Author: Abdulazeez

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) express worry over recent attacks on security formations in Imo, Benue and other parts of the country. Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and NGF Chairman, made this known briefing newsmen at the end of the forum’s meeting on Wednesday night in Abuja. “NGF members are particularly worried following what happened […]

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to depart for the United States (U.S.) on Thursday for talks with President Joe Biden amid the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and tension with China. Suga is scheduled to hold a summit meeting with Biden at the White House on Friday, becoming the first foreign leader to meet in […]

Mr Thomas Muopshin, Project Coordinator, Plateau Potato Value Chain Support Project says the project has provided training and equipment to 220 farmers to boost potato farming in the state. Muopshin disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos. The coordinator said that the farmers were also linked […]

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa today had his first interactive meeting with members of the Senate Committee on Anti- Corruption and Financial Crimes, following his assumption of office. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Suleiman Abdul Kwari, in his opening remark, once again congratulated Bawa on his […]

Some residents of Kano and Katsina States have blamed cement manufacturers over the prevailing scarcity and high cost of cement nationwide. Some of the residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the situation had affected building projects and left bricklayers redundant. Alhaji Kabiru Idi, a building contractor, said he had delayed some of […]

The Management of the University of Jos has approved 3 p.m. as the close time for Muslim staff of the institution during Ramadan. Mr Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications of the university, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. He said the gesture was to enable Muslim employees to observe the […]

A foundation, “With Good Intentions”, on Wednesday donated food items to 64 households in Rigasa, Badiko and Abakwa communities in Kaduna State. The Foundation said the gesture would help reduce the difficulty the less privileged would face during the Ramadan fast. Mrs Sadiya Abba-Ali, its founder, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after […]

A pair of New York congressmen were among a group of Democrats who planned to introduce a bill that would add four seats to the Supreme Court. It was the opening salvo in what promises to be a brutal legislative fight with conservatives over the high bench’s political balance. Representative Jerry Nadler, who chairs the […]

The government of Afghanistan respects the U.S. decision on troops withdrawal from the militancy-plagued country, spokesman for the Afghan presidential palace Dawa khan Minapal said on Thursday. According to Minapal, the presidents of Afghanistan and the U.S. had a phone conversation on Wednesday night, discussing the U.S. decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by […]

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday said China’s recent manoeuvres surrounding the island altered the status quo of the Info-Pacific, and vowed to work with the U.S. and others to jointly safeguard regional stability. Tsai told an unofficial U.S. delegation led by former Democratic senator Christopher Dodd that China has frequently dispatched military vessels and […]