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The Abia Government has elevated selected cultural and natural sites to state heritage and monuments as part of efforts to position them for recognition as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Mr Okey Kanu, Commissioner for Information, said this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting on Monday in Umuahia. Kanu said ...
No fewer than 47 applicants lost more than N51.8 million to fraudsters who allegedly sold fake local government jobs in Cross River, the state government’s investigative panel has found. Mr Nsa Ekpo, the Chairman, Cross River Local Government Service Commission, disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen in Calabar. Ekpo said the victims paid between ...
The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has charged personnel of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to remain vigilant, security-conscious and proactive in mitigating safety risks. This is contained in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Leah Katung-Babatunde, in Abuja on Monday. Leah explained that Musa gave the charge on in ...
No fewer than 347 persons were displaced by mudslide and flooding triggered by torrential rainfall in parts of Cross River in August, the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said. The Director-General of CR-SEMA, Mr Efa Nyong, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Calabar on Tuesday. Nyong said the figure comprised 167 persons ...
The Child Development Department of the Women Affairs Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is collecting records of children in all orphanages across the territory. Dr Idris Attah, Director of the department, said during the exercise in Gwagwalada on Monday, that the move was at aimed at strengthening child protection services. Newsmen report that the ...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command, has announced the commencement of a special intervention patrol code-named “Operation Whirlwind” along the Abuja-Kaduna and Kaduna-Abuja corridors. The operation, scheduled to commence on Sept. 15 and end on Sept. 17, will begin daily by 6:00 a.m. This is contained in a statement signed by Route ...
The youth and vigilante leader of Ovbiogie Community in Benin City, Edo State, Mr Odion Okoro, has allegedly led a group of armed men to the residence of Mr Charles Oboh following reports that Oboh had returned to, or was staying within, the community. The alleged incident occurred on September 14, 2026, when Okoro and ...
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has unveiled its new headquarters in Abuja. Speaking at the commissioning, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr ‘Bosun Tijani commended Dr Olatunji’s leadership and the contributions of the Commission to Nigeria’s digital transformation. He also acknowledged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s support for the data protection ecosystem, ...
The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has warned operators of pepper and mill grinding machines against the use of rusty, corroded and poorly fabricated equipment, as such practices could contaminate food and endanger consumers. The Agency urged operators across Lagos State to replace traditional cast-iron and unsuitable locally fabricated machines with stainless-steel and other ...
The Executive Chairman of Ojokoro Local Council Development Area, Hon. (Barr.) Oluyemisi Adenike Rosiji, has marked her first year in office with the commissioning of six roads and the empowerment of about 1,000 youths and women with start-up support valued at ₦100 million. The anniversary activities, held on Thursday, September 10, 2026, brought together political ...
Gov. Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger, has inaugurated an ultra-modern market reconstructed by Rep. Saidu Musa-Abdullahi, representing Bida/Gbako/Katcha Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. The market, which was renamed after the governor, was reconstructed by the federal lawmaker following the destruction of the former structure, known as Etsu Musa Market. Newsmen report that the old ...
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has commenced a five-day training for staff on revenue integrity, institutional accountability, anti-corruption and effective internal controls in Kaduna. The programme, organised by the Commission’s Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) is aimed at strengthening governance, controls and institutional integrity through anti-corruption and audit excellence. In his address ...
The Federal Government has condemned the killings of two Nigerians in South Africa, and demanded a thorough, transparent and expeditious investigations into the circumstances surrounding their deaths. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the demand in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Mr Oluwafemi Adeniyi, at the weekend in Abuja. The demand followed reports of ...
The Cross River State Carnival Commission has unveiled the 2026 Carnival Calabar Essay and Creative Writing Competition to promote reading and writing among students and young people across the state. The Chairman of the Commission, Sir Gabe Onah, made this disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Calabar on Monday. He said the initiative was ...
Some Civil Society Organisations in Rivers have called for environmental policies that will address the reality faced by communities whose means of livelihoods were ruined by pollution and ecological degradation. The groups, including Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Indigenous Language Cultural Empowerment Foundation, and Miideekor Development Initiative, made the call on Sunday in Kanni ...
The Borno Government has pledged its support and political commitment to establishing a regional office for the newly created Tax Ombudsman Nigeria in Maiduguri. Gov. Babagana Zulum made the pledge when he received the Chief Executive of Tax Ombudsman Nigeria, Dr John Nwabueze, and his team in Maiduguri. He said Borno, as the regional hub of ...
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has tasked the 1,626 officers from the Fourth Combined and Upgrading Course to uphold professionalism in border security. The graduation ceremony, which culminated in a Passing Out Parade, was held at the Immigration Training School, Kano (ITSK) and the Digital Bridge Institute. This is contained ...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMet) has predicted rains and sunshine from Monday to Wednesday across the country.NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, anticipated sunny skies over the northern region on Monday with a few patches of clouds envisaged over the entire region. The agency envisaged isolated thunderstorms accompanied by light to moderate rains ...
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has declared Monday, a work-free day to honour the late Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, former Governor of the defunct Gongola State. Tukur, a prominent elder statesman and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was buried in Yola on Sunday after funeral prayers at the Lamido’s Palace. Fintiri, in ...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has revealed that the state has secured approvals for about ₦1.24 trillion in private capital investments, with power and energy among the sectors targeted by the investments. Governor Alex Otti disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) Meet the Governor Series. Otti said the ...
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has fulfilled her ₦10 million education pledge to 12-year-old Ogun State artist, Master Morenikeji Ebunoluwa Joshua, less than a month after being impressed by his artistic talent. The ₦10 million Education Development Trust Fund, presented to Joshua through the Ogun State Government, is to support his education through the ...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has commissioned a flyover bridge, the 2.5 km Budum Junction via Kasuwan Shanu to NIETAL shoe factory express road project with a 5 km drainage network and two mega schools in Maiduguri, the state capital. The commissioning ceremony, held on Sunday, witnessed the symbolic cutting of the tape by ...
By Barth Ndubuwah The Rivers State Ministry of Transport has issued a final reminder to all commercial transport operators, including taxi, bus, and tricycle owners, that the deadline to paint their vehicles in the official approved state colours is October 31, 2026. This directive was contained in a press statement issued in Port Harcourt by ...
