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By Taiwo Scholarstica President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on his 92nd birthday, describing him as one of Nigeria’s living repositories of history, knowledge, and courage. In a statement issued on Sunday to commemorate Soyinka’s birthday on July 13, the President paid tribute to the renowned playwright, poet and activist for ...
The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun state, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, popularly called AMBO, has felicitated the immediate past Deputy Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Benedict Adegboyega Alabi, on the occasion of his birthday anniversary. Oyebamiji described the erstwhile Deputy Governor as a good ...
Another group of 40 returnees have arrived Nigeria from South Africa on Friday night, bringing the total number of evacuated Nigerian citizens across six batches to 1,174. The repatriated citizens arrived via multiple flights, which included four Air Peace operations carrying 258, 266, 262, and 282 passengers respectively, a ValueJet flight with 66 passengers, and ...
The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has re-opened the Permanent Secretaries’ Retreat after a four-year hiatus, with a strong call for procurement leadership and accountability to drive effective budget execution and national development. The 2026 edition of the Retreat, themed "Strengthening Procurement Leadership and Accountability for Effective Budget Execution and National Development", commenced on Thursday, ...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, says the successful rescue of abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State has boosted public confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s administration and strengthened prospects for economic growth and national stability. Oyintiloye made the remarks while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo. ...
Gov. Umaru Bago on Saturday inaugurated a renovated classroom block and a newly constructed ICT centre at a girls’ science school in Paikoro, Niger. The facilities were sponsored by Justice Zainab Bashir of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria to improve educational infrastructure in the community. The newsmen reports that the classroom block was renovated, ...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), RS8.112 Ajase-Ipo Unit Command, on Saturday repaired failed sections of the Ajase-Ipo–Ilorin road, filling potholes with hardcore and laterite to ease vehicular movement. The exercise was led by the Unit Commander, CRC Folashade Inegbedion, with officers of the command working for several hours to repair the damaged portions of ...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has dismissed as fake a social media document claiming that upkeep allowances under the Federal Government’s Student Loan Scheme for the 2025/2026 academic session were suspended. The Fund said the document, dated July 10 and attributed to its Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, did not originate from ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the Osun Aug. 15 election, Bola Oyebamiji, has described the rescue of abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State as heartwarming. Oyebamiji, in a statement on Saturday in Osogbo, said the development underscored the Federal Government’s commitment to safeguarding lives and property. ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica A former Minister of Power and governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on Friday donated N5 million to traders affected by the recent fire outbreak at Bode Market in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area. Adelabu made the donation during a sympathy visit to the market, ...
By Precious Mark The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an urgent public alert warning importers, distributors, and consumers against the circulation of two banned alcoholic energy drinks intercepted in the West African sub-region. The regulatory warning follows an official notification confirming that food and drug enforcement officers in ...
By Precious Mark The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has clarified that its ongoing rebranding is a comprehensive institutional transformation rather than a mere change of visual identity. The Chairman of the ICPC, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, made this assertion in Enugu during the South-East Zonal Staff Sensitization Programme centered ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Federal Government has evacuated 39 additional Nigerians from Johannesburg, South Africa, aboard an emergency Air Peace flight arranged to bring home citizens who were unable to return during Thursday’s evacuation exercise. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Friday, explaining that the special ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Lagos State Government has queried an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) over allegations of corruption after a viral video captured him receiving a ₦20,000 bribe from a suspected environmental offender. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Reactions have continued to trail the disclosure by the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, that the minimum monthly salary for Nigerian soldiers now stands at N100,000, with veterans and serving military personnel describing the amount as inadequate in the face of the country’s rising cost of living. The development comes amid ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the Rivers State House of Assembly for consideration and approval, marking a significant step in the state’s budget process. Governor Fubara arrived at the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters Auditorium, where lawmakers have been holding plenary sessions, and ...
...as Oyo Pupils, Teachers regain freedom By Taiwo Scholastica The Nigerian Presidency has disclosed that eight suspected kidnappers involved in the abduction of pupils and teachers in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been arrested, while several others were killed during the rescue operation. The Special Adviser to the President on Information ...
Nigeria has been awarded the UNODC–World Bank–Egmont Group Stolen Asset Recovery initiative award at the 32nd Egmont Group Plenary of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units in Baku, Azerbaijan. The award recognises an outstanding collaborative case between the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the EFCC Nigeria, demonstrating how timely financial intelligence, effective inter-agency cooperation and ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Nigerian Senate has approved a total of ₦404.07 billion for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. The approval follows the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs by its Acting Chairman, Yunus Akintunde, who stood in for the committee chairman, Abdulhamid Ahmed Mallam-Madori. This is as the upper ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica A bill seeking to establish the Nutritionists Registration Council of Nigeria, has scaled second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation is sponsored by the member representing Okigwe South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Chike Okafor. Opening the debate, Okafor described the bill as “a necessary legislative ...
...pledges insurance, grants for traders if elected as Governor By Ismail Azeez The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the August 15th Osun State governorship election, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji has announced a donation of N10 million to support traders in the state. Oyebamiji made the donation during an engagement with traders and ...
By Precious Mark Nigerian Governors have insisted that the successful implementation of state policing hinges entirely on a comprehensive overhaul of the national revenue allocation formula and the creation of legally protected funding streams. The leaders made these known on Thursday at the Arise News town hall event on State Policing in Abuja. Speaking,Anambra State ...
By Precious Mark The Federal Government has successfully evacuated another batch of 287 Nigerian nationals from South Africa, following the ongoing wave of anti-migrant protests and xenophobic attacks sweeping across the country. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Lady Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday, noting that the flight departed ...
