Goodluck Jonathan, Best President Nigeria Ever Had – Bauchi State Gov.
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has described former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as the best president Nigeria ever had. Responding to the condolence visit on Friday by the former president over the demise of his elder brother, Alhaji Abubakar Bappa Duguri, the governor also described Jonathan as the most level-headed Nigerian president. The governor noted that many were now struggling to become...
NAFDAC Warns Healthcare Providers On Cough Syrup From Gambia
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified Healthcare providers and the public of the death of 66 children in the Gambia following the use of four substandard cough syrups as reported by WHO in September 2022. The four products are Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup, and Magrip N...
Nigerians Spends $609.5m In Eight Months For Foreign Education – CBN
Nigerians spent $609.5m on foreign education between January and August 2022. The figure is contained in the data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria, calculated based on the information provided on the amount spent on educational services under the sectorial utilisation for transactions valid for foreign exchange. In January 2022, the apex bank noted that a total of $60,202,730.84...
Tinubu’s Convoy Not Attacked In Osun, Says Police
The Osun State Police Command has dismissed a video going viral on the internet, purporting that the convoy of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, was attacked in the state. A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, on Sunday explained that the video was actually recorded during the October 17, 2020, attack on Osun State...
NDLEA Vows To Arrest Politicians Supporting Their Followers With Drugs During Campaigns
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has vowed to arrest and prosecute politicians that encourage the consumption of illicit drugs during political campaigns. Its Ondo State Commander, Mr Kayode Mumuni, lamented in Akure, that “most politicians, directly or indirectly encourage the use of drug by their followers. According to him, “I appeal to politicians in Ondo state to set an...
We Paid No Kobo To Secure Release Of 23 Abuja-Kaduna Train Kidnap Victims — FG
Federal Government secured the release of the last batch of hostages kidnapped by terrorists during the attack on Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022 without paying a Kobo, the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has said. Addressing journalists at a press briefing aimed at receiving and providing updates of the Kaduna-Abuja train victims at the Ministry, in Abuja, the...
Flooding: FRSC Announces Road Diversion On Abuja-Lokoja Road
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists travelling to the South-West region of the country through Lokoja to take the Suleja-Bida-Mokwa road. FRSC Assistant Corps Marshal, and Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem announced the diversion in a press release he signed Friday. Kazeem indicated that the move was owing to the flooding around Kortonkarfi in Lokoja, Kogi State, which...
APC Youths Begin Jogging From Yenagoa To Lagos For Tinubu
The All Progressives Congress youths in the South-East and South-South regions, on Thursday, commenced jogging from Yenagoa to Lagos to drum support for the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. The youths, under the auspices of the South-East/South-South Jogging for Tinubu Campaign Initiative, constituted a team of fitness enthusiasts to embark on the six-day exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that...
Sacked Pastor Sues Bishop Oyedepo, Demands N350m Compensation
The General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo and his church have been dragged before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NIC). A pastor under the church located in Palm Street Assembly, Atakpa, Calabar South local government area of Cross River State, Domino Esang Mbang, had dragged the church to court over unlawful dismissal...
About $2.3tn Needed For Infrastructure Development – Finance minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said $2.3trillion is needed to modernise Nigeria’s infrastructure over the next 21 years. The minister disclosed this at the Integrated Infrastructural Research for Development conference in Abuja. She stated that the revised National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan will fund critical economic sectors, such as power, rail, roads, housing and agriculture,...
