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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that over 123 million Nigerians have been successfully enrolled in the National Identification Database, marking a major step toward the country’s digital inclusion and security agenda. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the commemoration ...
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The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has disclosed that NIMC has made tremendous progress in inclusion, with over 123 million Nigerians now enrolled in the National Identification Database. The DG made the disclosure during her opening remarks while marking the National Day of Identity 2025 ...
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that over 123 million Nigerians have been successfully enrolled in the National Identification Database, marking a major step toward the country’s digital inclusion and security agenda. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the commemoration ...
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The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in the Federal Capital Territory has commenced an indefinite strike over failure of the Minister, Nyeson Wike to address pressing demands. Recalled that the association had given a 7 day warning strike which had end in the early hours of Sunday. In a press conference, the President of ARD-FCT, ...
Health
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has set up a committee for digital procurement and inventory system for essential medicines in federal hospitals targeted at addressing the persistent challenge of “out-of-stock syndrome” in public health institutions. The initiative was unveiled at a stakeholder engagement held in Abuja. The event brought together officials of ...
Energy
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has warned the Federal Government against deploying security forces indiscriminately against its members, as tensions with the Dangote Group deepen. This warning follows less than 24 hours after the union suspended a nationwide strike, based on what it now describes as a disputed agreement brokered ...
Capital Market
The President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Dr Pius Deji Olanrewaju, has revealed that net domestic credit to the private sector has climbed above N82 trillion this year, a development that is bolstering businesses and fostering job creation. Dr Olanrewaju made the disclosure during his opening address at the 18th CIBN ...
North-Direct
The Board of Trustees of Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, has appointed Professor Fanna Inna Abdulrahman as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution. The decision, which followed the recommendation of the Governing Council, takes immediate effect and is consistent with the university’s governing law. Before her new role, Professor Abdulrahman served as Head of the Department of ...
Health
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in the Federal Capital Territory has commenced a seven-day warning strike over what it described as collapsed system and failure of the federal capital Development Authority under the Minister, Nyeson Wike to address pressing issues. The doctors announced the industrial action in a communique signed by George Ebong, ARD-FCT ...
Health
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Oyo state Chapter has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the management of Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital Ogbomosho, threatening strike if their longstanding demands are not addressed. This is contained in a report received by the Oyo state Secretary of the Association, Comrade Aina Emmanuel ...
News
Nigeria’s energy sector is taking a decisive step toward its ambitious gas production goals, as the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, held a high-level strategy session with the management of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting, confirmed in a statement signed by Mohammed ...
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The Defence Headquarters on Thursday expressed concern over the continuous protests by some discharged soldiers at the Federal Ministry of Finance, noting that their actions are obstructing civil activities of the Federal Government. The headquarters has ordered the soldiers to vacate the premises of both the Federal Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Finance. ...
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The Nigeria Police Force has promoted its former Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and redeployed him as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Delta State Command. According to police sources, the development forms part of routine administrative measures intended to strengthen operational leadership across various commands ...
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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its dedication to pension reforms and the welfare of senior citizens with the launch of the revised Service Charter of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD). Unveiled on Wednesday in Abuja, the Charter is themed “Renewed Commitment to Service Excellence” and introduces clearer service standards, measurable performance targets, and accountability ...
Business Direct
In commemoration of the 2025 International Youth Day, the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA), in partnership with the Embassy of the Philippines, convened the Youth Entrepreneurs (NYE) Summit in Abuja, spotlighting Nigeria’s youth as the engine of a trillion-dollar economic future. Held under the theme “Fostering Youth Innovation and ...
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The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, has issued a public apology to the Nigerian media following his verbal altercation with Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) journalist Comrade Ladi Bala while she was covering the aftermath of a train derailment along the Abuja–Kaduna corridor. Speaking at a press briefing hosted at ...
Politics
The newly appointed Secretary of the Federal Character Commission, Amb. Mohammed Tsoken Musa has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government for its swift, positive policy implementation and good governance efforts, adding that the light of Tinubu’s good governance shall brighten beyond 2027. As the nation continues to evolve, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has brought ...
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The Presidency has announced tenure extension of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, which is due to expire on August 31, 2025 by one year. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Thursday. According to ...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has offered automatic employment, Scholarship within Nigeria up to Doctorate level and cash awards of N250,000 each, to a total of 210 ex-Corps Members drawn from 2020 - 2023 service years. This is contained in a statement signed by Caroline Embu, Acting Director Information and Public Relations on Wednesday. According ...
Business
The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Nonye Ayeni, has announced that cashew nut exports surged to a value of US$398.135 million in the first half of 2025. Ayeni made the disclosure during the official launch of the Cashew Processors Directory, a landmark initiative aimed at transforming Nigeria’s ...
