President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle in the membership of the Federal Executive Council. According to a memo signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, two cabinet members, Mr. Wale Edun and Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa are to leave...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja
In a sustained offensive and concerted efforts to rid the South East and environs of criminal elements, troops of Sector 2, Operation UDO KA operating in the ongoing Operation EASTERN SANITY in Ebonyi State have successfully arrested a notorious Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN)...
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Barr. Oluwaseun Faleye, on Tuesday commissioned an Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS) Help Desk at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in Abuja, aimed at improving access to compensation for federal civil servants. Faleye said...
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that both organisations said would safeguard consumers against fraud while opening opportunities for them to leverage the potentials of the telecommunications and financial sectors. The MoU was signed as NCC and...
A major new international study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, one of the world’s leading medical journals, has revealed that Nigeria carries the highest burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) globally, with an estimated over 1.5 million children under the age of 15 living with the...
Federal government has filed a 13-count charge against seven persons linked to an alleged plot to forcefully overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, terrorize the citizens, and sack democratic governance. Six of the alleged coup plotters were nabbed by the Department of State Services (DSS). The seventh, former Governor Timpre...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured another significant win in its ongoing offensive against drug cartels as the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, granted an interim forfeiture order for 17 containers laden with illicit opioids worth over N33.6 billion in street value. The containers, which were...
Nigerian Air Force, through the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI, has sustained intense pressure on terrorist elements in the North-East, with a precision air strike on 19 April 2026 eliminating several fighters concealed within the Yuwe axis of the Sambisa Forest. Director of Public Relations and Information Air...
Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over what he described as growing threats to press freedom in Nigeria, warning that attempts to regulate or silence the media could endanger the country’s fragile democracy. In a statement posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, Obi...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has been honoured with the prestigious Nurse-Friendly Governor Award at the 2026 Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Conference held in Abuja on Tuesday. The 2026 conference, themed ‘Towards Excellence: Nurses and Midwives working together towards excellence in practice, education and regulation’, was attended by...
Political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections gathered momentum on Tuesday as eight members of the House of Representatives formally defected to new political parties during plenary at the Green Chamber. The defections, which cut across multiple political parties, are widely seen as early strategic moves by lawmakers...
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, over a span of three months have intensified a series of operations and intelligence driven efforts aimed at cracking down on terrorists and dismantling their logistics supply networks within the operational environment. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lt....
A House of Representatives contender for Buruku federal constituency, Hon. Alex Adingi has started empowering his constituents with oil palm seedling to become self reliant in the face of economic reality. Addressing journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) house Makurdi on Monday, the National Assembly aspirant noted...
A political pressure group, the Southern Borno Youth Advancement Initiative (SOBYAI), has endorsed Engr. Mustapha Gubio, the immediate past Commissioner for Works in Borno State, as its preferred candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The group said Gubio’s experience in public service, infrastructure development, and understanding of the state’s...
The bid for bail by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, suffered a setback on Tuesday as a Kaduna State High Court adjourned ruling on his application, ordering that he remain in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) until early June. The...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has been conferred with the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in recognition of his contributions to public service in Kaduna State and the country at large. The conferment took place at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, where the institute’s leadership described...
A Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka( UNN), and other parties in a suit filed by Nnaji to stop the release of his academic records are now exploring an out-of-court settlement. The former minister had filed the suit in October last...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has once again reaffirmed its core values of integrity, transparency, and professionalism with the successful handover of the sum of One Million, One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (₦1,120,000.00) recovered from a fatal crash scene to the family of the deceased victim. The Deputy...
The Nigerian education sector has congratulated the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, on receiving the Most Innovative Cabinet Minister of the Year 2025 award at the Silver Jubilee Awards organised by Independent Newspapers Limited in Lagos. The recognition followed a rigorous selection process involving public voting, jury assessment, and...
President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been caught on video openly advising Leke Abejide, a key figure in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to remain in the party and “fight them… scatter them.” In the viral video, Gbajabiamila, while speaking with Abejide, urged him not to...