Gov Aminu Masari of Katsina State has called on Nigerians to re-elect President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 to consolidate on the foundation he laid to place Nigeria on the path of total recovery and development. Masari made the call on Monday in Katsina in his 58th Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary, through hisContinue Reading
Stakeholders in the aviation industry on Monday called for upgrade of airport facilities across the country in order to boost the contribution of the sector to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The stakeholders made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos while appraisingContinue Reading
The National Secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Maimala Buni, has emerged the party’s governorship candidate in Yobe after defeating three others in the party’s primary in Damaturu. Alhaji Umar Kareto, the Returning Officer of the election, announced the results on Monday. Kareto said Buni polled 2,797 votes to defeatContinue Reading
By Francis Belux Nigeria National Parks Service has appealed to the public to assist the service in facilitating the recapture of wild animals that strayed from parks due to flood incidents across the country. Alhaji Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator-General of the Parks Service, made the appeal in Abuja via a statementContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has alerted Nigerians on the challenges and danger associated with the misuse of what he described as “today’s world of social media.’’ The president, who raised the alarm in his national broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 58th Independence Anniversary in Abuja on Monday, frowned at the way andContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is making progress in the fight against corruption as shady oil deals and the brazen theft of billions of Naira are no more. The president stated this in his address to the nation as part of activities to mark Nigeria’s 58th Independence Anniversary inContinue Reading
The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday debunked the news trending on social media that the Federal Government had approved the hike in tuition fees of Nigerian universities to N350,000. Mr Sonny Echono, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry made the clarification at a symposium in Abuja. Echono, who saidContinue Reading
Former Taraba Acting Governor, Mr Sani Danladi, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) party primaries, defeating nine other aspirants who contested with him. The Chairman of the APC governorship primary election for Tarabe, Sen. Emmanuel Ocheja, while declaring the results at the Fast Track Hotel in Jalingo in the earlyContinue Reading
by Mateen Badru The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Lagos on Monday said it had trained 16 of its personnel in core crime investigative skills as it inaugurated a forensic laboratory in the state. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, disclosed this at the inauguration of theContinue Reading
