Following stive resistance and resilience of frontline troops, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), local hunters and vigilantes, who repelled Boko Haram attacks in Izge and Yamtake communities of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has donated three bulls and a token...
Offor Callistus
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has removed a foreign national, Elie Bitar, from the wanted list for Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) fraud. The anti-graft agency had on April 30 declared Bitar wanted over the alleged fraud perpetrated on the CBEX trading platform. The EFCC included Bitrar’s name...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – In an efforts to keep the state safe, Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 2 suspected cattle rustlers and recovered 273 cows that were linked to notorious bandits. Police Public Relations officer in the state, DSP Mansir Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has established first of its kind in Nigeria, a Lithium processing plant at Kangimi village along the Kaduna-Jos road, to produce more than 30,000 tonnes of lithium per day. The Commissioner of Environment and Natural Resources, Alhaji Abubakar Buba...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Oyo State Government has approved N4.5 billion as financial support to the survivors and victims of the Bodija explosion, which occurred on January 16, 2024. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation,...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said that 14,165 Nigerian pilgrims, representing 34.4 per cent have so far been transported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj exercise. Assistant Director, Information and Publication, NAHCON, Hajia Fatima Usara, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has called for assistance in facilitating the return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their homes. Alia made the call at the North-Central Regional Consultation on the Harmonisation of the National Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Framework, on Wednesday in Makurdi. The Workshop on...
Senate on Wednesday, promised to expose violators of federal character system of recruiting into Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Sen. Allwell Onyesoh ( PDP- Rivers ) said this at an investigative hearing on Violation of the Federal Character System on recruitment across the various MDAs. Onyesoh urged the MDAs...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has apologize to Nigerians over candidates performances in 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as it admitted that the error that it was due to technical glitches.. The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has sued Prof. Pat Utomi over his alleged plan to establish what he called, “a shadow government” in the country. The DSS, in a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, prayed the court to declare the move as an attack...
The South-East bloc of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to reconsider its relationship with the party if the zone was denied the position of the party’s National Secretary. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of South-East PDP Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) meeting held on...
A former Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Bayelsa, Mr Udengs Eradiri, has called on Gov. Douye Diri and his predecessor, Sen. Seriake Dickson, to integrate the Ijaw nation into the government at the centre. Eradiri, in a statement on Wednesday in Yenagoa, told the two political leaders that...
The Presidency has said Nigeria attracts over 8 billion Dollar (about N12.8 trillion) investments in deepwater projects and gas Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) in one year. Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser on Energy to President Bola Tinubu disclosed this on Wednesday, at the 2025 Africa CEO Forum holding in Abidjan,...
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday said that his country is working with U.S. President Donald Trump to promote peace. “We can continue to work together to bring peace to our region or other regions, such as peace between Russia and Ukraine,” Tamim said during...
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that their confirmation followed the presentation of the report of Committee on INEC at plenary on Wednesday. The report was presented by Chairman of the...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that no fewer than 120 million persons have so far been captured in the ongoing nationwide National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment since inception. The Director General of NIMC, Mrs Abisoye Coker-Odusote disclosed this at a media conference on Wednesday in Abuja....
The Senate has amended the 2024 South-East Development Commission Act. This followed the presentation of the amendment bill by the leader of the Senate, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) at plenary om Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bill was given accelerated passage having gone through...
The Director General, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has rebutted US claimed that Nigerian airports are generally unsafe. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, the NSIB Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, on Wednesday in Abuja. In response to the statement from the...
President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the Senate for the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s 2025 Appropriation Bill The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. “Pursuant to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a provisional licence for the establishment of another state university for Benue called Benue State University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (BUSAST), marking it as the 68th university owned by a state government in Nigeria. Located in...