At least 30 people have lost their lives following a deadly petrol tanker explosion in Dendo community, Agaie Local Government Area of Niger state. The incident was said to have occurred at about 12:30 am on Sunday. In a statement, the Director-General of Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arab, said the tanker was…
Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, has stepped down from his position with immediate effect. Ngelale announced his decision to step down in a statement on Saturday. He said he had submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, informing him of his plan…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has announced the dissolution of Local Government Transition Committee in the 17 LGAs of the state. Gyang Bere, spokesperson of the governor announced the dissolution in a statement in Jos. He said the dissolution takes effective from September 6, 2024. The statement directed Directors of Personnel Management (DPMs) to assume…
Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Dioceses, Bishop Matthew Kukah has asked President Bola to reduce prices of fuel to ease the sufferings of Nigerians. Speaking on Friday at the formal unveiling of the APC Progressive Institute in Abuja, the clergyman said there was serious hunger in the land. He urged political leaders to urgently…
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has condemned the recent increase in pump price of petrol and warned the federal government not to take Nigerians for granted. In a statement on Friday, in Kaduna, President General of the forum, Yerima Shettima said, it is becoming clearer that the present government seem to have lost touch…
The Kaduna state government has signed an agreement with UNICEF to fund the “Reaching Out-of-School Children Project” aimed at reintegrating 200,000 out of school children back to the classroom. Speaking while signing the agreement on Friday at the Government House, Kaduna, the deputy governor of the state, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, said one of the challenges…
