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Fire on Monday evening razed a section of the Podium Block at the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt, destroying properties. The affected area includes the section that houses the Rivers State Pension Board. The Head of Service, Iyingi Brown, attributed the incident to an electrical fault. She said firefighters from the State Fire…
The Federal Government on Monday emphasised the critical importance of the 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Refinery, declaring that it must be supported at all costs to succeed. The government’s position was stated by Vice President Shettima and emphasised by Minister of Budget and National Planning Senator Bagudu at the opening of the Nigerian Economic Summit 2025 in…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has tackled the Presidency over comments by Vice President Kashim Shettima condemning its industrial action over a rift with the Dangote refinery. PENGASSAN told journalists on Monday that it would take the same action if its members were sacked again. This comes as some individuals…
The police in Edo have arrested a middle-aged man, identified as TJ, for allegedly killing his wife, Queen, in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government of the state. The suspect was said to have murdered his wife on Tuesday, September 30 with an axe and fled the scene after the incident. A resident, who spoke on…
The Edo State Government has taken a bold step in tackling preventable maternal and infant deaths with the official launch of the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII), a programme designed to strengthen healthcare delivery for mothers and newborns across the state. The initiative kicked off on Monday with a five-day capacity-building workshop…
The Group Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has attributed the recent scarcity in cooking gas to a temporary loading and disruption during the strike action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). According to him, the industrial action had halted operations for several…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has dismantled two major drug cartels behind six cocaine consignments destined for the United Kingdom. The operations, carried out over three weeks across Lagos, led to the arrest of six suspects, including the alleged kingpin, Alhaji Hammed Ode. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a…
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, celebrated teachers worldwide for World Teachers’ Day 2025, urging a renewed focus on addressing the pressing global teacher shortage. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the first lady, made available to NewsnowNg on Sunday. Tinubu describe teachers as “true heroes, shaping…
President Bola Tinubu has called for the promotion of peace in Nigeria, emphasizing that there is no place for hate. He made the remarks on Saturday in Jos, Plateau State, during the burial ceremony of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, the mother of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nantawe Yilwatda. Addressing the clergy…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, challenging the legality of the six-month suspension imposed on Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over alleged misconduct. The suit, filed by Ovavu Illiyasu and nine others, was dismissed by the judge on the grounds that…