Adhere to building regulations — Sanwo-Olu warns developers, others
By Hope James The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sent stringent warning to developers and building owners in the State, to adhere strictly to the codes of building, and standard regulations, Edum News reports. The governor gave this charge while speaking at the Building Sector Stakeholders Engagement, second in the series put together by […]
UNICEF to partner Kano Govt in fighting malnutrition
By Hope James The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has stated that it will partner the Kano State government in fighting malnutrition in the State, Edum News reports. The UNICEF Kano Field Office Nutrition Specialist, Oluniyi Oyedokun, disclosed this while speaking during the opening ceremony of a two-day stakeholders’ inception meeting on the scale-up of […]
X user laments cruel mindset of Nigerian traders
By Hope James A user of X, formerly known as Twitter, identified as Pastor Okezie, has lamented the dogs-eat-dogs mindset of Nigerians while sharing his experience with nigerian traders (hawkers), who tried to scam him, Edum News reports. He shared his experience in a statement via his verified handle on X on Thursday. He narrated […]
Protest: Plateau Government lifts curfew in Jos
By Hope James The Plateau State Governor, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has lifted the curfew imposed in Jos, the State Capital, Edum News reports. The governor disclosed this in a statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, on Thursday. He noted that the curfew imposed on Jos-Bukuru Metropolis, has been lifted […]
EFCC dismisses report of hacked X Account
By Hope James The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed the report that its official X account, former known as Twitter, was hacked, Edum News reports. EFCC’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, refuted the news while speaking to newsmen on Thursday. He noted that the glitch experienced on the account was as a result of […]
NLC accuses FG of crossing boundaries
By Hope James The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Federal Government of interfering in its affairs and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Edum News reports. The leaders of the Congress made this accusation while speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. It also accused the government of declaring war against […]
N50bn given to NELFUND not a donation – EFCC
By Cheta Enyoghasi The Economic and Finance Crimes Commission (EFCC) have clarified that the N50 billion transferred to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) was not a commission-funded donation. Recall that during his August 4 speech on the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations, President Bola Tinubu directed that the funds be released to NELFUND. “This week, I ordered […]
President Tinubu’ll reset Nigeria – Umahi
By Cheta Enyoghasi The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has exuded confidence in President Bola Tinubu for his giant strides and steps towards resetting the country for good. He made this statement in Bauchi on Thursday during a courtesy visit to Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed. Umahi is in Bauchi to express his condolences to […]
Half-naked women storm streets in Ondo over killings
By Cheta Enyoghasi A group of half-naked women in Akoko, Ondo State, organized a peaceful protest to condemn violent killings by suspected herdsmen. The group made up of majorly old women marched partially clothed through the streets, expressing their distress over frequent killings, kidnappings, and destruction of their farmlands. Rumor has it that the demonstration […]
French Court seizes Nigerian Presidential Jets
By Cheta Enyoghasi A French court has ordered the seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets after a petition was filed by a Chinese firm, Zhongshan against a state in the country. According to PREMIUM TIMES, the confiscation is the consequence of a contract disagreement between Zhongshan and the Ogun State government. The Ogun State government […]