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The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday canvassed more support from relevant stakeholders to ensure greater school enrolment of visually impaired persons in Nigeria. Aisha Buhari The President’s wife said this during the presentation of Digital Braille Qur’an to some selected schools for the Blind to improve their Islamic knowledge by the Qatar…
A two-storey building under construction on Tuesday collapsed in Ibadan, injuring eight persons. The building located on Eleyele road in Jericho area of Ibadan collapsed at about 4.pm. Speaking with Newsmen one of the bricklayers at the site, Mr Kazeem Adebayo, said concrete casting on a portion of the building had started when it gave…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday said the National Assembly (NASS) would transmit the approved 2019 Budget of N8.92 trillion to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Mustapha Dawaki, made this known while briefing newsmen after plenary in Abuja. Senate Dawaki explained that the increase in total budget from…
Protesters on Tuesday stormed the United Nations office in Abuja in protest against the alleged alliance between Iranian government and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). Report had it during the weekend that the El-Zakzaky-led group was getting support from Islamic Republic of Iran to carryout terrorism across Nigeria. The protest, organised by members of…
The House of Representatives will proceed with the institution of sanctions against acting Chairman and Management of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Rep. Mark Gbillah (PDP-Benue) has said. Gbillah, who is the Chairman of the House ad hoc Committee investigating data collection processes, maintenance and usage in RMAFC made this known at a…
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday said the Federal Government would pay more than N1 billion as compensation to the companies that had their codeine impounded more than a year ago. Adeyeye disclosed this on Monday in Lagos at a news conference to debunk…
Meadow Hall has won the award for “2019 Outstanding School of the Year”. The school won the award at The Africa Top Schools Award held recently in Lagos. The Executive Secretary of Africa Brands Review (ABR) Mr. Joseph Ayodele, said that Meadow Hall was rated outstanding in all performance indicators of a 21st Century school. …
The Kano state governorship election petition tribunal on Monday struck out a fresh application filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abba Kabiru Yusuf, seeking an extension of time for the inspection of electoral materials. Counsel to Abba Kabir Yusuf, Barrister Bashir Mohammed, had filed an application, supported with a 13-…
The Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and his daughter have been kidnapped along Kaduna-Abuja Highway. A statement by the Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, disclosed that, the UBEC Chairman’s driver was killed in the process. According to the statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo, “Today 29/04/19 we received…
Ondo State Government has charged Chevron Nigeria Limited to prioritise safety of lives and properties of citizens following a recent fire outbreak at Oju Imole Oil Field in Ilaje Local Government The inferno started last Thursday after explosion. The State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, while receiving the delegation from Chevron in his office in Akure…