The Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamalli, has said no official delegation from the Plateau Government has visited Zaria to condole with the families of the wedding-bound travellers who were killed in the state. The royal father made the remarks while receiving the former Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, at his Palace in Zaria…
The Vietnamese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Bui Quoc Hung, said trade between Vietnam and Nigeria reached an all-time high of 1 billion dollars in 2024, making it the first time the trade volume between the two countries exceeded 600 million dollars. Bui stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja…
President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, sign into law four tax reform bills that will “transform Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework,” the Presidency has revealed. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement he signed Wednesday evening, titled, “President Tinubu signs four tax bills into law…
To strengthen Nigeria’s electric vehicle infrastructure, Qoray, a leading electric mobility solutions provider, has launched a new EV charging station at the Marriott Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos. According to a statement obtained on Thursday, the station, located at Car Park B2 within the hotel premises, is now fully operational and open to the public. It…
Under the din of traffic from the highway bridge that cuts over his fields, Bala Haruna inspects corn, cassava, and okra on his family farm. A pump pulls up water from a nearby stream and is diverted through trenches dug through cropland wedged between four-lane roads — fields which were here long before the nearby…
No fewer than 470 earthquakes have shaken a remote island chain in southern Japan since Saturday, the national weather agency reported on Thursday, urging residents to remain vigilant. No major damage has been reported from the series of quakes with a strength of at least one — slightly perceptible to people seated quietly indoors —…
The Federal Government said the civil service must be at the forefront of championing solutions to 21st-century challenges often encountered in the public service. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, made this known during her opening address at the inaugural International Civil Service Conference, hosted by the Federal Government in partnership…
Russia airstrikes killed one person and wounded two others in Ukraine’s southern region of Kherson, local officials said Thursday. One person was killed in a strike on the village of Tavriyske, the region’s governor, Oleksandr Prokudin, said on Telegram. Guided bombs hit a residential building, wounding another man, aged 34, Kherson’s military administration said. And…
The son of the late Chief MKO Abiola, Jamiu Abiola, has faulted former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido’s claim about President Bola Tinubu’s role in the June 12, 1993, presidential election crisis. Lamido had recently alleged that Tinubu, a known member of the pro-democracy movement during the period, acted more as a “soldier of fortune”…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, has declared that he will fully support President Bola Tinubu’s decisions regarding the 2027 general election, including any move to pick him as running mate. Barau made this known on Wednesday, during a press briefing in Abuja, while responding to questions about calls from political groups urging…
The traditional ceremony of replacing the Kiswa (cover) of the Holy Kaabah at the Grand Mosque in Mecca commenced on Wednesday evening. The King Abdulaziz Complex for the Holy Kaabah Kiswa, under the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, is overseeing the ceremony. The ceremony started on Wednesday…
The Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, on Wednesday urged legal practitioners to prioritise upholding rules of law and protect the people’s fundamental human rights over and above tradition. Justice Dipeolu, represented by Justice Adetokunbo Jibodu made this call while speaking at the 5th memorial bar lecture organised by the Nigerian Bar Association,…