The federal government has distributed 740 trucks of rice to the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory (FCT) to address the economic hardship in the country. The minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced this at a press conference on Monday at the end of the federal executive council meeting (FEC) at…
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have rescued nine kidnapped persons in Kaso, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan,commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Aruwan said the troops engaged the bandits in their hideout during which their victims were rescued. According to him, the troops…
Full text of President Bola Tinubu’s New Year address to the nation, delivered Monday, January 1, 2024. Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace…
President Bola Tinubu has said that the federal government is willing to support Google, the multinational tech giant, to create one million digital jobs in Nigeria. Tinubu gave the assurance in Abuja on Friday evening during the visit of Vice President of news at Google, Richard Gingras, to his office. Tinubu told the Gingras that…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state has won all 23 chairmanship seats in the local government elections which held Saturday. Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Richard Tombowua, announced the results of the election on Sunday in Makurdi, the state capital. Tombowua said the APC also won all 276…
Terrorists have reportedly killed 32 people in an attack on four communities in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The incident, according to the President of the Adara Development Association (ADA), Awemi Maisamari, occurred on Sunday. He said the affected communities include, Ungwan Gamu, Dogon Noma, Ungwan Sarki and Maikori villages. He said the…
