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Stakeholders drawn from government, industry, international development organisations and the private sector have expressed strong support for the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) initiative to provide zero-rated access to educational platforms and digital learning content for students and learners across Nigeria. The endorsement was made during the first public consultation forum on the proposed framework titled ...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the distribution of 23,700 clean cooking gas cylinders free of charge to school teachers and environmental vanguards across the state’s 27 local government areas as part of efforts to curb deforestation and promote environmental sustainability. The governor also disclosed that beneficiaries would receive refill vouchers to ...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has approved the extension of the one-day-off-duty work palliative for eligible public and civil servants in the state. The Governor has also approved the payment of a ₦10,000 monthly transport allowance for an additional three months, covering July to September 2026. The measures are aimed at cushioning the impact ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of N8.9bn worth of assets linked to businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, to the Federal Government. The order was made on Thursday by Justice Jude Onwugbuzie following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The ...
The Enugu State Government has suspended three traditional rulers and four President-Generals from Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state for alleged misconduct bordering on security infractions. The State Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs, Dr Charles Egumgbe, announced the suspension in a statement issued by the ministry’s Public Relation Officer, Mr Emeka Nebeife, on Thursday in ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, and his Social Democratic Party (SDP) counterpart, Adewole Adebayo, have expressed sadness over the death of the founder of All Christians Fellowship Mission, Rev. Dr. William Okoye. Both presidential candidates paid tribute to the late cleric, describing him as a devoted ...
The Police Command in Ebonyi has engaged the services of a pathologist to conduct a post-mortem examination on Miss Mary Habila to determine the cause of her death. Habila, a nurse on secondment to the Ministry of Works, allegedly died at the Uburu residence of the Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi. The command said ...
The Federal Government has unveiled the Nigeria Genomic City initiative as part of efforts to transform the country into a knowledge and innovation-driven economy through scientific research, biotechnology and precision medicine. The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja after a high-level stakeholders’ meeting on ...
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has outlined plans to provide coordinated psychosocial and socioeconomic reintegration support for Nigerians recently repatriated from South Africa. The Federal Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of NCFRMI, Dr Tijani Ahmed, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Aliyu, the Federal Government’s intervention would ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Senate on Wednesday turned down a renewed request to investigate the controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, noting that the matter is already before the courts and under active investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The controversy has remained in the spotlight ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica A Nigerian akara vendor, Ayobami Ogunmoroti, popularly known as Ayo Alakara, has confirmed receiving financial support from First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, stating that the assistance enabled him to expand his business from a roadside operation to a fully established food kiosk. Ogunmoroti made the revelation in a video shared on his ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Senate on Wednesday approved a donation of N50 million to the families of five people who lost their lives during the rescue operation that secured the freedom of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The upper chamber described the victims’ deaths as a ...
By Ismail Azeez President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to elder statesman and former Ogun State Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, describing him as a brother in purpose whose life has been defined by service, integrity and unwavering commitment to good governance. This was contained in a birthday message issued on Wednesday by the State House, Tinubu reflected on his long-standing relationship with the veteran journalist ...
By Precious Mark The final Federal Government-sponsored evacuation flight conveying Nigerian nationals back home from South Africa has arrived safely at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Wednesday. The flight, operated by Air Peace, departed the Oliver Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, ending weeks of emergency repatriation efforts triggered by a ...
By Precious Mark The opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly demanded an independent, transparent, and non-executive-led investigation into the tragic and unresolved death of Ms. Mary Habila, a physiotherapist who reportedly died in the private country home of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, in Ebonyi State. The demand was made public on ...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has hailed former Governor of Ogun State and elder statesman, Aremo Chief Olusegun Osoba as one of Nigeria’s finest political leaders. The Governor made this known in a tribute he penned to Osoba on the occasion of his 87th birthday. Abidoun described Osoba as an extraordinary patriot, a distinguished ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica and Omobolaji Adekunle The Senate has revealed the identities of the soldiers who lost their lives during the successful operation to rescue abducted school pupils and teachers in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Senate Leader Senator Opeyemi Bamidele and co-sponsored by ...
Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, Senior Technical Assistant (STA) on Print and Digital Communications to Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has won the Digital Communication category of the prestigious 2026 National Spokesperson Awards (NSAwards). Mr. Bundi received news of the award, via a letter dated 13th July, while working on the editorial and production of ...
By Taiwo Scholastica Parents and relatives of the pupils and teachers recently rescued from captivity in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State gathered on Tuesday at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, to reunite with their children and wards. The victims were taken to the hospital for medical examinations ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 922 cases of Lassa fever and 221 deaths across Nigeria as of Epidemiological Week 26 of 2026, with the disease recording a higher case fatality rate than the corresponding period in 2025. The latest Lassa Fever Situation Reports for Epidemiological Weeks ...
By Precious Mark The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Independent Electoral National Commission (INEC) and law enforcement agencies to immediately arrest, investigate, and prosecute Nafiu Bala Gombe for allegedly forging electoral documents. The demand follows a public disclaimer by INEC, which disowned claims made by Bala Gombe that he had obtained the ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Lagos State Government has revealed that it will pursue legal action against a social media user for allegedly spreading false information after sharing a flood video wrongly attributed to Lagos State. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a series of posts on his ...
By Precious Mark The National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB), the World Health Organization (WHO), and international health partners have officially launched the "EBO-PEP" clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Backed by a total mobilized investment of 1 million from Africa CDC, and $5 million from the DRC and ...
