Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said that his administration has aligned with the Federal government’s Renewed Hope Agenda in the health sector to achieve improved access to quality healthcare delivery in the state. Otti stated this while receiving the Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr Salma Ibrahim and her team who…
President Bola Tinubu has mandated that all future vehicle, generator, or tricycle acquisitions by the government and its agencies must utilize either compressed natural gas (CNG), solar power, or electric energy sources. According to a statement by Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale on Monday, the President’s directive is also in furtherance of Nigeria’s effort…
At least three people have been killed during a fight that erupted between rival gangs in Darmanawa quarters, Tarauni Local government area of Kano. The fight broke out on Sunday evening, after one Muhammad Barde, 59, organised a Gangi event, a cultural event for local hunters, to celebrate the wedding of his children. Thugs had…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, urged Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, not to relent in his drive for infrastructural development in the state. Obasanjo, who spoke at the inauguration of a VIP lodge, an edifice located within the premises of Osun State Government House in Osogbo, recalled a private conversation he had…
A 21-year-old lady from Anambra State, Chika Obiakaeze has narrated how she was trafficked to Libya for prostitution by a male friend whom she met on Facebook. Enrolled in a fashion school in Nigeria, Chika’s aspirations took a sad turn when the said friend offered to help her with an employment as a domestic…
Members of the organised labour have started picketing the offices of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and distribution companies (DisCos)’s premises nationwide over the hike in electricity tariff. The action of the workers follows a joint directive from the leadership of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress…
The Economic Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has rated Edo State as the second highest in financial-related crime convictions in the country. Giotv reports that the Zonal Director of the agency in charge of Edo, Delta and Ondo states, Effa Okim, disclosed this in Benin City while on a courtesy visit to the Edo…
Dr Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director/CEO of the National Films and Videos Censors Board (NFVCB), has emphasised the need for a regulatory body to have access to accurate data to propel the film and TV industry to enviable heights. He spoke at a stakeholders meeting held at the NFVCB Lagos Zonal office in Ikoyi,…
The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Rev. Felix Femi Ajakaye, yesterday, urged lawmakers and other relevant stakeholders to resist any legislation that would approve the use of Artificial Intelligence, AI, to the detriment of humanity. Bishop Ajakaye, who was represented by his Vicar General, Rev. Felix Odesanmi, made the call in his sermon at…
Chairman, Senate Committee on Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Senator Shehu Umar Buba, APC Bauchi South said the cybersecurity levy announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was not targeted at individuals or ordinary bank customers. According to him, the levy is aimed explicitly at financial institutions and telecom companies, the…