Yobe State records 214 Cases Of Meningitis, Seven Deaths

An outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Potiskum town of Yobe state has claimed seven others with, 214 cases of the disease recorded in the area, including some public boarding schools. Isa Bukar, Permanent Secretary, Yobe State Ministry of Health and Human Services disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing the State Deputy Governor, Idi Barde Gubana, who visited the State Specialist Hospital, Potiskum.   The Press Secretary to the State Deputy Governor, Hussaini Mai Suleh in...

Nigeria Labour Congress Suspends Protest, Extends Ultimatum

After reviewing the initial nationwide protest as highly impactful, the National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended the two nationwide protests. The suspension of the protest was contained in a communique signed by NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero and Ag. General Secretary, Comrade Ismail Bello and made available to Journalists on Tuesday night. The communiqué reads in parts: “NEC-in-session resolved to suspend street action for the second day of the protest, having...

NLC direct workers to resume work today after a successful first-day rally 

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has directed all workers under it and affiliate unions to resume work today after a one-day mass rally to demonstrate “outrage over the massive suffering and hunger facing the masses and workers.” The labour group and its affiliates took to the streets on Tuesday to call the government’s attention to the “increasing scourge of hardship” Nigerians are battling with as a result of the “policies of the government to hike...

Police arrest Abuja’s second most wanted kidnapper, Samaila Wakili

The Abuja Police Command have arrested the notorious leader of a kidnap gang, Samaila Wakili Fafa, popularly known as Habu Ibrahim. Ibrahim has been on the police wanted list of the police “for a long time”, police spokesperson Josephine Adeh said at a press briefing on Tuesday. The kidnap kingpin was behind several kidnapping operations in Nigeria’s capital territory and its environs. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike recently placed a N20...

You lack proper understanding of Argentina situation, Tinubu’s media support group tackles Atiku

The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has tackled former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s recommendation of reform measures introduced by Argentina’s President Javier Milei for Nigeria, saying he lacks proper understanding of the Argentina situation. A press statement on Tuesday signed by its chairman, Jesutega Onokpasa, noted that the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate and his handlers didn’t have a proper understanding of the Argentina situation before and after Milei assumed office in December...

FG to expand facilities for nationwide seismic monitoring

…As Alake commissions national seismic monitoring station-5 The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has expressed the commitment of the federal government to provide the needed resources for the expansion of seismic monitoring equipment, across the country, to boost the nation’s preparedness to mitigate the impact of natural disasters. Speaking at the commissioning of the Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA)  National Seismic Monitoring Station-5, Katampe, Alake commended the agency for establishing the fifth...

Group hails President Tinubu’s economic reform policies

…Says Q4 2023 GDP figures, indicate economy, adapting to national reforms A group, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has hailed President Bola Tinubu’s Reform Policies. According to the group, Q4 2023 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures indicate the economy is fast adjusting to the President’s reformation policies. A press statement on Tuesday, signed by Chief Niyi Akinsiju, chairman of IMPI, the latest GDP numbers from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have shown...

Ohanaeze lauds Prof Nnaji over geometric power plant commissioning

…Says only a game changer can solve electricity problem in Nigeria Ohanaeze Ndigbo has lauded Prof. Barth Nnaji, former Minister of Power, over the commissioning of a geometric power plant in Abia State. According to a press statement on Tuesday signed by Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, in a press statement on Tuesday, felicitated the exceptional Igbo; audacious, tenacious, and industrious; one of the most accomplished brilliant engineers...

CBN raises interest rate to 22.75% to tame inflation

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has raised its benchmark lending rate to 22.75 per cent as a proactive measure to control inflation. Olayemi Cardoso, the CBN governor, announced this on Tuesday at the end of the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting that began Monday. The new rate is 400 basis points from the previous rate of 18.75 per cent, maintained since the MPC’s last convening on July 24 and 25, 2023. “Previous policy...

Anambra Market Building Collapses with allegations of Government Negligence

On Monday evening, tragedy struck in Ochanja market Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of Anambra state, when three segments of nearly completed market buildings collapsed. The tragedy was remarkable such that no fewer than six people were confirmed dead from the incident. Up till Tuesday afternoon when the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo visited the scene of the tragedy, an unspecified number of people were said to still be trapped in the rubble....

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