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Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, on Saturday, launched the distribution of 100,800 bags of fertiliser to 25,200 smallholder farmers across the seven North-West states. The Newsmen report that the fertiliser is being distributed under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Programme through the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF). Radda, who is also ...
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to promote locally manufactured renewable energy technologies under the Federal Government’s ‘Nigeria First Policy’. The agreement signing was facilitated by the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale Abraham Adedokun at ...
By Precious Mark Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, has donated ₦25 million to Shanahan University in Onitsha, Anambra State. Obi disclosed the donation in a statement issued on Saturday following his visit to the institution. He noted that the contribution is part of his continued support for the university, which he ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 2,048 results from the 2,445 polling units in the Ekiti State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV) as of 6:41 p.m. on Saturday. This figure represents 83.7 percent of the total polling unit results and marks a significant increase from the 35.5 ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica United States President Donald Trump has suggested changing the name of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to “NICE” by adding the letter “N” for “National,” saying the move would frustrate critics in the media and the Democratic Party. Trump made the proposal in a post on his official X account ...
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has presented the Speaker of the House of Assembly and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu to the Emir of Ilorin Emirate, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari. The visit of the Governor and the APC governorship candidate came after the Emir officially announced the ...
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has dismissed concerns over water retention on some parts of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. He assured Nigerians that the project, alongside other legacy road projects of the Federal Government, would be completed by 2031. Umahi gave the assurance on Friday while inspecting Sections One and Two of the ...
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has defended the Federal Government’s ongoing legacy infrastructure projects and criticised alleged uncomplimentary remarks about the projects. Umahi spoke on Friday evening while inspecting Sections One and Two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway alongside some members of the National Assembly. The minister said he was disturbed by reports ...
The Federal Government has approved the immediate release of N111 billion for the construction of Section One of the Akwanga-Jos Road, the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has said. Umahi disclosed this on Friday evening while inspecting Sections One and Two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway alongside some members of the National Assembly. He ...
The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), in partnership with the Ijebu Development Initiative on Poverty Reduction (IDIPR) and Imowo Microfinance Bank, has distributed 50 Nigerian-assembled tricycles to transport operators in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun. The handover ceremony, held at the Awujale Palace on Friday, is aimed at expanding consumer credit, reduce poverty, promote financial inclusion and stimulate ...
President Bola Tinubu has approved a final six-month tenure extension for the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi. Adeniyi’s first tenure extension which ought to have expired on Aug. 1, 2026, will now expire in February, 2027. This is contained in a statement by the President’s Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on ...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has identified unregulated access by foreign actors to Nigeria’s media space as one of the emerging factors fuelling the country’s security challenges. Comrade Alhassan Yahaya-Abdullahi, National President of the NUJ, stated this on Friday in Abuja at the second day of the National Security Summit organised by the union ...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) distributed relief materials to victims of recent communal crises across eight Local Government Areas in Nasarawa State on Friday. Mrs Zubaida Umar, Director-General of NEMA, while presenting the items to the Nasarawa State Government in Lafia for onward distribution to the affected communities, said the intervention was in response ...
President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has observed that social life in Abuja, the nation's capital, is gradually returning, while criminal hideouts are disappearing. He attributed the development to good governance that delivers security, mobility, and dignity, just as he applauded the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, for delivering on the ...
Governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed the desire of the Osun state government to key into the National Halal Economic Strategy of the Federal Government by creating a state's policy and implementation plan within the federal strategy. Speaking at the National Economic Council meeting in Abuja on Thursday, the governor commended the federal initiative on Halal ...
…as TikTok pledges $20,000 iniital investment The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and TikTok have launched a strategic partnership aimed at equipping Nigerian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with digital commerce skills, tools, and opportunities to compete effectively in the digital economy. The partnership was unveiled at the launch of the TikTok Digital Commerce ...
President Tinubu has granted a final six-month tenure extension to the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi. This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists on Friday night. Adeniyi's first tenure extension ought to have expired on August 1, 2026 however, the new extension will extend his tenure to instead expire by February 2027. ...
The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) has approved the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Scheme of Service — a significant milestone and the first of its kind for the Commission. This landmark approval is a testament to the far-reaching reforms being driven by NIMC’s Director General/CEO, Engr (Dr) ...
By Precious Mark The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has inaugurated Students Anti-Corruption Vanguards (SAVs) across five tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State, calling on students to take active roles in promoting integrity and ethical behaviour in schools and society. Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, the ICPC Chairman, said the initiative remains one ...
By Precious Mark President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate and permanent reinforcement of security at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, following a recent bandits' attack on the institution's perimeter that claimed the lives of security personnel. The directive was conveyed on Friday following a visit by ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThe Lagos State Domestic and sexual violence agency (DSVA) has intervened in an alleged child abuse case involving an eight year old boy in the Alakuko following reports of severe physical abuse.In a press statement issued on Friday, the agency disclosed that it was alerted to the distressing incident on Tuesday, June 16, ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State Police Command has arrested eight suspected cultists and recovered firearms and dangerous weapons during coordinated operations across the Ilorin metropolis. Operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit, in collaboration with other tactical teams of the command, acted on credible intelligence to conduct a targeted raid at a suspected cultists' hideout located ...
By Idowu Adebomi The Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has warned political actors, interest groups, and members of the public against the unauthorized announcement or publication of election results ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, stressing that only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has the constitutional mandate to declare election outcomes. The ...
