The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed that it will commence the enrolment of foreign diplomats in Nigeria at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a statement signed by NIMC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Kayode Adegoke, the agency assured that all hands are on
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have disclosed that they will be embarking on “an indefinite, comprehensive and total strike” from February 5th. The Joint Action Committee of both unions, disclosed this while
The Ekiti State Security Network Agency otherwise known as Amotekun Corps has arrested four persons suspected to be members of a kidnap unleashing terror in the state. The Corps Commander, Brig. General Joe Komolafe who made the disclosure on Friday while speaking with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti,
The Kano State House of Assembly has announced the postponement of its resumption until further notice, in compliance with the stay-at-home directive by the state government. The Speaker, Hamisu Ibrahim-Chidari, made the announcement in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Kano. The house of assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said his administration has been borrowing to finance the budget due to dwindling revenues. He urged Nigerians to be alive to their tax obligations as taxation is a required sacrifice for citizens if the country is to develop. The President spoke virtually
Nasarawa Governor Abdulahi Sule has raised the alarm over activities of the terror group, Boko Haram, in his state. The Governor spoke to State House Correspondents on Friday after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his office at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. According
Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has arrived in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. Residents told our correspondent that Igboho came to the town and was received by hundreds of youths at the Igangan Town Hall. While addressing the
Prominent Nigerians, including the immediate past President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo; a chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo and the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Thursday said there was an urgent need to restructure Nigeria for it to
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has given reasons why pigeons released by the president initially refused to fly during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. It was earlier reported that the doves, otherwise known as white pigeons, released by the President,
Pardon for Kano man Sharif sentenced to death by Sharia court Kano-based singer Yahaya Aminu Sharif was saved from the gallows by the Appeal Court on Thursday, over a death sentence passed on him by a Sharia court for blasphemy. The Appeal Court quashed his conviction and
