Armed Forces Remembrance: CAS Abubakar urges Nigerians to honor fallen heroes

… says, best tribute to fallen heroes is sustained air strikes against terrorists The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said that there is no better way to pay tribute to members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria who have paid the supreme price in the defence of Nigeria than to sustain the joint air, ground and maritime strikes against terrorists, insurgents, economic saboteurs and other non-state actors in the...

Insecurity: Installation Of Closed Circuit Television In Lafia Will Gulp N500 million

To ensure the safety of lives of residents in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital, and environs, the State government will spend N500 million for the installation of a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV). Mrs. Munira Abdullahi, Commissioner for Finance, Budget, and Planning dropped the hint while giving the breakdown of the 2024 budget in Lafia, also said N600 million was allocated for the construction of youth centers in Karu, Keana, and Nassarawa–Eggon local government areas to cater...

Dangote Refinery Commences Production Of Diesel, Aviation Fuel  

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has so far received six million barrels of crude oil at its two SPMs located 25 kilometers from the shore and has commenced production of diesel and aviation fuel. The Refinery can load 2,900 trucks a day at its truck-loading gantries. The products from the Refinery will conform to Euro V specifications. The first crude delivery was done on December 12, 2023, and the 6th cargo was delivered on January 8,...

Supreme Court upholds election of 8 governors

In a marathon court session on Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered judgements on petitions seeking to remove eight State governors from office after the 18 March 2023 polls. The governors whose elections are being challenged before the court are Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State; Abba Yusuf of Kano State, Alex Otti of Abia State; Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State; Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State; Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State; Bassey Otu of Cross...

Tinubu pauses N-Power, cash transfer, others for 6 weeks

President Bola Tinubu has discontinued all programmes run by the National Social Investment Programme Agency, NSIPA, for six weeks because of the fraud allegations against Betta Edu, the embattled Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The spokesperson of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen said in a press statement on Friday that the suspension was to allow for ongoing investigations into the allegation of malfeasance in the agency and its...

Gunmen Abducts Over 20 Abuja Residents

Gunmen  who operates from the Kuyeri Forest in Kaduna State have launched fresh attack on an Abuja community and whisked away with at least twenty three persons on Thursday. The abducted victims were from the Kawu community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Abdulmumini Zakari, Councilor representing the area who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the gunmen invaded the community after divided themselves into groups. He disclosed that the bandits...

Army sacks terrorists’ strongholds in North East and North West

The Nigerian Army has said it is recording massive successes in the fight against terrorism, insurgency and banditry. This is as troops of Operation Hadarin Daji and Operation Hadin Kai have raided the various strongholds of terror gangs in the North East and North West regions, evicting the terrorists. Major General Kevin Aligbe, commander of the Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army (TRADOC) in Niger State, disclosed this on Wednesday during the 2023 West African...

Nigeria Army vows to address insecurity in Isi-Uzo LG, Anambra

The Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has promised to take decisive steps in addressing the incessant insecurities witnessed in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area in Enugu state. Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja made this assurance when he paid a working visit to the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah with his team; the working visit to the Government House, Enugu, was to assess operational situations under the jurisdiction of the 82...

Former president Jonathan loses elder sister

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has lost an elder sister, Madam Obebhatein Jonathan. She died on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at the Federal Medical Centre,   Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, after a brief illness, at the age of seventy. A statement by Jonathan’s media office, noted that the deceased popularly known as Amissi was a retired teacher, business woman, a loving mother and grandmother who lived a dedicated life of service to God and humanity. According to the statement,...

Minister stresses importance of local value addition in mining sector development

…Rallies support of int’l community The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has reiterated the importance of value addition in the mining sector development, even as it seeks support of the international community. Alake, while speaking as a panelist at the opening session of the ongoing Future Minerals Forum (FMF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, titled “Why the Super Region? Should the Super Region Have Its Own Critical Minerals Strategy?” stressed that it is...

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