Federal Government has spent N600 billion on cash transfers to vulnerable Nigerians and reached about 10 million households under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bernard Doro, has said. Doro disclosed this during an interview with Channels Television on Thursday August 27 while...
By NGOBUA JOHNNY, Abuja
Federal Government has launched the Renewable Asset Management Company (RAMCO), a new initiative designed to improve the management and sustainability of publicly financed renewable energy assets and mobilise about N3 trillion in fresh investment into the sector. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, unveiled RAMCO at a stakeholders’ event in...
Edo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old man, Marvelous Ozu, over his alleged involvement in a burglary at a pharmaceutical and provision store in Benin City, recovering stolen property estimated at about ₦5 million. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the development in a statement...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has dismissed claims by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) that the recent drop in electricity supply to the Federal Capital Territory was caused by the tripping of its 330kV transmission lines from the Shiroro Transmission Substation. In a statement issued on Wednesday, TCN...
Amnesty International has called on Nigerian security agencies to investigate and hold the Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, accountable over comments in which he allegedly threatened residents who do not support the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027 elections. The...
Emir of Daura, His Royal Highness Alhaji Umar Faruk Umar, has conferred the traditional title of Jakadiyar Kasar Hausa on Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, Iyaloja-General of Nigeria and Lagos and daughter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Emir also bestowed the title of Mairamar Kasar Hausa on the Minister of...
National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ambassador Godknows Igali, has called on the Federal Government to undertake a comprehensive review of the concession agreement for the Benin-Agbor-Asaba Road, urging the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to assess whether the contractors handling the project have the capacity...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the management of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to do all within its powers to ensure Nigeria derives maximum benefits from its gas reserves rather than allowing them to be flared. The President said this Wednesday at the State House, where he received...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed allegations made by social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), accusing police officers of collaborating with kidnappers by sharing information about travellers at highway checkpoints. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have discovered the remains of a detonated improvised explosive device (IED) along the Dikwa–Marte Main Supply Route (MSR) in Borno State, reinforcing concerns over the persistent threat posed by insurgents on key roads in the North-East. According to military sources, the discovery was made...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has congratulated the Hausa community across Nigeria on the occasion of International Hausa Day, commending the ethnic group for its enduring contributions to the country’s unity, economic growth and cultural heritage. In a goodwill message released on Thursday as the Hausa...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Directorate, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 arraigned a man, Yusuf Ademola Oyepeju before Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State. Oyepeju, alongside his two companies, Alwajeez International Nigeria Limited and AIN Homes and Property Limited were arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on forgery, uttering of documents, stealing by conversion and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of N13, 697, 900.00 (Thirteen Million, Six Hundred and...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has stressed that tackling poverty and social inequality is essential to addressing the root causes of insecurity and instability in Nigeria. Governor Zulum spoke at the official launch of the $1 billion Household Prosperity and Empowerment Social Protection Project (HOPE-SP), themed _“From...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria His Excellency Yousef bin Mohammed Al-Balawi on a courtesy visit aimed at further strengthening the longstanding bilateral relationship and defence cooperation between Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The visit provided an opportunity...
Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has officially unveiled and launched the $1 billion Household Prosperity and Economic Social Protection Project (HOPE-SP), themed _“From Palliatives to Pathways,”_ alongside key reforms aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s social protection and humanitarian response architecture. The Special Guest of Honour, the First...
Kylian Mbappé had the Bernabéu singing on José Mourinho’s return as the French superstar hit a hat-trick to fire Real Madrid to a 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad on Wednesday. Mbappé was the difference on a night when Madrid had to recover from conceding first, with his three goals...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has challenged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to lead a legal overhaul that will extend workplace protection and social security to Nigeria’s growing population of informal, gig and platform workers. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of NSITF, Mr Oluwaseun Faleye, made the...
The Federal Government has earmarked an annual prize pool of approximately N365 million for the newly established Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Prize to recognise outstanding academic research, innovation and intellectual excellence across the country. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja, on...
Community leaders in Katsina and Nasarawa States have commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for arresting a terrorists’ arms supply kingpin, Abubakar Mubarak, and dismantling a network feeding weapons to terrorists around both States. The leaders, who spoke in separate interviews with newsmen, said Mubarak was nabbed on...