A Bill which seeks to ensure smooth operation of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), on Tuesday, scaled second reading in the Senate. The Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to amend the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria Act No.3, 2014
The crisis over hijab (veil) wearing in Christian grant-aided mission schools took a violent turn Monday in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. Scores of hoodlums allegedly vandalised churches, shops and schools in Sabo-Oke, Muritala Mohammed way and other areas of the metropolis. Other places
Now fewer than nineteen (19) passengers were on Sunday killed in an accident along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway. The Nation gathered that the DAF trailer involved in the accident was said to be heading for Kano from Lagos when the incident happened. The Kaduna
Some parts of the expansive Katsina Central Market were on Monday gutted by fire The Nation learnt the fire started around 7 am from the side of the shops that houses grinding machines and food stuff sellers. The cause of the fire is
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday narrated an ugly encounter with suspected herdsmen while going to his farm at Tyo-mu on the Makurdi-Gboko road on Saturday. Following the attack, the Inspector–General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu on Sunday ordered immediate deployment of
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said he will not give his support to former President Goodluck Jonathan if he runs for presidency with the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for 2023 election. The governor also said that it was through
CONFEDERATION of Africa Football (CAF) has approved only 7,200 fans to watch the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying match between Super Eagles and Lesotho’s Crocodiles at the Teslim Balogun stadium in Lagos on March 30, 2021, our correspondent has reliably gathered. Our
While many African leaders successfully completed their tenures, some others died while in office. There are those whose ‘cause of death’ are known while some others remain ‘undisclosed’ or ‘unknown.’ However checks by THE NATION revealed most African Presidents who died in office passed on
World football governing body, FIFA, has granted the application of Hoffenheim defender, Kevin Akpoguma, to switch international allegiance from Germany to Nigeria. President, Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, announced this on his Twitter page Monday evening. “I’m extremely happy to announce that @FIFAcom has just
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the $1.5 billion earmarked by the Federal Government for the renovation of the moribund Port Harcourt refinery is suspicious. According to him, the nation cannot afford such a huge allocation to the comatose refinery considering the
Imagine dozing off under the shade of a tree after a taxing day out in
London’s Metropolitan Police has revealed the identity of the teenage boy killed in Tuesday’s horrific
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says the welfare of Abia workers will continue
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, assured that his administration would set up a