The House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed into law the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC’s N453,200,000,000…
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Buhari, Ganduje, el-Rufai to address rescued Kankara schoolboys today
President Muhammadu Buhari, Governors Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state are…
Kankara schoolboys make shocking revelation
By Moses Okorie The students of Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina who regained freedom…
Nigeria needs 1m houses annually – Sijuwade
By Ade Jacobs No fewer than 1 million housing units must be built yearly to bridge…
Lagos Traditional Rulers hail Gbajabiamila for attracting more federal presence
…I’m leader for 360 constituencies – Speaker The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi…
Buhari welcomes release of kidnapped Kankara students
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed release of kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina…
Normalcy returns to Lagos/Sagamu road as ruptured pipeline is sealed
By Saidu Idris Normalcy has returned to the scene of Wednesday’s gas pipeline rupture on the…
NASS lifts ban on NDDC, adopts commission’s 2021 budget proposal
Citing transparency, humility and commitment to accountability the National Assembly yesterday resolved to lift the ban…
Boko Haram releases video showing abducted Kankara schoolboys
The Abubakar Shekau faction of Boko Haram on Thursday released a new video confirming that it…
Breaking: Abducted Kankara students rescued
The students of Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina who were kidnapped last weekend by…
Physically challenged persons invade NASS to protest neglect by lawmakers
By Deborah Hassan Scores of physically challenged persons from the Niger Delta region have invaded…
Lagos Government orders schools to close Friday
Lagos State Government has directed all public and private schools below tertiary level in the state…
Insecurity: Sokoto Govt closes boarding schools along borderlines
Arising from its 17th Security Council meeting, on Wednesday, Sokoto State government, ordered the immediate closure…
Sokoto govt pays N.5bn compensation to erosion-prone community
Sokoto state government has earmarked about N500m to pay compensation to residents affected by an ongoing…
Ugwuanyi receives Enugu’s 2020 Maltina Teacher of the Year Champion
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Wednesday received the Champion of the Enugu State 2020…
Omo-Agege greets Buhari on 78th birthday
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari on…
Reps call for 10 weeks extension of SIM card registration with NIN
The House of Representatives has called for 10 weeks extension of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card…
UN Chief appalled by rising attacks against journalists
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed concern over rising cases of attacks against journalists and…
Buhari joins FEC meeting from Daura country home virtually
By Gabriel Atumeyi President Muhammadu Buhari is participating online in the 28th meeting of the Federal…
Gas leakage: NEMA advises commuters, Magboro residents to comply with safety measures
By Ade Jacobs In response to an ongoing gas leakage at the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the…
Anambra recorded 120 fire incidents in 10 months – Fire Service
By Kenneth Onuoha Anambra State Fire Service Director, Mr Martin Agbili, has disclosed that the…
Residents panic over gas leakage near PUNCH office
By Deborah Hassan There is palpable tension among residents of Arepo, Magboro, and other neighbouring…
NiMet predicts dust haze, cloudy weather conditions
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and cloudy weather conditions from Wednesday to…
We are set to redeem NDDC’s image – Interim Administrator
The new Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Effiong Akwa, says the…
Peace Corps Bill passes 2nd reading at Senate
A bill for an Act to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps (NPC) to provide alternative employment…
Nigeria needs to secure its people, restructure its system — Makinde
…as gov hands over 33 operational-vehicles, 396 motorcycles to Amotekun Corps …We’ll put those striving to…
Impact lives of your people, Gbajabiamila urges those in authority
…as Imo Reps dole out commercial vehicles, motorcycles, grinding machines to constituents Speaker of the House…
Chief Justice, Tanko Muhammad, tests positive for COVID-19
By Deborah Hassan The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has tested positive for COVID-19,…