Workers Protest 45 Months Unpaid Salaries In Plateau
Ad hoc workers crippled activities at the Plateau State College of Health Technology, in the Pankshin Local Government Area of the state, yesterday, over 45 months of unpaid salaries. They barricaded the main gate of the institution at about 10a.m., displaying placards with inscriptions about their plight. Their leader, identified as Mr. Wambutda, said it was appalling that despite their plight,...
Maintenance Of Third Mainland Bridge To Gulp N6.28bn — Fashola
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N6.28 billion for the maintenance of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. Briefing State House correspondents on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the 24-month repair will cover 11 kilometres, including interchanges, ramps, and critical links. According...
Kaduna Requests For Extra 500 Seats For 2023 Hajj That Costs N2.9m Per Pilgrim
The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency Executive Secretary, Dr. Yusuf Yaqubu Alrigasiyu, has announced that the agency will request additional 500 hajj seats for this year’s pilgrimage. He said the request was to meet the demands of other intending pilgrims expected to make payments for seats in the state in the coming days. At a press briefing on Tuesday, Dr. Alrigasiyu...
104 Stranded Nigerians Repatriated From Chad
The Federal Government received 104 stranded Nigerians from N’Djamena, Chad Republic at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) on Tuesday in Kano. The returnees were received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials alongside other sister agencies, including State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDPs and Nigeria Red Cross. The NEMA Territorial Coordinator in...
Worshippers Trapped As Trailer Rams Into Suleja Mosque
A trailer loaded with powdered milk rammed into a mosque at Suleja, Niger State, on Tuesday, leaving at least three persons trapped. The accident occurred around 6am when many people had left the mosque after morning prayers. According to eye witnesses, the trailer fell on the back section of the mosque where women and children pray. However, three people, including a child,...
Ondo Catholic Church Reopens 10 Months After Terror Attack
Ten months after a terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church located in Owo, Ondo State, South West Nigeria, the Church on Sunday, April 9, reopened for religious activities. On June 5, 2022, the gunmen suspected to be members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed the Catholic church on a Sunday morning, opened fire on the...
Complete Hajj Payment Of N2.9m By April 21 Or Lose Slot, Board Warns
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Saturday called on intending pilgrims who have deposited some money with the board to make efforts to finish payment for the Hajj on or before April 21 or risk losing the Hajj seat. The Executive Secretary of the board, Alhaji Mohammad Danbatta, made the call while speaking with newsmen in Kano on Saturday. He...
How Pastor Made Away With 52 Phones, Money, Others After Crusade In Ibadan
Residents of Aponrin in Agbowo area of Ibadan are now on the trail of pastor who allegedly absconded with 52 android and iphones, money and other valuables after a three-day crusade. The pastor was said to have told his victims that he was led by God to come to Ibadan from Gambia for the crusade. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Second Niger Bridge To Be Officially Opened May — Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says the Second Niger Bridge will be commissioned and opened to traffic in May while the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway road project will be completed soon. The minister spoke during the pre–inspection of the Loko-Oweto Bridge in Nasarawa State, according to a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Federal...
Obi Responds To FG On Treason Allegation
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has reacted to the treason allegation levelled against him by the Federal Government. Obi reacted to the allegation of treason in a series of tweets via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday. His words,”In the past few days, I have observed various campaigns of calumny directed at my person, with the latest...
