The opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, is leading in the early results of Senegal’s presidential election, which has spurred his followers to troop out in celebration on the streets of the capital, Dakar. While Faye’s main rival, Amadou Ba, from the ruling coalition said a run-off might happen to determine the winner, at least five…
The abducted Kuriga schoolchildren in Kaduna State have been released by their abductors after about 16 days in captivity. However, it could not be ascertained if a ransom was eventually paid or not. The abductors were reported to have demanded N1bn from the family to release the children, but both the state and federal governments…
The 287 abducted students of LEA Primary School Kuriga and their secondary school counterparts are still in captivity 15 days after the bandits’ invasion. Over 300 students of the school were abducted on March 7, 2024, the victims, including boys, girls and the principal of the junior secondary school, Abubakar Isah, were taken away from…
The federal government has disclosed that the Global Fund in the last 10 years, supported Nigeria with over $4.6bn to bolster the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. This is just as the Fund through the Family Health International (FHI 360) handed over 72 Toyota Hilux vehicles and laboratory diagnostic equipment procured through a Global…
The Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has executed a project which enhanced access to potable water for about one million people in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. UNICEF’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist, Mr Jonathan Ekhato, disclosed this during the Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS) –…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the recent attack that led to the killing of a village head and other residents of Rafi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The media reported how at least 21 people including the village head lost their lives on Thursday afternoon when bandits in their numbers reportedly invaded…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday cancelled the 25% penalty on Improperly Imported vehicles. The Customs spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, who disclosed this said that the cancelled followed directives of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun. The Customs had earlier on March 3, announced a 90-day window, effective…
The Debt Management Office of Nigeria has revealed that Nigeria’s public debt surged to N97.34trn ($108bn) as of the fourth quarter of 2023. A statement by the DMO on Friday disclosed this. Public debt is one of the ways for a country to get extra funds for economic development. This way, a country can plan…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on state governors that pay pension to former governors to emulate their Abia State counterpart, Alex Otti, and stop paying. He described payment of pension to former state governors and their deputies as outrageous. Obasanjo also described the pension as “a daylight robbery. The former president stated this on…
Seven students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, have been reportedly killed in a stampede while struggling for rice meant to be distributed as palliative by the state government. The students were said to have allegedly broken into the warehouse where the food items were kept to be distributed Friday morning, overpowered the security attached to…
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