Category: News

  • Kwara disburses bursary to 9,989 final year students

    Kwara disburses bursary to 9,989 final year students

    Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government has commenced the disbursement of the 2023/2024 bursary grants to at least 9,989 final year students of Kwara State origin. According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Hajia Mansurat Amuda-Kainike, the awardees emerged after a thorough screening of the total 27, 314…

  • NASENI Aims for 25% Reduction in Import Bill by 2030

    NASENI Aims for 25% Reduction in Import Bill by 2030

    By Milcah Tanimu The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has set an ambitious target of reducing Nigeria’s import bill by 25% to $34.7 billion by 2030. This goal will be achieved through strategic partnerships aimed at localizing the production of the country’s top 10 imported items. Additionally, NASENI aims to create over…

  • External forces undermining PDP — Ex-Gov Suswam

    External forces undermining PDP — Ex-Gov Suswam

    Former Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is being undermined by external forces which has rendered the party ineffective as a viable alternative opposition. Suswam disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. He lamented that the party has since after the 2023 general election…

  • Commence Extradition Proceedings against Mr. Simon Ekpa Now, CSO Urges FG

    Commence Extradition Proceedings against Mr. Simon Ekpa Now, CSO Urges FG

    At the heels of revelations from Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, accusing certain persons of fomenting hostilities in the South East, Rising-Up for a United Nigeria (RUN), in collaboration with Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI) and other front line Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately commence extradition proceedings against Mr.…

  • Governor Abba Yusuf Subsidizes 2024 Hajj for Kano Pilgrims

    Governor Abba Yusuf Subsidizes 2024 Hajj for Kano Pilgrims

    In a recent announcement, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State revealed a significant subsidy for intending pilgrims to the Hajj from the state. Posting on his Facebook page, Governor Yusuf stated that those who had initially deposited their fees for the pilgrimage to Mecca would benefit from a N500,000 subsidy. The subsidy aims to alleviate…

  • Kwara: Five in EFCC net for Illegal mining activities

    Kwara: Five in EFCC net for Illegal mining activities

    Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have again arrested five persons for possession and conveyance of three truckloads of assorted solid minerals mined without license. The suspects, who are truck drivers except Quadri Oladimeji and Auwal Garba, who are truck boys, areDauda Suleiman,…

  • Chinese Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Nigerian Girlfriend

    Chinese Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Nigerian Girlfriend

    In a significant legal development, a Chinese national, Geng Quandong, has been handed a death sentence by hanging by the Kano High Court for the murder of his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Buhari. Quandong, aged 47, stood trial for the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Buhari at her family residence in Janbulo quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area…

  • FG Saves N300b From 2nd Niger Bridge By-pass Redesign, Pledges Most Cost-Effective Road Projects

    FG Saves N300b From 2nd Niger Bridge By-pass Redesign, Pledges Most Cost-Effective Road Projects

    By Lateef Taiwo The federal government said it has spotted fault in the design of the Second Niger Bridge and has agreed on a new design with the contractor. Minister of Works, Sen. Nweze David Umahi disclosed this during his inspection visit to the rehabilitation of Enugu- Port Harcourt dual carriageway section IV (Aba-Port Harcourt)…

  • Kwara govt lauded on food palliative distribution to students

    Kwara govt lauded on food palliative distribution to students

    Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been lauded for extending government palliative succour to students of tertiary institutions in the state. The state Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. Mary Ronke Arinde, who gave the commendation on Monday in Ilorin, the state capital, during a meeting in her office, expressed satisfaction on…

  • PICTORIAL: 137 Freed Schoolchildren Arrive in Kaduna

    By Milcah Tanimu The 137 schoolchildren abducted from Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State, who were released on Sunday, have arrived at the Government House in Kaduna. On Sunday, the Kaduna State Government announced the release of the schoolchildren. This was contained in a statement signed by the state governor, Uba Sani. The statement…