Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has approved a total of N810 million as financial support for 4,050 graduates of the Kaduna State Institute of Vocational Training and Skills Development to enable them transition from training to productive employment and entrepreneurship. The governor announced the intervention on Thursday at the...
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, declared that Nigeria’s economy has stabilised following the implementation of major reforms by the Federal Government. Oyedele stated this on Thursday August 27 while briefing journalists after the 160th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), saying the...
At least five people, including a respected Islamic cleric, have been killed while scores of residents were abducted following separate terrorists’ attacks on communities in Goronyo and Tureta Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. The latest assaults came as residents of Gorau village in Goronyo Local Government Area were...
Nigeria Police Force, through operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Force Headquarters, has arrested ten suspects in separate intelligence-led operations targeting criminal networks involved in unlawful possession, trafficking and distribution of firearms across parts of the country. Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has further strengthened its operational capability and mission readiness with the commissioning of a reconstructed runway and military apron on 27 August 2026 in Rivers State. Commissioned by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, the upgraded facilities will enhance...
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has described the 35th anniversary of the state’s creation as the beginning of a new chapter, urging residents to remain optimistic and committed to building a stronger and more prosperous Abia. In a statewide broadcast on Thursday to commemorate the anniversary, the governor...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has dismissed claims by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDP) over the recent power outage affecting parts of Lekki, insisting that the information released by the distribution company did not accurately reflect what transpired at the Lekki Transmission Substation. In a statement issued by...
Federal Government has awarded contracts for the rehabilitation of 13 police training institutions across the country. This is just as the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has charged the National Economic Council (NEC) to sustain ongoing reforms until improvements in the economy translate into jobs, stronger purchasing power, business...
In a bid to reduce rural-urban migration and promote balanced development across the State, the Lagos State Government has flagged off the construction of the 670-metre Adebayo-Akinade Road in Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area, as part of the administration’s commitment to delivering the T.H.E.M.E.S. Plus Development Agenda to rural...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday swore in Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF). Enitan succeeds Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who retired after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60 years. The brief swearing-in ceremony took place at the State House, Abuja,...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation in the country, describing the recent abduction of worshippers in Niger State and the deadly attack in Benue State as evidence of a dangerous escalation in violence. In a statement issued on August 26,...
Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), the social intervention programme of First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disbursed N819 million to 1,638 widows of fallen personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force. This second edition of the empowerment which is under RHI Social Investment...
President Bola Tinubu has directed a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football to overcome repeated failures to qualify for major regional, continental and world tournaments. “The reform must respond to a longstanding need to strengthen governance, administration, stakeholder representation, development pathways, domestic competitions and accountability across Nigerian football,” he was quoted...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA has recorded operational successes in Kaduna and Kano States, rescuing 2 kidnapped victims, recovering 94 rustled livestock and disrupting terrorist activities in separate operations conducted on 25 and 26 August 2026. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West)...
Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed that it has metered roughly 60% of active electricity customers in Nigeria, with an ongoing rollout under Phase 1 of the $500 million World Bank-financed Distribution Sector Recovery Programme (DISREP). It disclosed that, under initiatives like the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI) and effective coordination...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a coordinated effort between the Federal Government and state governors to reduce transportation costs across Nigeria, declaring that the benefits of cheaper fuel must translate into lower transport fares for citizens. The President disclosed this on Wednesday after a meeting with members of...
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, have expressed deep sorrow over the death of veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, describing his passing as a major loss to Nigeria’s media...
Ibom Air, an airline wholly owned by the Akwa Ibom State Government has taken delivery of its third Airbus A220-300 aircraft, further strengthening its modernization and fleet expansion programme. The aircraft, registered 5N-CDC, was formally handed over to Ibom Air at the Airbus A220 final assembly facility in Mirabel,...
Reforms, especially stringent ones are initiated and implemented by sovereign states around the world, to address systemic, structural issues that might have blocked their development. However, decisive and fearless leadership is needed for reforms to be undertaken successfully, as some reforms may come with pain, as they upset the...
Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a suspected gun runner and three suspected members of an armed bandit gang, while recovering firearms, ammunition, suspected cannabis and other exhibits in separate operations across the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, disclosed this on Thursday, August 27, 2026, during...