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The Federal Government has pledged to consolidate the economic reforms of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration and ensure that their gains translate into greater opportunities and improved living conditions for ordinary Nigerians. The Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Nigeria's independence Day Anniversary and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George ...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has unveiled its first-ever Unified Training Manual and standardised professional course badges for its training institutions nationwide. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, by the NCoS Public Relations Officer, CSC Jane Osuji. Osuji said the initiative was aimed at promoting uniformity, professionalism and contemporary capacity development ...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to ensure that the funds that have been approved by the Federal Government for disbursement as loan to students get directly to the intended beneficiaries, while strengthening measures to prevent diversion and other ...
•Police currently investigating episode – Spokesperson A special assistant to the Osun State Governor, Shakiru Babatunde, has allegedly staged a self-kidnap in a bid to extort money from some top government functionaries. It was gathered that the incident occurred last Monday in Ede, Osun State. The governor's aide was appointed as a media assistant to ...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said sustained funding of the commission is critical in providing the security and logistics required for successful conduct of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan stated this on Wednesday in Owerri, Imo State, while delivering a goodwill message at the sixth edition of the ...
Former senator, Nicholas Tofowomo has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to examine the plights of Ilaje people over alleged diversion of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway from Ilaje, in Ilaje LGA. Tofowomo, who represented Ondo South at the National Assembly from 2019 to 2023, made the appeal in an interview with the news reporters on Wednesday ...
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has expressed concern over raising insecurity across Nigeria, calling on the Federal and state governments to take urgent and decisive measures to protect citizens. The JNI, in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna signed by its Secretary-General, Prof. Khalid Aliyu, said the situation has continued to cause fear, displacement and ...
The Plateau State Government has debunked viral social media reports alleging that Senator Abdul’aziz Yari visited the state without paying a courtesy visit to the state governor, describing the claims as misleading and unfounded. In a statement released in Jos by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Executive Governor, Dr. Gyang Bere, ...
...as Drivers urge FG, State Gov't to establish CNG station Commercial minibus drivers, commonly known as Korope operators staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State on Wednesday over soaring petrol prices and the rising cost of living. Gathered at the Aiyetoro area, the drivers temporarily withdrew their vehicles from the roads ...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Quintessence Award, the preeminent Pan-African Leadership Award in North America, becoming the first governor from Northern Nigeria to receive this honour. Zulum, who is currently in New York for the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81), ...
The Osun State House of Assembly has cautioned residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse on roads, road medians, and other unauthorized locations across the state. The issue was raised during the House’s executive session, where lawmakers expressed concern over the environmental and public health implications of improper waste disposal. According to a statement on Tuesday ...
Operatives of the Kwara State Fire Service on Tuesday recovered the dead body of a 52-year-old man from inside a domestic well in the Asa Dam area of Ilorin, the state capital. The service responded to an emergency at the Lamp Bearers Islamic School, off Asa-Dam Road, Ilorin, following a report of a man found ...
Ondo State Governor, His Excellency, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has flagged off the 2026 bursary, scholarship and financial assistance programme for 13,360 students of Ondo State origin in tertiary institutions across Nigeria, with N400 million approved for the scheme. Speaking at the ceremony held at the Cocoa Conference Centre, Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure, Governor Aiyedatiwa ...
Motorists and commuters across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the failure by petrol stations to reduce the price of petrol, following the Dangote Refinery’s latest N25 per litre price cut. Dangote Refinery on Monday announced a N25 per litre reduction in its gantry price to N1,325 per litre. The latest reduction comes after ...
Nigeria will renew its campaign for permanent representation on the UN Security Council as Vice-President Kashim Shettima leads the country’s engagements at UNGA81. The country will also push for wider UN reforms, stronger development outcomes for developing countries and increased international investment in Nigeria. Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the ...
Some parents in Enugu metropolis have expressed concern over what they described as an unbearable increase in the tuition fees and other levies charged by private schools owners in the state. They said that the increase had added to the financial pressure on households as parents are now grappling to survive rising cost of living ...
Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Bayelsa have demanded inclusion in benefits accruing to oil-host communities under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The PWDs made the demand on Tuesday during a courtesy visit on King Wapaebiama Amakiri, of Obhal-Emeyal Clan, in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. Speaking during the visit, the Coordinator of the ...
The Borno State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP) has urged media organisations to monitor the distribution of five million Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) across communities in the state. Mr John Dada, Social and Behaviour Change Communication Officer, SMEP, made the call on Monday in Maiduguri during the 2026 ITN Distribution Campaign Orientation for media personnel. Dada said ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has extended warm birthday wishes to the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on the occasion of her 66th birthday. Wike, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, in Abuja on Tuesday, described the ...
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has approved N3.65 billion for payment of pensions, gratuities and death benefits to retirees and families of deceased public servants. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. Maiyaki said the latest approval would benefit 1,339 retirees and ...
Five female alumni of the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Suleja, have appealed to members of the public to support rehabilitated ex-inmates with patronage, employment and other opportunities. The female ex-inmates made the appeal during an appreciation visit to the Controller of Corrections, FCT Command, Christopher Peter Jen, to acknowledge his support and humane treatment ...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged African countries to stop exporting Africa’s mineral wealth and turn it into jobs and industrial growth. Shettima also said Africa must strengthen cooperation, process more of its minerals locally and build industries around resources increasingly critical to the global economy. He spoke at the Third High-Level Roundtable of the Africa ...
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has transformed its operations through digitalisation, restructuring and improved accountability, says its Managing Director, Oluwaseun Faleye. Faleye made this known on Monday when he received the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Kamil Shoretire, in Abuja. Shoretire was at the NSITF headquarters on a familiarisation ...
