President Muhammadu Buhari has assented into law the bill to establish the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State as a training institution for the development of transportation engineering, logistics and...
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Nigeria Soil Institute Trains Northeast Farmers On Use NISSAGRO Software
By Mohammed Sani Mu’azu The Nigerian Institute of Soil Science (NISS) has released a new version of its mobile application software, NISSAGRO to reduce the dearth of agric extension agents in Nigeria. Worried by the...
PLSI Moves To Promote Public Accountability In Nigeria
A Civic Society Organization, Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative, PLSI, has taken steps to ensure accountability and transparency on public funds, through effective auditing. To this end, the organization is currently holding...
Trapped Funds: CBN Releases $265m To Airlines
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the sum of $265 million to airlines operating in the country to settle outstanding ticket sales in an apparent move to check a brewing crisis in the country’s aviation sector. A...
CSO’s Fault Appointment Of New INEC REC’s
At least four of the 19 nominees appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for INEC, either belong to a political party or have been previously indicted for corruption. This was revealed...
Frequent Power Outage At Bauchi Airport Raises Safety Concerns
A number of passengers and aviation stakeholders have expressed concerns over frequent power outage at Sir Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa Airport, Bauchi. Insiders said the issue might not be unconnected with corruption and negligence of...
NAAT Rejects ‘No Work, No Pay’ Policy, Suspends Strike
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), has suspended its nationwide strike for three months. National President of NAAT, Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma, made this known while addressing journalists after the National...
FAAC Shares N954.085 Billion July 2022 Revenue To FG, States And LGCs
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N954.085 billion July 2022 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils. This was contained in a...
FEC Approves N43.6bn For Road Projects In North-East
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N43.6 billion for the construction and reconstruction of roads in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe and Bauchi states. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social...
Zamfara Gov’t Wants Notorious Bandit Leader To Surrender Publicly
The Zamfara State Committee on Prosecutions of Bandits Related Offences says until Bello Turji, the Notorious Bandit Kingpin publicly surrenders his arms and announces his repentance, it will not consider his repentance true...
Buhari Vows To Resist Any Attempt To Undermine Sports In The Country
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to resist any attempt to undermine the development of sports in the country, declaring that football as the number one sport in Nigeria remains a national asset. The president made the pledge...
Stop Checking Phones On The Road – NPF Warns
Authorities of the police have once again said that its personnel have no right to check people’s phones arbitrarily on the road. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, reechoed the notice on Tuesday during an...
US Signs Agreement With Nigeria To Return Abacha Loot
Nigeria and the United States government have reached an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot. The agreement signing ceremony was held in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the...
Notorious Gang Leader Makes Peace Deal
Until a few days ago, if you mentioned the name “Bello Turji” to any northern Nigerian you would most likely get a vexed and fearful response. Over the last couple of years, Mr Turji gained notoriety as the banditry...
BREAKING: NBC Revokes Silverbird, AIT, Raypower FM, Rhythm FM’s Licences
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the broadcast licences of Silverbird TV, AIT, Raypower FM, and Rhythm FM amongst others over failure to renew their broadcast licences. Director General Mallam Balarabe...
Petrol Subsidy Costs N18.39bn Daily – Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has put the projected daily payment for fuel subsidy at N18.39 billion. She stated this during an investigative hearing of the House ad hoc committee which is investigating the petroleum...
ASUU-FG Meeting Ends In Deadlock Again
Tuesday’s meeting between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government has again ended without an agreement. This means the six-month old strike by public university lecturers is...
Suspected Armed Robber Killed In Edo
Police operatives have killed a suspected armed robber identified as Emmanuel Johnson in the Ekpoma area of Edo State. Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Jennifer Iwegbu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the...
Troops Kill Scores Of Terrorists In Kaduna
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have once again neutralised scores of terrorists after a fierce attack around the Galbi Forest in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. This is coming three days after same troops...
Lagos Orders Rreintroduction of History into School Curriculum
The Lagos State Government has ordered the reintroduction of History as “a stand-alone subject” into the basic and junior secondary schools in the state. According to a memo addressed to private school owners and signed by the...
Adamawa Police Nab Suspect For Raping 2 Minors
The Adamawa state police command say it has arrested three suspects who allegedly raped a mentally ill woman and two other minors in the state’s township. The suspects, Kwallan John, 23, and Imamu Abdurrahman, 21, from Dirma...
Hijab: Lawyer Storms Supreme Court In Religious Attire
There was a mild drama at the Supreme Court premises in Abuja on Thursday when a human rights activist Malcolm Omirhobo appeared in his lawyer robe complemented with other traditional apparel. The human rights lawyer, who said he...
Ekweremadu, Wife Arrested in London
The London Metropolitan Police have charged two Nigerians with conspiracy to traffic a child to the United Kingdom in order to harvest organs, the law enforcement said on Thursday. The accused a woman and a man have the same...
FG To Prosecute Food Vendors Using Transformer Oil
The Federal Government is making plans to prosecute users of PolyChlorinated Biphenyl (PCBs), popularly known as transformer oil, in frying “Akara” (bean cake), plantain chips, chicken and other food items. Prof. Babajide Alloy...
Shugaba Buhari Ya Nada Sababbin Ministoci
Shugaban kasa Muhammadu Buhari ya nada sababbin ministoci bakwai domin maye gurbin wadanda suka sauka da wadanda ya sauke daga kan mukamansu. Shugaban majalisar dattawa Sanata Ahmed Lawan ne ya karanto sunayen sababbin ministocin...
BREAKING: Atiku Abubakar Wins PDP Presidential Primaries
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and presidential aspirant has won the People’s Democratic Party Presidential ticket to fly the flag of his party during the 2023 general elections. The former vice president scored 371 votes...
Zaben Fidda Gwani: Tambuwal Ya Janye Wa Atiku
Gwamnan jihar Sokoto Aminu Waziri Tambuwal ya janye takararsa inda ya buƙaci magoya bayansa su marawa tsohon mataimakin shugaban ƙasa Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Tambuwal ya sanar da janye wa ne bayan wakilai daga jihohin Najeriya sun...
Aisha, Others Visit APC Secretariat
Wife of the president, Aisha Buhari; Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen and Wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo on Monday breezed into the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress. The embattled...
WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK KICKED OFF IN BAUCHI
World Immunization week is celebrated in the last week of April every year to highlight the collective action needed towards promoting the use of vaccine to protect people against diseases. In a bid to commemorate the 2022 world...
President Buhari Appoints Madu MD Federal Mortgage Bank, Reconstitutes Board
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Hamman Madu as Managing Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and the reconstitution of the board with a view to repositioning the bank as a core banking institution with core...
Shugaba Buhari Zai Tafi Landan
Shugaban Kasa Muhammadu Buhari zai tafi birnin Landan da ke kasar Birtaniya domin ganin likitocinsa na tsawon mako biyu. Mai tallafawa Shugaban a fanni watsa labarai, Femi Adesina ne ya sanar da hakan a cikin wata sanarwa da ya...
Gwamnatin Buhari Ta Gaza: Kungiyoyin Fareren Hula
Gamayyar ƙungiyoyin farar-hula a Najeriya CNG ta yi Allah-wadai da yadda ƴan bindiga ke yawaita kai hare-hare, musamman a yankin arewacin kasar tana mai zargin gwamnati da gazawa wajen kare rayuka da dukiyar al`umma. Mahukunta a...
Plan Int’l, 10 Other Bauchi Women Groups Reject SGBV, Say ‘Authorities Must Sanction Perpetrators’
Plan International Nigeria, under its “Girls Out Loud” program has conducted an advocacy walk against gender based violence in the metropolis. The walk, which is part of the activities marking this year’s 16 days of...
NPC Kicks-Off Piloting Of 2022 Housing and Population Census In Bauchi
The National Population Commission, NPC commenced the fieldwork for the second pre-test exercise ahead of population and housing census to be conducted next year in Bauchi. The Bauchi State Federal Commissioner of the commission...