Eight Iranian inmates were killed in a fire that raged through Tehran’s Evin prison, the judiciary said Monday, doubling the official toll from the blaze that further stoked tensions one month into protests sparked by the death of a woman in Police Custody, Mahsa Amini.
President Muhamamdu Buhari says the current administration under his leadership is well focused on completing its priority projects and programmes, in order to promote sustainable economic growth and development, as well as improve the living standard of Nigerians.
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the Federal Government to declare a national emergency on the ravaging flood that has devastated lives and property in the state and other states in the country.
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has listed the game-changing achievements of the Nigerian Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration
In a related development, President Muhammadu Buhari has decried the level of flooding in Bayelsa and other States in Nigeria.
The National Population Commission, NPC, has commenced the trial Post Enumeration Survey, PES, ahead of the April 2023 Population and Housing Census in Nigeria.
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has condemned the Zamfara State Government for ordering the shutdown of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Gusau, and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN’s Pride FM for allegedly violating government order and journalism practice.
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp, NSCDC, has arrested six suspects over the rape of a 7-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl.
Contractors that supplied COVID-19 medical equipment and items to the Federal Capital Territory Administration have taken to major streets in protest against the partial payment of money allegedly owed them since 2019.
The Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has handed civil servants in the State a seven-day time-off from work aside those on essential services, due to difficulties being faced as a result of the flood disaster ravaging the State.
The Nigerian Society of Anesthetists, NSA, has said there are only 1,200 anesthesia professionals to cater for over 200 million Nigerians.
Nigeria's crude oil production crashed by 24.73 percent in September 2022 to 937,766 barrels per day, compared to 1.246 million barrels per day recorded over the corresponding month in 2021, the latest data from the Federal Government has shown.
The Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, has called for urgent efforts to address food insecurity in Nigeria.
Reports from south east Nigeria report that in the night of Thursday 13th October, 2022, Obeagu Community in Ishielu Local government of Ebonyi State, a peace loving and hospitable people of Igboesa clan was assaulted by enemies of humanity and criminal elements; resulting to loss of life and others still in captivity of the perpetrators of this heinous crime.
The Consumer Price Index, CPI, which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, surged to 20.77 percent in September 2022, up from 20.52 percent in the previous month.
