Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has described the death of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Vice Chairman (South South), Chief Daniel Osi Orbih, as painful, saying he has lost a true friend and political associate. Chief Daniel Osi Orbih, who passed away on Monday, 31 August...
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Tuesday, launched the Nigeria Police Force Vigilant App and the NPF–MTN Closed User Group (CUG) Network at the NPF Conference Centre, Jabi, Abuja, to strengthen public engagement, financial-fraud reporting, secure communication and operational response. The event was attended by representatives...
Ahead of the January 2027 general elections, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reaffirmed its commitment to professionalism and the provision of a secure environment for Nigerians to exercise their democratic rights. The Air Officer Commanding, Logistics Command, NAF, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Abdul Suleh, stated this on 31...
A media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has criticised the Federal Government’s projection of growing Nigeria’s economy to $1 trillion by 2030, describing the target as unrealistic under current economic conditions. In a post directed at the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax...
Federal Government has commenced the nationwide distribution of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) ambulances and tricycle ambulances to strengthen emergency medical response, improve patient referrals and extend timely care to rural and hard-to-reach communities. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Ms. Daju Kachollom S., mni,...
Enzo Fernandez is following Enzo Maresca to Manchester City. City have agreed a deal with Chelsea worth more than £125m. Chelsea approved the sale today after a long negotiation. Fernandez told Chelsea he only wanted City. He will now have his medical before signing. This is the second time...
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has donated brand-new buses to the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kaduna State University (KASU) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), describing the organisations as critical institutions in the development of the state. Speaking during...
Concerned Irigwe youths have called for an investigation into the alleged ₦194.9 million debt owed the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) by the Miango Community Energy Project Enterprise, following 11 years of electricity blackout in Miango, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Speaking on behalf of the youths...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Vice President Kashim Shettima, on the occasion of his 60th birthday on September 2. The president in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, rejoiced with Shettima’s wife, Nana, children, family and political associates on this important milestone. According to him, Kashim is not just a...
Former Vice President and Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to ensure that federal allocations meant for local governments are paid directly to the councils if he is elected president. Atiku made the commitment in a statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo,...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his political partnership with the party’s vice presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, describing it as a united effort to rescue Nigeria from what he called years of ineffective leadership. Obi made the remarks on Tuesday in a post...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are laying a solid foundation for long-term growth and positioning Nigeria to achieve a $1 trillion economy by 2030. Yilwatda made the remarks after representing President Tinubu...
Google’s products and services generated an estimated $1.8 billion in economic activity in Nigeria in 2023, according to the United States Mission in Nigeria, highlighting the growing impact of digital technology on businesses, entrepreneurs and content creators across the country. The U.S. Mission disclosed this in a post shared...
. Fourteen years after leaving the Bafana Bafana job, the former South Africa international, Pitso Mosimane, has been named head coach of the national team again by the South African Football Association (SAFA). Mosimane’s return closes a long chapter away from the national team and gives him another opportunity...
Antonio Rudiger has announced his retirement from the Germany national team. The Real Madrid defender posted the news today on social media. The photo showed him in a Germany shirt with the words *“CHAPTER CLOSED”* across it. Rudiger is 33. He made his Germany debut in 2014 and went...
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has disowned a letter circulating in sections of the media and purported to have come from FIFA, while confirming that football’s world governing body has already accepted the resignations of the federation’s former principal officers and Executive Committee members. The Federation made the clarification on...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have introduced a one-time verification system for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions. Under the new arrangement, candidates will be required to verify their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE/O’Level) results only once through...
Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), Kaduna State University (KASU) Branch, has called on the Kaduna State Government to urgently implement outstanding agreements and settle various...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Hon. Abubakar Mai Deribe as a Special Adviser to the Governor. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dauda Iliya, said the appointment was made pursuant to the powers conferred on the Governor...
Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed profound appreciation to the security agencies and groups involved in the successful rescue of the sixteen Corps Members abducted in Kogi State on 26 August 2026, while they were travelling from the Bayelsa State camp on relocation to Abuja...