He noted that the President is working very hard to turn around the country, which he inherited in almost bankrupt condition. In a Lagos interview conducted yesterday, Tafawa-Balewa stated as much to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The PDP leader emphasized that it is always exceedingly difficult to save a country that is close…
Finding the sales locations for the N40,000 subsidized rice that the Federal Government formally inaugurated last week is proving difficult for Nigerians residing in the Federal Capital Territory. The sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice at a discounted rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag was inaugurated by Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture…
Some Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) personnel deployed to man Nigeria’s land borders have decried the non-payment of their allowances for two and a half years, leaving them in a deplorable working condition. The personnel claimed that they had been stationed at the borders for over five years, dating back…
Forty-eight people have lost their lives as a result of a petrol tanker explosion that occurred along Bida-Agaie-Lapai- Road in Niger State.Alhaji Abdullah- Baba-Arah, Director-General, Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), disclosed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday. He said the agency received a report of a deadly tanker explosion that occurred on Sunday…
Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo has just broken her World Record in women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first Para-athlete in history to lift 166kg It is an improvement from her existing WR of 165kg. She also added a gold medal to the record. It was an incredible performance from Oluwafemiayo, who increased Nigeria’s overall tally at…
She finished 2nd in the event with a throw of 19.26m behind Uzbekistan athlete Nurkhon Kurbanova who set a world record with a throw of 21.12m. Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has won a silver medal in women’s Javelin F54 at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. She finished 2nd in the event with a throw of…
Lookman, who was recently nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or, celebrated the achievement by scoring two well-executed goals that put the runners-up in the 2024 AFCON on track to advance to Morocco for the following tournament. With a strong defensive effort, the Beninese believed they had done enough to hold out for a scoreless first…
Ajuri Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, has resigned from his position effective immediately. According to a statement released by the Presidency on Saturday, Ngelale informed President Femi Gbajabiamila in a memo that he intended to take an indefinite leave of absence. Ngelale continued by saying that he has resigned from…
Nigeria and China have inked a $3.3 billion deal for the development of the Methanol Complex and Brass Industrial Park. The Ministry of Finance made this revelation in a statement signed on Friday by Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public Relations. The statement claims that the deal was inked at the first China-Nigeria Economic…
To achieve security and stability, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged African leaders to reject protectionism. He claims that the world’s problems with armed conflict and food insecurity can only be solved through alliances built on mutual respect, equity, and inclusivity. In his capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and…
