidence in the Forex market. Cardoso also said the central bank ...
Read More »Police Give Update On Eket, Ibeno, Esit Eket Crises
…Boots on ground The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State, CP Waheed Ayilara was today at Eket, Ibeno and Esit Eket Local Government Areas of the State for an on-the-spot assessment of the security situation in the disputed areas. The ...
Read More »AU, ECOWAS, EU, Others For Dialogue Forum In Abuja
The Regional Citizen’s Dialogue Programme (RCDP), an initiative for preventing and responding to Unconstitutional Changes of Government (UCG) in West Africa, opens in Abuja today. Already, representatives from the AU African Peer-Review Mechanism (APRM), the Economic Community of West African ...
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