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The Lagos State Government has released telephone numbers for the public to make inquiries and provide information on the Sunday’s explosion at Abule Ado. Mrs Tinuade Aiyegbusi, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. Aiyegbusi said that the hotlines were released in a bid to determine the causes of the explosion. She urged residents with information to come forward with details that would assist the government in unraveling the cause of the explosion. The numbers to call are 09010517140 (Amuwo-Odofin Chairman); and 09010517141 (Technical Support, Ministry of Special…

A member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Mr Nuhu Shadalafiya has called on the youth in the state to make use of the social media responsively in the interest of humanity. Shadalafiya, who represents Kagarko constituency, gave the advice on Tuesday in Kaduna when he received the President of Crock City Foundation, a community advancement initiative, who paid him a courtesy visit. He said that the youth must use social media platforms to transform their lives and contribute to societal development. ” You should see social media as a platform that can make yourselves empowered socially, economically and…

In a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in West Africa, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has directed the establishment of Committees on Coronavirus Management in all its institutions. It also placed stringent restrictions on meetings and missions as well as canceled all prior approvals for meetings or missions, directing all institutions, committees or missions to seek fresh approvals for events that were not already ongoing. A statement issued by ECOWAS President Jean-Claude Brou noted that the virus had infected more than 168,000 people in over 140 countries including some in West Africa, and…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has lamented the inadequate presence of test centres across the country for the detection of the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. The Senate President, while raising concerns on the unavailability of test centres in some geopolitical zones of the country, said the fight against the disease should not be left to government alone. “I believe that the federal government has done well, so far, but I think there is a need for them to do a little more, and that is in the area of testing Centres. “There is at the moment no testing Centre…

Rice farmers in Bauchi State have urged the Federal Government to sustain current ban on importation of foreign rice into the country. A cross-section of farmers in the state interview by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Tuesday said that the ban had helped in boosting local production of the commodity. Malam Suleiman Dauda, a member of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), said that lifting the ban on foreign rice would spell doom for local farmers. Dauda urged the government no ignore calls for the lifting of the ban as it was not in the best interest…

The Osun Fire and Rescue Services recorded 137 fire outbreaks in the state in 2019. Mr Michael Ogundipe, the Director of the service, made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo on Monday. Ogundipe attributed the fire outbreaks to carelessness, arson, and ignorance in handling naked fire by the people. He said fire outbreaks were more prevalent in the dry season because fire outbreaks got easily escalated during the period. “The high rate of fire outbreaks are common around October till March because this period is the core dry season, harmattan season. “The…

Kano State House of Assembly has slammed six months suspension to five of its members over the March 9 rowdy session. Speaker, Abdulazeez Gafasa, announced the suspension on Monday in Kano at the resumption of the House, saying the members were suspended for misconduct and violation of the Rules of the House. The suspended members include Garba Gwarmai, APC Kunchi-Tsanyawa Constituency, Labaran Madari, APC Warawa Constituency, Isyaku Danja, PDP Gezawa Constituency. Others were Mohammed Bello, APC Rimin Gado-Tofa Constituency and Salisu Gwamgwazo, APC Kano Municipal Constituency, respectively. Gafasa said: “The five members are suspended for violating the Rules of the…

The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has commiserated with Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi over the death of his mother, Hajiya Hauwau Bello, at the age of 101. Mrs Buhari, in a statement made available to newsmen by her Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Aliyu Abdullahi, in Abuja, expressed her deepest sympathy with the governor and the entire Bello family. The first lady prayed to God to have mercy on the soul of the deceased and grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss. “Hajiya Hauwau Bello lived an exemplary life worthy of emulation. Her doors were…

Results of the 312,000 candidates that sat for Saturday’s 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide have been released, says Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Benjamin urged all concerned candidates to check their profiles for the results. According to him, the board is optimistic that the entire exercise will be hitch-free, as it has worked assiduously to ensure that this year’s examination process will be one of the best ever conducted in recent times.…

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, met behind closed doors with governors elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agenda of the meeting was unknown as at the time filing this report. However, Gov. Atiku Bagudu, who led the governors to the meeting with Buhari, announced the postponement of the APC National Executive Committee meeting earlier scheduled for Tuesday. Bagudu, who spoke with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, said the postponement was at the instance of the governors. NAN reports…