Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to economic revitalisation through poverty reduction. The VP stated this on Wednesday while inaugurating the corporate headquarters of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, in Abuja.
The Niger State Government has declared a seven-day public holiday for civil servants in the state. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago made the declaration at the end-of-year cake cutting with all members of the State Executive Council in Minna, the state capital. The governor
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has approved N100,000 to be paid to all civil servants as Christmas bonus. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Johnson, disclosed this in a statement in Port Harcourt. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has gone
The Imo State Government says it has renewed the campaign against the use of illicit drugs, narcotics, and other harmful substances in the state. The Special Adviser to Gov. Hope Uzodimma on Narcotics and Illicit Drugs Monitoring, Chief Ezechukwu Ogbonna, disclosed this at
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State has remanded two friends, Noah Tovohome and Rajay Zannu, in a correctional centre for allegedly plotting and killing their friend, Segun Zusu, over 36 bags of rice. The duo appeared before Magistrate
Aston Villa manager, Unai Emery will look to bring Kelechi Iheanacho to the Villa Park when the transfer window reopens in January. Iheanacho’s contract with Sky Bet Championship club, Leicester City, is set to run out on June 30, 2024. The Nigerian is
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will “immediately” withdraw all its international employees from Ethiopia following an assault on its workers by government security forces, the institution says. Last month, AfDB filed a formal complaint with Ethiopia’s authorities. AfDB detailed the physical assault and
Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface has won the Rookie of the Month award for a fifth consecutive time this season after taking the December prize. The forward has made the Rookie of the Month award his own since joining Bayer Leverkusen from Belgian outfit
Atletio Madrid forward, Antoine Griezmann has admitted that he and his team mates could not stop Mason Greenwood on Tuesday night. Greenwood, who is on loan at Getafe from Manchester United, starred as both teams played out a 3-3 draw in LaLiga The
Residents of Guinea’s capital Conakry are facing rising fuel prices after a fatal explosion in the West African nation’s main oil depot. The blast rocked the downtown Kaloum district on Monday, killing at least 18 people, injuring more than 200 and displacing dozens.