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Nigeria has assumed the leadership of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, (C-34), reinforcing the country’s longstanding role in shaping global peacekeeping policy and operations. Amb. Jimoh Ibrahim, Nigeria’s UN Permanent Representative, assumed the chairmanship following the handover by his predecessor, Canadian Ambassador to the UN, David Lametti. Ibrahim immediately outlined priorities aimed ...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has accused United Nigeria Airlines of flouting its operational and consumer protection requirements. The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Capt. Chris Najomo made this known during a consultative meeting with the management of United Nigeria Airlines at the NCAA Corporate Headquarters in Abuja recently. Speaking, Najomo said the regulatory intervention ...
Housing finance must go beyond mobilising and managing funds to ensuring that Nigerians are able to convert those resources into actual homeownership, the Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Shehu Usman Osidi has said. Speaking at the 31st Annual National Conference of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) in Abuja ...
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the commencement of the 2026 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC), with a total of N41.5 million in educational grants and prizes to be awarded to the top five winners. Now in its 16th consecutive year, the ...
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has urged the management of the Ministry of Works and Housing to ensure the provision of quality roads in the state. The Chairman, House Committee on Works and Housing, Mr. Suleiman Azara, made the call on Wednesday while assessing the budget performance of the ministry and other agencies for ...
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has sworn in 19 newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, with this development as the largest single appointment of Permanent Secretaries in the history of the state. While performing the swearing-in ceremony at the International Conference Centre, Gombe, the Governor said the latest appointments brought to 55 the number of Permanent ...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has charged Osun State’s new Police Commissioner, CP Ibrahim Umar Zungura to make peace and security his top priorities as he assumes leadership of the State Police command. The reverred traditional ruler gave the charge on Thursday when he received Zungura during a courtesy visit to his palace ...
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has honoured Gov. Dauda Lawal for his leadership in advancing Zamfara’s transport sector and infrastructure. The NURTW presented an Award of Excellence to Lawal at the Dome Pavilion, Government House, Gusau. This is contained in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, on Thursday in Gusau, ...
The Lagos State Government has presented 2,000 Cowry Cards to personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, granting them three months of unlimited complimentary access to the state’s public transportation network. The initiative, presented at the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday, covers the Blue Line and Red Line rail services, electric boats, and Lagos Bus ...
The Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASAA) on Wednesday removed two campaign billboards belonging to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ilorin, the state capital, over violations of regulatory guidelines. The billboards, which belong to the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Engr. Kale Kawu, were lowered for violating advertising campaign rules, environmental protection standards, and ...
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, petitioned the Directorate of State Services( DSS), over a purported anti North statement alleged to have been made by him. A Letter of Petition to the security agency, signed by his Chief of Staff, Chinedu Akubueze Esq, Akpabio called on the agency to investigate urgently, the creation and coordinated dissemination on Facebook and other digital platforms of a ...
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has partnered with Alitheia Capital for the 2026 W.O.M.A.N. Conference, which will take place in Lagos on September 10 and 11. Convened by Alitheia Capital, the conference will bring together about 300 women-led micro, small and medium-sized enterprises operating in manufacturing, agribusiness, nutrition and related sectors. It will connect the ...
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, unveiled the logo to mark the 30th anniversary of the creation of the state with the theme: "Bayelsa @30: Celebrating Legacies." Senator Diri, accompanied by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, unveiled the logo during the 197th State Executive Council meeting in ...
Motorists and commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have been plunged into severe hardship following the commencement of a two-week rehabilitation project on the Kara Bridge by the Federal Government. The rehabilitation ordered by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi involves replacing deteriorating expansion joints to enhance road safety and long-term structural integrity. Although the ...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council has described the death of Mr Peter Onwubuariri, Assistant Director, Media, at the Presidential Villa, as a huge loss to the Nigerian media industry. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of Council, Ms Grace Ike on Wednesday in Abuja. “His death is a profound ...
The Lagos Operations Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), received 180 Nigerian returnees from Benghazi, Libya, under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programme coordinated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria. ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Archbishop Francis Wale Oke, on his 70th birthday, praising his contributions to Christianity, education and human development. In a statement issued by the State House on September 8, 2026, the President described the cleric as a respected spiritual leader ...
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has proposed a national policy on productive land use to boost food production, employment and economic growth. Dr Olasetemi Thompson, Vice President, Agriculture, ACCI, made the proposal in an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja. He proposed “Operation No Idle Land”, a national ...
The Benue State Government has denied that it prevented the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi from visiting Yelewata. The rebuttal followed claims by Obi that thugs allegedly working for the state government barred him from accessing the community, where he intended to commiserate with families affected by the 2025 attacks. In a ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Sept. 19 for the conduct of five by-elections in four states; Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Mr Tunde Oketola, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Oketola said that the by-elections comprised of one federal ...
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that about 100,000 women across the state have benefited from the World Bank-supported Nigeria for Women Programme (NFWP), describing women’s economic empowerment as a strategic tool for fighting poverty and strengthening families and communities. Abiodun made the disclosure on Monday when he received the United Nations Deputy ...
The Federal Fire Service (FFS), Kano State Command, says it saved property worth N5.34 billion from three fire incidents recorded in the state in August. The Kano State Controller, Sadiq Usman-Mahmud, said this in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Al-Hassan Kantin, on Tuesday in Kano. Usman-Mahmud said no lives were lost ...
The Ondo State Government has raised the 2026 budget from N524.411 billion to N769.384 billion, with the additional resources targeted at roads, water, healthcare and other critical infrastructure across the state. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Olaolu Akindolire, disclosed this after the State Executive Council meeting, saying the increase was driven by ...
