Wunmi, the wife of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad can now be served notice of the pending DNA test application through substituted means, the Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu has ruled. A statement signed…
National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has urged President Bola Tinubu to assent to the “Bill for an Act to Abolish and Prohibit Dichotomy and Discrimination between Bachelor Degree (BSc) and Higher National Diploma (HND)”.…
Newly-deployed Customs Area Controller (CAC) for Ogun 1 Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), James Folorunsho Ojo yesterday solicited the support of all the critical stakeholders within and across the border areas to enable the…
Ekiti State government has vowed to provide all the required equipment that will make the National Emergency Management Centre more functional and effective. The Ekiti State deputy governor, Mrs Monisade Afuye, gave the pledge yesterday,…
Wild Africa Fund and Channels Television have joined forces with Wild Africa Fund to sensitise and create awareness to the public on wildlife conservation and tackling of illegal wildlife trade. The new partnership will take on the…
The South West zone of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has tagged the recent invasion of Oyo State government secretariat as illegal and irresponsible, saying the development came as a big surprise for a region that has been enjoying…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has assented to a bill adopting a new logo for Osun State, describing it as a signal of new rebirth for the state. In the same vein, the Speaker Osun House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun described it as unique…
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan, Oyo State has remanded the 29 Yoruba Nation agitators in a correctional facility for their involvement in invasion of the state government secretariat last Saturday. They were arraigned on seven-count…
The Founder and President of the Arewa Development Support Initiative (ADSI), Khuraira Musa, has restated her resolve to explore many opportunities for empowering more youths and women across Northern Nigeria. Ms Musa made the resolve in a…
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the provision of security tips for communities to strengthen the safety of schools during emergencies. The UNICEF chief of Borno Field Office, Phuong Nguyen, made the call yesterday…
Kano State High Court has fixed April 29, 2024 for hearing on whether respondents in the case between the state government and former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, now All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman and five others can be served by…
Minister of state for agriculture and food security, Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has expressed sadness over the demise of one-time senator of Kwara South Senatorial District, Dr. Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim. In a statement issued to newsmen…
House of Representatives committee investigating the implementation of corporate social responsibility by multinational oil companies operating in the south-south zone has threatened to sanction them for refusing to honour legislative…
The Nigerian Navy has arrested 75 stowaways in Nigeria waterways in nine months. This is just as the service has raised the alarm of security threats to shipowners occasioned by the acts and called for caution. The director of information,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a revision of the loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) for banks, reducing it from 65 percent to 50 percent to align with the current monetary tightening measures. This move aims to regulate the…
As part of efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, the federal government is set to engage youths, women and retirees to plant one billion trees across the six geopolitical zones of the country. The minister of the Environment,…
The embattled acting national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Illiya Damagum, may have survived calls for his eviction from office as the National Caucus of the party has threw its weight behind him ahead of the…
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security yesterday inaugurated the 6th Council of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS). The council comprises 29 statutory members who will operate for a tenure of three years in line…
Staff of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC), have appealed to the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, to make affordable staff housing one of his major projects. JUAC president, Mrs Rifkatu…
All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has mobilised one million farmers across the 25 local government areas of Niger State for this year’s farming season. The association is projecting the production of four million metric tonnes of…
A total of 33 suspects have been arrested in Niger State for allegedly violating the state government’s order on suspension of mining in the state in view of the security challenges in the country. Their arrests were made during surprise…
The North Central Support Group has described as reckless and self-serving the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) statement regretting the region ‘s support to President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election. NEF through its spokesman…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has refuted rumours circulating regarding the award of N7.6 billion contracts within two months. It would be recalled that a misleading publication in TheCable Newspaper of Monday, 15th April,…
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Citizens’ Gavel in collaboration with Lunae Centre for Penal and Justice Development (CPJD) with the support of UNODC has called for the strengthening of support for the government and other…
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in Geneva, Switzerland, has signed a partnership agreement and memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nigerian Civil Society Organisations on Community Advancement and…
Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has concluded the allocation for the first batch of completed houses across the states of the federation for successful applicants under the National Housing Programme (NHP). This was…
The Kwara State government has inaugurated a 5 – man implementation committee that will oversee the newly constructed Gbugbu International Market in Edu local government area of the state. The international market is cited in one of the…
Kwara State governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that his administration is always open for partnerships and engagements that attract investments and pave the way for local processing of solid minerals in the state. He also said that…
The Kwara State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) during the week undertook inspection visits to the cites of some of the completed projects executed by the State Coordination Office. The projects include four…
During the 2024 budget presentation to the Kwara State House of Assembly, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq announced the SmartCity project, an offshoot of the Ilorin City Master Plan modelled after Sustainable Development Goal 11, which…