archiveSeptember 27, 2021

The Lagos State Government has approved a special fund for film makers in the state. Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, the Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, made the disclosure on Monday in Lagos at an event to mark the 2021 World Tourism Day. The event, which was organised by...

As the 2023 general elections approach, the Northern Governors Forum has stated it will ensure that the interest of the region is protected and promoted. Chairman of the forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, stated this on Monday at an emergency meeting of the forum in Kaduna State....

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi, said his visit to the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu, in London has nothing to do with a purported 2023 presidential plan. Fayemi said in an interview with Arise TV that Tinubu had surgery and he...

*VP receives delegation of Russian govt & business representatives With mutual diplomatic relations between both countries dating back to the 60s, the formal inauguration of a Nigeria-Russia Chamber of Commerce and Industry will greatly consolidate efforts made to deepen the long-lasting relationship and invigorate business opportunities, according to Vice President...

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday adjourned a suit seeking to challenge former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s eligibility to vie for the office of the president until Dec. 6. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter following inability of the parties in the suit to regularise their amended processes to accommodate...

  By George Aderogba, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Unarguably, with the recent data released by Borno Government, malnutrition is a great challenge in the state. A harmonised data from various locations, both government and partners, indicated that no fewer than 3, 522 children died of malnutrition in Borno between...

Miss Lucy Iziegbe, a Person with Albinism (PWA) and current Miss Philanthropy Nigeria, has called for an end to all forms of discrimination against PWA. Iziegbe, who is also representing Nigeria in the Miss Philanthropy Africa Beauty competition, made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

  Troops of Operation Hadin kai have eliminated two terrorists when they attempted to infiltrate Babangida community in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe on Sunday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the troops frustrated the terrorists,...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated Executive Director/CEO, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr Olusegun Awolowo, on his 58th birthday.In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday in Abuja, the president joined family and friends to celebrate with the lawyer and administrator “whose contributions to nation building...

  Gov Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday, condemned an attack on Madamai community in Kaura Local Government Area that claimed 34 lives.In a statement through his Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs ,Mr Samuel Aruwan, the governor promised that government would bear the cost of treatment of...