Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has launched a N1.05 billion empowerment programme for seven groups in Maiduguri Metropolitan and Jere Local Government Areas. Governor Zulum launched the programme on Friday at the State Hotels, Maiduguri, noting that the intervention was in continuation of his administration’s support for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri
Governor Uba Sani is embarking on massive infrastructural development and rural transformation for the benefit of Kaduna State citizens of all generations and not for the next election. The Governor has also spread projects across all senatorial districts, with each of the 23 local governments, including rural and urban...
Borno State Governor and Chairman of North-East Governors’ Forum, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for reviving oil exploration activities at the Kolmani wells while urging that work on Borno State’s own oil fields be similarly revived. Zulum made the commendation on Saturday at the...
Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmed, has outlined wide-ranging reforms being implemented across Nigeria’s education sector under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, covering curriculum renewal, teacher development, tertiary education, student financing, skills acquisition, innovation and interventions for out-of-school children. She said the Federal Ministry...
Nigeria needs to prioritise domestic production, industrialisation and entrepreneurship rather than relying heavily on foreign investors to drive economic development, an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Scholar, Dr. Pillars Msugh Pila, has said. Pila made the argument in an article titled “Nigeria at 66: The Show of Shame by Our Delegation...
No fewer than 20 people have been killed in a multiple road crash along the Hawan Kibo–Jos road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), which confirmed the incident, said five other people sustained injuries in the crash involving four vehicles. The...
Former Rivers State Governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a fresh attack on his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, barely days after the former governor criticised President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies. Amaechi had recently blamed the rising cost of medicines under the Tinubu administration...
Nigerian Army troops have prevented a suspected Boko Haram attack after intercepting insurgents allegedly attempting to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Maiduguri-Damboa highway in Borno State. The operation took place near Dalwa village on Friday evening after troops received intelligence about the movement of suspected insurgents along...
Vice President Kashim Shettima will on Sunday launch the Nigeria for Women Programme Scale-Up (NFWP-SU) in Katsina State, flagging off the Community Investment Fund (CIF) designed to expand economic opportunities for women across Daura and Funtua Local Government Areas. Katsina State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajia Aisha Aminu Malumfashi,...
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have arrested two suspected kidnappers at Makasa village in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Security sources said the suspects, identified as Muhammadu Nura, 35, and Monday Danjuma, 45, were arrested at about 2:15 p.m. on Friday by troops of Sector 7,...
Amnesty International has condemned the killing of at least 15 local farmers and firewood gatherers in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, calling on the Nigerian government to ensure those responsible are brought to justice. The rights organisation described the attack, which happened on Thursday, October 1, as...
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army and Commander, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), Major General Maxwell Dangana, has reasserted the Division’s commitment to supporting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in combating financial crimes, cybercrime and other security challenges in Plateau State. The GOC gave the assurance...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, Shehu Umar Nadada, to Imo State to strengthen ongoing efforts to rescue prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other passengers abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road. The victims were kidnapped on...
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its performance in the fight against corruption, saying the agency has lived up to the confidence reposed in it through its achievements in investigations, convictions and asset recovery. The President gave the commendation on Friday during...
Obi unveils strategy for protecting votes, announces global digital town hall ahead of 2027 election
Obi unveils strategy for protecting votes, announces global digital town hall ahead of 2027 election
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has announced plans to engage Nigerians at home and abroad in a global digital town hall focused on protecting votes and preparing for the 2027 general election. Obi made the announcement in a post shared on his verified X account on...
The prosecution in the trial of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has faulted the insistence by the defence that the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, must appear personally in court to testify as a defence witness. At...
Former Rivers State Governor and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the death of his mother, saying the rising cost of medication made it difficult to care for her. Amaechi made the claim during an interview while speaking...
In a massive boost for Nigeria’s energy sector, the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has officially commissioned the ultra-modern corporate headquarters of Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited in Lagos. He hailed the state-of-the-art facility as a game-changer that will revolutionize local operations and completely rewrite the standards of...
Zamfara State Governor, Governor Dauda Lawal declared that his administration’s rescue mission is transforming the state across critical sectors. On Thursday, the governor began a series of events and project commissioning to mark Zamfara State’s 30th Anniversary. The 30th Anniversary and commissioning were attended by the Pioneer Military Administrator...
The Nigerian Navy, through FOB BONNY, has dismantled an illegal refining site discovered in Promise Land Community along Nanabie Creek, Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, further denying criminal operators the infrastructure required to process stolen crude oil. Director Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in...