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FGN Power reaffirms commitment to promoting innovation in electricity sector

The FGN Power Company (FGNPC) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening technical capacity and promoting innovation in Nigeria’s electricity sector. The commitment was demonstrated through its support for the Visiola Foundation’s 2026 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Summer Camp. Ms Magdalene Abang, Communications Lead, FGN Power, made this known in a statement in Abuja ...

Leadership crisis rocks Zamfara IPAC

A coalition of eight political parties in Zamfara has alleged that the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has no legitimate leadership in the state. The State Chairman of the coalition, Alhaji Adamu Haruna, stated this at a press briefing in Gusau on Saturday. Haruna, who is also the State Chairman of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), ...

Troops kill scores of terrorists in failed attack on Mandaragirau base

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have killed scores of ISWAP terrorists while repelling a multi-pronged attack on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Borno. The troops of 162 Amphibious Battalion successfully defeated the terrorists during an attack on FOB Mandaragirau in Biu Local Government Area of the state. The Acting Military Information Officer, Joint Task ...

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NAHCON warns against unauthorised requests for money to guarantee Hajj slots

National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has urged intending pilgrims and tour operators to disregard unauthorised requests for money under the guise of guaranteeing special Hajj slot allocation for the 2027 Hajj exercise. According to a circular issued in Abuja on Saturday by the NAHCON management, Hajj slot allocation is strictly governed by the approved ...