Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, has said that those who lost out in their bids to be appointed running mate to Bola Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have resorted to promoting religious sentiments. Speaking with State House Correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Lalong…
The federal government has appealed to labour unions to continue negotiations regarding the new minimum wage. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja, Minister of Information , Mohammed Idris, said the government is committed to peaceful and mutually beneficial outcome of the issues. The minister said recent efforts by both the National Assembly and…
The chief branding and communications officer of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has not commenced lifting of petrol from Dangote refinery. In a statement on Thursday, Chiejina said the company was yet to finalise its contract with the NNPCL. “We would like to state that NNPC…
Boderi Isyaku, a notorious bandit responsible for the kidnapping of 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation and the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna in 2021, have been neutralised, alongside some of his gang members. Samuel Aruwan,Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna state, disclosed this in…
The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has announced that the use of email is no longer required for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration processes. Oloyede stated this while addressing journalists on Wednesday in Abuja. He said email will only be requested at the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators have given President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to address the deplorable security situation in the country or face impeachment proceedings. The senate minority leader, Senator Philip Aduda, stated this in an interview with journalists after the PDP senators staged a walk out of the red chamber during plenary…
