Gambia and Congo’s African Cup of Nations qualifier in Marrakech will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday despite the powerful earthquake that struck the city on Friday night and which has so far killed more than 1,000 people and injured hundreds more.However, Saturday’s match between Morocco and Liberia in Agadir, …

Barring any last-minute change, members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers will begin withdrawal of their services from offices and oil locations.They said the threat was against the sale of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company …

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, said on Friday that President Bola Tinubu has approved the construction of 1,000 houses in Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger and Benue States. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, in a statement, said Shettima stated this at the commissioning …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has set up a task force to resolve the challenges facing the relocation of commercial airlines to the new terminal within the shortest possible period. According to a statement by the ministry’s Head, Press and Public Affairs, Oluseyi Odutayo, on Saturday, …

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has reassured the people of Ondo State of his administration’s determination and resolve to improve the lives of the citizenry.Governor Akeredolu in a statement personally signed, expressed deep appreciation for the show of love and affections from eminent individuals, groups, Organisations, political associates, and particularly, …

Early research data has shown that antibodies produced by prior infection or existing vaccines against the coronavirus were sufficient to protect against the new BA.2.86 variant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday.The Food and Drug Administration in the coming days is expected to authorize …

The Federal Government has given two weeks to the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS to clear over 200,000 pending applications for international passport. Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the order on Thursday during a meeting with top government officials, the Acting Comptroller General, Adepoju Carol, and the Managing Director …

The Registrar General/CEO of CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, speaks as a panellist on the discussion segment at the ongoing Global Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit in Estonia. The panellists are brainstorming on Connecting Global to Country Action to Fight Transnational Corruption: How Can Beneficial Ownership Transparency Drive Change? Garba Abubakar, …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that he will retire the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections Atiku Abubakar to his hometown and buy livestock for him to rear. Shettima said this during a chat with reporters moments after the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal …

On May 29, 2023, Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu, took oath of office, as the 4th Executive Governor of Cross River State in the current democratic dispensation, and vowed to run a robust administration that would see the state moving forward to the next level in terms of development. After …