By Prudence Arobani/New York The United Nations is running out of cash, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned, saying the cash crunch is the worst in years. The UN chief urged member states to pay their mandatory contributions on time and in full, so that the world intergovernmental body could continueContinue Reading
By Shehu Danjuma The Katsina State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has declared Alhaji Ahmed Babba-Kaita as the winner of the primary election for the Katsina North Senatorial District bye election. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will conduct aContinue Reading
The joint unions of NUJ, RATTAWU and AUPCTRE, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) chapter, on Friday suspended its three-day warning strike. The suspension was announced by Yetunde Bada, NUJ chairperson, and Suleiman Haruna, the AUPCTRE chairman after a meeting with officials of the Federal Ministry of Labour and NAN management.Continue Reading
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says that Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail project is about 80 per cent completed and will be ready soon. Amaechi, disclosed this during the inspection tour of the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line in Agbor. He also stated that the rail line would be completed before the scheduledContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Three films, with fascinating insights into the life and times of late South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela, would premiere at the 39th Durban International Film Festival(DIFF). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that July 18 marked the 100th posthumous birthday of the late revolutionary leaderContinue Reading
By Ismaila Chafe Senators Lanre Tejuoso(Ogun Central) and Adesoji Akanbi from Oyo South who were reported to have joined the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday are back in the All Progressives Congress (APC). They were among the senators who met President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night at the Villa inContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the FCT has said that over 260,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected with 16,931 of the cards in Gwagwalada Area Council. Alhaji Yahaya Bello, The Resident Electoral Commissioner in-charge of FCT, made the fact known in Abuja on ThursdayContinue Reading
Foreign exchange black market operators are making brisk business from Nigerian pilgrims in Madinah, since the arrival of the first batch from Kogi for this year’s Hajj in the Holy land. The operators, mainly Nigerians resident in Madinah, transact their businesses in secret as they approach pilgrims in their hotelsContinue Reading
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has described the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme as an important instrument of national unity and integration. Ganduje made the remark at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2018 Batch B Corps members held at the NYSC permanent orientation camp Kusalla, Karaye local governmentContinue Reading
