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The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has saluted Nigeria’s resilience as the country marks its 66th Independence Anniversary. Tinubu said the anniversary provided an opportunity to celebrate Nigeria’s remarkable journey and honour the sacrifices of those who laid the foundation for its freedom. She urged Nigerians to choose unity over division, hope over despair, and ...
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has congratulated the Accord Candidate and member representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Bamidele Salam, on the occasion of his 57th birthday. Governor Adeleke described Salam as a distinguished son of Osun, seasoned public servant and experienced legislator whose ...
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has granted pardon and other forms of executive clemency to 101 inmates and convicts as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. Governor Ododo announced the decision in his Independence Day address to the people of Kogi State on Thursday, October 1, 2026, saying the exercise ...
The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (OSSAP-TVEE) has equipped 70 digital media personnel with tablets to boost grassroots communication of the Federal Government’s vocational empowerment programmes. The initiative, unveiled in Abuja seeks to strengthen information dissemination and public awareness of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth ...
Persistent rainfall has triggered flooding in several parts of Osun State, forcing residents to flee their homes and seek shelter with friends and relatives as floodwaters continue to rise. The affected areas in Osogbo, the state capital, include Ijetu, Oke-Ayepe, Aregbe/Abija, Baruwa, Omigade in Ogo-Oluwa, and Koledowo along the Ilesa Garage axis, where residents have ...
By Flourish Joshua The market in The Crown is already alive when the audience enters it. There are traders, voices, movement, music, drums. Then the King arrives, and the ordinary business of the marketplace begins to acquire another meaning. Written and directed by Daniel Okezue and produced by Prolific Arts, the immersive theatre production was ...
The Kwara State Acting Head of Service, Dr. Olufunke Mercy Shittu, has assured the State Public Procurement Agency (KW-PPA) of support for the institutionalization of Annual Procurement Plans across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the state. Shittu gave the assurance during a visit by the management team of KW-PPA, led by the General Manager ...
The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has revealed that its shift to a paperless working system is saving more than ₦400 million annually on stationery while reducing the time required to process official files. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at an event marking ...
The Yobe Government has paid over N6 billion in pension and gratuity to 4,271 local government retirees and other beneficiaries since 2022. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Mohammed Goje, disclosed this when he received members of the state Committee on Local Government Staff Pension and Gratuity Payment in Damaturu on Wednesday. Newsmen ...
Dr Adebowale Adedokun, Director-General (D-G), Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), has advised civil servants to develop business plans for life after retirement. A statement issued by Ngozi Anyaelezu, Head, Public Relations, BPP, in Abuja on Tuesday, said Adedokun gave the advice at the 114th Anniversary Symposium of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU). The symposium, ...
The Lagos State Government has called for collective action to tackle domestic and sexual violence in the state. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the call at the Governor’s Commendation Night, organised by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA). Sanwo-Olu, represented by Mrs Tawakalitu Toriola, Founder, Oasis Mediation and Solicitors, said tackling domestic and ...
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), has trained 1,700 beneficiaries in digital marketing to support business growth and livelihoods. The Commissioner for WAPA, Mrs Cecilia-Dada Bolaji, said this at the graduation ceremony for market women, men,SMEs and young adults, on digital marketing training, held on Wednesday at ...
The National President, National Association of Persons with Physical Disability in Nigeria (NAPWPD) Rilwan Muhammed, wants persons with disabilities to occupy leadership positions. Muhammed made the call on Wednesday in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna, as Nigeria prepares to mark its 66th independence anniversary on October 1. He said his vision for Nigeria at ...
Africa must move beyond exporting raw materials and build industries that process its resources locally, President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said as construction begins on the $16 billion Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals project in Lamu, Kenya. Dangote made the declaration on Wednesday at the groundbreaking ceremony of the refinery, ...
Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher, former Minister of State for Power and Steel, has called on Nigerians to end the culture of celebrating people with unexplained wealth, saying corruption must become socially unacceptable. Hagher made the call in Abuja on Tuesday at the Verbatim Annual Ethics and Integrity Awards/Dinner, where 100 most integrity-compliant Ministries, Departments and Agencies ...
The Kaduna State Government says it plans to deploy 120 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered articulated buses on a 24-kilometre Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor to improve urban transportation and create thousands of jobs. The Acting Director-General of the Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KADSTRA), Inuwa Ibrahim, disclosed this during a media engagement on the proposed ...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare and empowerment of young people following the formal takeover of the FCT Adolescents and Young People (AYP) Technology Incubation Hub. The facility, designed to equip vulnerable youth with digital, life skills, public health and HIV prevention education, was handed over to the ...
A national consultant to the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Mr Chima Chukwunyere, has said that Nigeria at 66 remains “far from the land of promise”. Chukwunyere, a former chairman of PCRC in Imo, said this at a news briefing in Owerri, on Tuesday. He said that post-war developments had brought worsening insecurity, with terrorism ...
Comptroller Murtala Mu’azu has assumed duty as the 33rd Customs Area Controller of the Apapa Area Command, pledging to consolidate achievements in revenue generation, trade facilitation, enforcement and institutional discipline. The Customs Public Relations Officer of the command, Isah Sulaimon, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Sulaimon said the assumption of ...
By Idowu Adebomi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ekiti State Command, has urged residents of flood-prone communities across the state to remain calm but strictly observe safety measures, following widespread flooding that has damaged roads, disrupted traffic, and reportedly swept away three persons. The command said it had deployed personnel from its ...
The people of the Iloffa communities in the Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State have cried out over the deplorable conditions of the Omu-Aran–Iloffa–Eruku–Egbe–Kabba federal roads, describing the situation as a death trap that has crippled economic and social activities in the area. The Alofa of Iloffa, Oba (Engr.) Samuel Niyi Dada (JP), in ...
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, has said the Federal Government is unlocking Nigeria’s vast marine resources to drive job creation, economic growth and environmental sustainability. Oyetola disclosed this while speaking at an event marking his 72 birthday in his hometown, Iragbiji, headquarters of Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State, where he ...
Traders in Kwaya Kusar, in Borno, have commended President Bola Tinubu over the N1.245 trillion Gombe-Biu Superhighway, urging speedy completion to boost trade and agricultural activities. The traders commended the President in separate interviews with the news reporters on Tuesday in Kwaya Kusar. They said completing the project would strengthen trade, agriculture and economic activities in ...
