Insecurity: Again, Senate Summons Service Chiefs

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT President of the senate, Ahmad Lawan, today disclosed that the service chiefs and heads of security agencies would, on Thursday, appear before the upper chamber. The aim of the summon, is to brief the senate on efforts to address the spate of insecurity in the country. According to Lawan the appearance by […]

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Accident Claims 6 Lives On Sagamu-Benin Expressway

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT No fewer than six persons were confirmed dead in an accident today, involving three vehicles on Sagamu-Benin expressway. The sector commander, federal road safety corps in ogun, Mr. Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to the news agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta. Umar said that the accident involved a Mazda bus marked JJJ

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Nigerian Government Extends NIN-SIM Registration Till June 30

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT The federal government has approved 30th of June as the new deadline for the national identity numbers linkage with the subscribers identity module cards. The government also disclosed that 54 million Nigerians have obtained their NIN, making the numbers to be over 190 million mobile numbers. The government’s decision was contained in

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Federal Government To Effect Minor Electricity Tariff hike By July 1

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT Despite the improving revenue in the power sector, the federal government is set to affect another tariff increase on the 1st of July, following a notice by the Nigeria electricity regulatory commission to that effect. The government’s latest move which is part of the yearly review of the multi-year tariff order has

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Buhari Presides Over Security Meeting at Aso villa

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT President, Muhammad Buhari , is currently presiding over a security meeting at the state house in Abuja. The meeting which is holding at the first lady’s conference room is a continuation of last Friday’s meeting adjourned for today. Present at the meeting is the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo; chief of staff to

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Green Generation Initiative Enlightens Nigerian Youth On Leadership Skills

BY- DEJI OGUNSOLA The Green Generation Initiative is a non-profit organization founded in 2018 with the vision of raising a new generation of leaders across Nigeria that will be self-aware and stay on the ideal of true societal values, and also seek to transform society through youth leadership and mentorship. Since its establishment in 2018,

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Gunmen Abduct Two Students in Plateau School

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT Four students of Capro secondary mission school located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi local government area of plateau state were abducted in the early hours of today. However, three of the students have escaped, while one is still in captivity. A global mission leader and president of Para-Mallam peace foundation, reverend

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Lagos Jusun Calls Off Strike, Resumes

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT Judicial workers have resumed full duty in Lagos state after a 23-day strike to press home demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary. Their resumption followed a directive by the administrative department of the Lagos state judiciary. Although all departments of the state judiciary have opened, the courts are yet to commence

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Federal Government, World Bank Meets Over NBS ‘Confusing’ Employment Statistics

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT The federal government and the World Bank will hold a virtual meeting today, in other to discuss the modalities used by the national bureau of statistics in gathering data for employment statistics. The minister of Labour and employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this while receiving the leadership of the chartered institute of

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Federal Government Declares Monday Public Holiday To Mark Workers’ Day

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT The federal government has declared Monday, 3rd of May, 2021, as a public holiday to mark this year’s international workers’ day celebration. The minister of interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Nigerian workers for witnessing this year’s celebration. Aregbesola in a statement today

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