The Nigerian Presidency on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) scheduled for Wednesday. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The…
President Buhari condoles with Nigerian Air Force on air accident
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Nigerian Air Force on the air accident which involved two fighter jets in the fleet in Abuja earlier on Friday. The President paid tributes to the gallantry of Squadron Leader MB Baba-Ari, the…
NPS fires three officers for procuring cannabis for inmates (Punch)
The Management of the Nigerian Prisons Service has dismissed three Junior Prison Officers for alleged grievous security offences. The Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr Francis Enornore, confirmed their dismissal in a statement made available to the News Agency…
Kogi East 2019: Protest in PDP secretariat over imposition, automatic ticket
There was pandemonium in the early hours of Wednesday, September 26 as aggrieved stakeholders and party faithful stormed the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja to protest against the alleged directive by the party’s national secretariat…
Nigeria’s first female banker dies at 80
Dr. Sarah Adenike Morocco-Clarke, Nigeria’s first female banker, has died at the age of 80 in Abuja. Born on the 13th of May 1938, the Morocco-Clarke matriarch passed away peacefully on Sunday, 16 September 2018, after a short illness. Sarah…
Panic in Abuja as military fighter jets fly over houses (Punch)
There has been panic in Jikwoyi, Nyanya and Karu satellite areas of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over some military fighter jets reportedly hovering over houses and creating deafening noises. Residents told PUNCH Metro that the jets had been combing…
Be ready: Thunderstorms, Rainfall in most parts of Nigeria on Tuesday (PremiumTimes)
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted that thunderstorms and rainfall activities would prevail over most parts of the country on Tuesday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Monday, predicted morning thunderstorms and rains over the…
Poor economy: Man climbs telecom mast in protest (Punch)
A 28-year-old man, Mr. Nurudeen Lliyasu, has climbed a telecommunication mast in Abuja, to protest the poor economy in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the man was seen on top of the mast at about noon…
Read President Buhari’s speech during submission of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, submitted his nomination form to the All Progressives Congress (APC) for reelection in the forthcoming 2019 presidential elections. In his speech, the president said his reason for seeking reelection is to continue…
MTN Foundation awards scholarships to students in Abuja, Owerri
MTN Foundation has awarded scholarships to students in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Owerri, the Imo State capital. The kind gesture from the foundation brings its spend on scholarships in the country to N1.6 billion since 2011. A…
