Lagos State Police Command has received 2,000 Cowry Cards from the Lagos State Government to support the transportation needs of police personnel serving across the State. The cards were presented by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State on Transportation and Logistics, Hon. Hassan Adekoya, to...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos
A fire outbreak was reported at the Idu Train Station in Abuja on Wednesday evening, with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) describing the incident as “minor” and attributing it to an electrical fault. The fire occurred in the station’s low-voltage electrical room and was discovered at about 8:30 p.m.,...
The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has launched a major digital education intervention under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, removing data costs from access to approved educational platforms for millions of learners in senior secondary schools and tertiary institutions. Speaking at the launch of the...
Civil society organisations (CSOs) and the media in Borno State have been urged to strengthen monitoring and advocacy around government budgets for child rights and protection. The call was made at a one-day training workshop organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), in collaboration with SOS Children’s...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned banks, fintech companies and other financial institutions about growing cybersecurity and third-party technology risks arising from the increasing interconnectivity of the financial system. The Director, Payments System Supervision Department of the CBN and Chairperson of the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum, Dr Rakiya...
The Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, has been turbaned as the Maji Dadin Gidan Mangoro in recognition of his contributions to the development of the community. The traditional honour was conferred on Wushishi on Thursday in Minna, Niger State, during the commissioning of the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sustained investment in education, saying it remains central to securing a better future for the younger generation and positioning Borno as a hub for intellectuals and skilled professionals. The governor made this known on Wednesday while hosting...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully secured the arrest and repatriation of Festus Ibewuike, alias Chidibest Ibewuike, a fugitive drug kingpin who had evaded arrest for over two years following the interception of the single largest heroin consignment ever recorded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport...
The Federal Government has directed stakeholders and relevant agencies to design a comprehensive operational roadmap for the nationwide rollout of the 112 national emergency number. Accordingly, it constituted a committee comprising the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Federal...
National Democratic Congress (NDC) has secured a legal victory after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload and use the party’s modified digital logo for all official purposes. The party’s National Leader and Founder, Senator Henry Dickson, announced the development on...
Vice President, Kashim Shettima has described the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), established by the administration of President Bola Tinubu as a landmark initiative that has provided crucial financial relief to the children of the poor and removed the financial barriers to higher education. The administration, according to him,...
The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election, while the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, urged church leaders across Nigeria to use their influence to promote peace, national unity, responsible citizenship and peaceful democratic participation...
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has traced the circulation of a false notice purporting to be an official communication from OPay Digital Services Limited and falsely announcing the shutdown of the company’s operations, leading to the arrest of Hafsat Abubakar and the recovery of three mobile...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the reported attack on Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and his entourage in Benue State and urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu to take over the investigation...
In furtherance of its mandate to ensure that communications devices imported, sold and used in Nigeria meet applicable technical and regulatory standards, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is strengthening the monitoring and enforcement of its Type Approval requirements through a technology enabled framework. The initiative is intended to make...
At just 19, Lamine Yamal wore the Barcelona captain’s armband and celebrated the occasion with a goal as the Catalan giants opened their Champions League campaign with a commanding 5-1 victory over Feyenoord on Wednesday. Yamal’s night was about more than another goal. Entrusted with the armband at an...
Ferran Torres opened his Champions League account for Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, scoring the third goal as the French champions raced into a 3-0 lead over Slovan Bratislava. Torres struck in the 31st minute at the Parc des Princes to register his first Champions League goal since joining PSG....
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 979th career goal as Al Nassr returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory, moving joint-top of the Saudi Pro League table. The 41-year-old Portugal captain found the net to move within 21 goals of the historic 1,000-goal mark. Ronaldo, wearing the captain’s armband, celebrated...
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted two people in Adamawa State with ₦34 million allegedly connected to a kidnapping syndicate during a security operation. The Adamawa State Comptroller of the Service, Sani Sule-Jega, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Yola, the state capital. He said preliminary investigations indicated that...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, member of the House of Representatives representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, on his 50th birthday on September 9. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated Jibrin, a dependable political ally, on this milestone, lauding...