Senate President Lawan The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has assured that the National Assembly will work with the Federal Government to ensure that Nigerian youth fully benefit from government empowerment programmes. The Senate President gave the assurance at a meeting of traditional rulers, 19 states governors from the northern part of the country and other top …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says the looting of medical equipment and burning of hospitals that attended the recent #EndSARS protests in some parts of the country can endanger the health of Nigerians. The NMA President, Prof Innocent Ujah, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. Ujah said that, …

Nigeria map indicating Edo State By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City Some communities where Okomu Palm Oil Plc allegedly acquired farmland to expand its operations have cried out over an alleged forceful occupation of their land. They alleged that the action of the company has rendered them homeless and pleaded with the relevant authorities to come to their aid. …

Stock Market The Nigerian equities market resumed November trading with a loss of 0.17 per cent, halting the six-day bullish run on the back of profit taking. The All-Share Index decreased by 51.30 points or 0.17 per cent to close at 30,479.39 compared with 30,530.69 achieved on Friday. Also, the market capitalisation which opened at …

President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmed Lawan The Senate on Monday urged the Federal Government to provide substantial bailout fund to airline operators in the country to revamp the aviation sector in view of the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. The Chairman of Senate Committee on Aviation, Sen. Smart Adeyemi (APC – Kogi West) made the call in …

Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) says it recorded no less than 200 cases of meter bypass and 54 cases of transformer vandalism in six months. The JEDC Head, Corporate Communications, Dr Adakole Elijah, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Gombe on Monday, said 30 cases of transformer oil theft were also recorded …

A Russian oligarch nicknamed the “Sausage King” was killed by a crossbow Monday when two masked men attacked the meat magnate and a woman in a sauna at his countryside estate outside Moscow, according to reports. Vladimir Marugov was found dead in the sauna after his partner fled through a window in the outdoor hut …

Ajax coach Erik ten Hag Ajax Amsterdam will have only 17 players available for Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League clash against Midtjylland in Denmark, coach Erik ten Hag confirmed on Monday. This came to light after several players had to be left behind because of positive COVID-19 tests. But he said he could not speak about …

Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau The Northern Governors Forum on Monday expressed support for the ongoing efforts to regulate the social media in order to check the spread of fake news in the country. The Forum expressed its support in a communique issued by its Chairman and Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, after its meeting …

Liberia’s president, George Weah A Liberian government worker immolated himself in the capital Monrovia on Monday, two witnesses and local media said, in an apparent protest over an unpaid salary. Leroy Archie Ponpon — who works at Liberia’s Temple of Justice, which houses the Supreme Court — set himself on fire outside his workplace after weeks of …

By Chris Ochayi, Abuja A faulty 60MVA at Kubwa station in Abuja has thrown many towns in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, into darkness. The development has forced the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, to embark on load-shedding with Kubwa and its environs. Management of AEDC in a statement explained that the faulty transformer was …

Executive Governorof Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday described the killing of policemen by protesters in some parts of the country as evil. El-Rufai, who spoke to newsmen in Kaduna after the meeting of the Northern Governors Forum and traditional rulers as well as other key stakeholders in the region, …

Governor Nyesom Wike Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says his administration will replace all the properties allegedly destroyed by members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) during the #EndSARS protest in parts of Rivers. Wike, who made this known on Monday in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Kelvin Ebiri, expressed regrets that …

By Peter Okutu, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police brutality, Human Rights violations or related extra-judicial killings in its inaugural sitting in Abakaliki explained that it will not use the Court to hold its sitting as the Court was already congested to give room for such Panel to hold. Speaking during the …

By Bashir Bello KANO – The Management of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) of n Monday says the company has resumed the implementation of the revised service-based tariff following an earlier suspension by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). KEDCO Head, Corporate Communications, Ibrahim Sani Shawai, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen in …

By Bose Adelaja – Lagos Four people were rescued Monday, during multiple accidents which occurred on Otedola Bridge, inward Berger, on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. However, the victims three males and a female were said to have been critically injured just as one suffered a severed limb. The accident which occurred in the night involved an empty …

Femi Adesina The Presidency has again expressed concern over the circulation of fake news and misleading information occasioned by the EndSARS protests aimed at causing social discontent and disunity in the country. Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this at a Media Parley with international journalists organized by Presidential …

Acting Head of Service, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan By Dirisu Yakubu Meanwhile, the federal government has given reasons for the delay in the payment of October, 2020 salary to some civil servants assuring that necessary steps have been taken to resolve the issue this week. Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan in a …

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed engagements with governors, traditional rulers, youths and other critical stakeholders across geo-political zones in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced this on Monday in Kaduna after a closed-door meeting of a Federal Government delegation with the 19 Northern governors and …

By Egufe Yafugborhi, Port-Harcourt Rights groups, Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) has urged restraint over military siege on Oyigbo Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers state following destruction of lives and property by suspected Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The said IPOB gang had on 21 October killed four policemen, burnt three police stations …