By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, hosted Northern Traditional Rulers Council for its 7th Executive Committee Meeting on Tuesday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The meeting aims to tackle the rising insecurity plaguing Northern Nigeria. The meeting with the theme, “Enhanced Security As...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Minister of Works, David Umahi, has officially flagged off the construction of a 65-kilometre stretch of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway The event took place at the project site in Awi, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. This segment, located within Cross River...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has issued a scorecard of governor Ahmed Aliyu’s performance thus far. Addressing newsmen at the party’s Secretariat, the state chairman of APC, Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida said they have no regrets marketing the governor as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Primary Healthcare Development Board ( BSPHCDA) in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Rotary International have organized a one day round table discussions with journalists for the Big- Catch-Up (BCU) for the round table campaign (RTC) Round 3. The...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has faced criticism for his handling of elections in Nigeria. However, his influence within ECONEC and international community has been significant, particularly in promoting cooperation and best practices among West African electoral...
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has raised concerns over what he described as a deliberate attempt by the Benue Government to frustrate his humanitarian mission to the state. Obi, who had planned to visit internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and health institutions...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a suit filed by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) against the Federal and State Governments until May 29. The fresh suit, which was scheduled for mention before Justice Inyang Ekwo, could not proceed because the court did not...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has urged Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa to be alive to his duties of safeguarding the lives and property of residents of the state. The party’s Director of Media and Publicity in the state, Mr Leye Igbabo, stated this in a statement issued on...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Daboikiabo Warmate, has advised the party’s governors forum to immediately withdraw its resolution recognising Sunday Udey-Okoye as the party national secretary. Warmate in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday, described the resolution as an...
Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Agriculture on Women and Youth in Agricultural Innovation, Mrs Omolara Svensson, has pledged her commitment to achieving 100 per cent inclusion of women and youth in agriculture. She noted that this initiative would play a key role in ensuring food security...
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) says the presence of four Nigerian entrepreneurs on the 2025 Forbes list of Africa’s 22 wealthiest individuals is proof of prosperity in the country. Chairman of the group, Mr Emeka Nwankpa, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports alleging that inmates were being poorly fed and dying of hunger in custodial centres across the country. Reacting to the claims in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO),...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has assured that no candidate would sit for the board’s examination outside their state of registration. Public Communication Advisor, JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, gave the assurance in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. Benjamin...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over the recent bloodshed in Plateau State, a tragedy that has claimed the lives of over 40 individuals. President Tinubu in a statement on Monday by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, strongly condemned the violence and extended...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, April 14, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Peter Obumuneme Okoye, against Jude Chigozie Okoye, elder brother and former Manager of Paul and Peter...
Group Managing Director, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Oliver Alawuba, has said Nigeria requires a double-digit Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to achieve the projected one-trillion dollar economy target by 2030. Alawuba made this remark on Monday in Abuja, at the ongoing 36th Edition of the Finance Correspondents...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has affirmed the preparedness of the Nigerians banks for the ongoing recapitalisation exercise. The Director of Banking Supervision Department, CBN, Dr Olubukola Akinwumi, gave this assurance on Monday in Abuja, at the ongoing 36th Edition of Finance Correspondents and Business Editors Association of...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said the recapitalisation of Nigerian banks is crucial to the march towards achieving a one-trillion dollar economy. CBN’s Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Emem Usoro, said this on Monday in Abuja, at the ongoing 36th edition of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, adjourned the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, until May 2. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s video evidence to counter the allegations by Mamman that his extra-judicial statement was not...