774k jobs: ‘Beneficiaries not from moon’ — Keyamo reacts to senate’s probe
Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says the beneficiaries of the 774,000 special public works (SPW) scheme are not people from the moon. On Wednesday, the senate committee on public account commenced an investigation into the SPW programme after lawmakers argued that nobody from their constituents benefitted. The committee […]
PHOTOS: Atiku arrives Washington, to hold bilateral meeting at US chamber of commerce
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has arrived in the United States (US). The former vice-president arrived in Washington D.C on Thursday night for a visit that is part of his political campaign. Atiku travelled to the US alongside Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto governor and director-general of the PDP […]
Elon Musk fires top Twitter executives — less than a day after acquisition
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc., has sacked three top Twitter executives. The development is coming less than a day after completing the acquisition of Twitter, and also after Musk promised not to fire workers. The top executives sacked include; Parag Agrawal, chief executive officer; Ned Segal, chief financial officer; […]
In updated travel advisory, US orders ALL employees’ family members to leave Abuja
The United States (US) has ordered family members of its employees resident in Abuja to leave the area. The announcement was contained in a travel advisory issued on Thursday. The latest advisory is an update to an alert published on Tuesday, which had asked only non-emergency employees and their family members to […]
Newspaper Headlines: FG detains 35 suspected ISWAP fighters amid terror alerts
The reports of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, presenting the N1.69 trillion “budget of continuity” to the state house of assembly dominated the front pages of Nigerian dailies. Source: Top Stories
FG declares Jigawa first open defecation free state
The federal government has declared Jigawa as the first state to become open defecation free in Nigeria. According to NAN, Suleiman Adamu, minister of water resources, said this on Thursday at a “world news conference”. The conference was part of activities to prepare for the 2022 “world toilet summit”, scheduled to hold […]
Terror alert: Police assure Nigerians of safety, roll out emergency response numbers
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has assured Nigerians of their safety. According to a statement by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, force spokesman, Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), said the police will work with other security agencies to ensure the safety of all persons. Baba also charged all strategic police managers in […]
Kwankwaso will win in all northern states, says Buba Galadima
Buba Galadima, a former member of the board of trustees (BoT) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Rabiu Kwankwaso will win all the states in the north in the 2023 general election. Kwankwaso is the presidential flagbearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Speaking on Thursday in an interview on […]
UK updates travel advisory, advises citizens against ‘non-essential’ travel within Abuja
The United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has updated its travel advisory on the federal capital territory (FCT) in Nigeria. In an alert posted on its website, the FCDO said there is an increased threat of terrorist attacks in the FCT. Earlier, the commission had issued a travel […]
‘I didn’t do it for money’ — Elon Musk explains why he acquired Twitter
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc, has cited reasons for buying Twitter. The Tesla CEO disclosed this in a post on his official Twitter handle on Thursday. Earlier this month, the billionaire agreed to purchase the micro-blogging platform for the initial offer price of $44 billion. The development came […]