Anambra State Commissioner for Power and Water Resources, Engr Julius Chukwuemeka has received the newly procured modern fire fighting equipment from the state government to the state fire fighting service. Speaking to the press after the official presentation of the equipment to the fire service at the Anambra State Fire […]
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Federal Government Declares May 1 Public Holidays
The federal government has declared Monday a public holiday to mark the Workers’ Day celebration. The Workers’ Day is an annual celebration marked on May 1. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, announced it earlier today in a statement by Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Shuaib Belgore. Aregbesola […]
FRSC warns Nigerians from attacking their personnel and operational vehicles
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC Dauda Ali Biu has strongly condemned the unwarranted attack on its personnel and operational vehicles nationwide. A statement by the Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, in Abuja on Friday, said the Corps Marshal was reacting to the […]
Osinbajo to speak at Mo Ibrahim forum in Nairob
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and others are billed to speak at the 2023 Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity Laolu Akande said in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the Vice President left Abuja on Friday for the event in […]
Nigeria Accounts For 12.4% of Sub-Saharan Africa Out-Of-School children
Nigeria accounts for 12.4 percent of out-of-school children in Sub-Saharan Africa which has been heightened by school closures and the non-return of children after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, revealed this during the activities to mark the 2023 education week of the Edo government in Benin. […]
Anambra State Govt warns residents to Prepare for heavy rain and flooding.
The Anambra State Government has alerted its residents to be prepared ahead of the forthcoming rainfalls and imminent flooding for the year. The warning was contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Paul Nwosu, on Friday. Nwosu, while enumerating measures to mitigate the effect of the looming […]
NEC Suspends Removal Of Fuel Subsidy.
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the NEC meeting presided […]
Soldier, 24 Others Killed In Taraba Farmers-Herders Crisis.
A soldier and 24 other residents of Ussa and Takum local government areas of Taraba States are said to have been killed so far in the unending feud between Kuteb farmers and herders in the state. This is according to the Police Public Relations Officer in Taraba State, Abdullahi Usman. […]
UN Says Cash Crunch Crippled Nigeria’s Economy.
The United Nations (UN) says the recent cash crunch in Nigeria affected the country’s economy. In a recent report, the inter-governmental organisation said the development which lasted for months mostly affected the informal sector. It also projected an expansion of the continent’s economy by 2.5 per cent which is a […]
Women have been urged to raise their Children in fear of God
At the just concluded 2023 Mbaukwu Archdeaconry Women conference hosted by St. Lawrence Anglican Parish Mbaukwu but held at St Paul’s church in Ogba Village, Women have been urged to raise their Children in fear of God so as to grow up and be a valuable addition to the church […]