Taraba State Government has threatened to sack workers of the Taraba State Environmental Sanitation Agency (TSESA) who fail to provide evidence of registration in the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) e-registration exercise. Findings revealed that workers of the agency have been directed to present proof of their APC e-registration...
By JOHN MKOM, Jalingo
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani on Monday commissioned a 35-kilometre asphalt road stretching across Igabi, Kajuru and Chikun local government areas, described as the longest single road project executed in Kaduna State in the last 20 years. The road, which links Gadan Gayan through Gwaraji to Kujama Junction, also...
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged African countries to stop positioning themselves as dependants on a shrinking pool of foreign aid, insisting that the continent must instead present itself as a major destination for global investment and trade. Okonjo-Iweala made the call on...
The Plateau State Government has launched the Sing for Plateau Initiative, a creative talent programme aimed at rebranding the state and empowering young creatives through music, poetry, dance and digital content. The initiative was unveiled on February 3, 2026, at a press conference in Jos, and is being implemented...
Abuja — The Federal Government of Nigeria, working with global and local partners, has intensified efforts to strengthen translational research across Africa, emphasising that the continent must urgently shift from being a source of extracted data to a driver of scientific innovation, health solutions and economic growth. The call...
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has commissioned the new state secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, Oyo State, at Ibadan. The secretariat, which was built and donated by the Governor, Eng. Seyi Makinde, has offices and meeting rooms for party officials. Commissioning...
Fifty years is more than a milestone. It is a testament to resilience, shared sacrifice, and the enduring hope of a people committed to progress. As Niger State marks its golden jubilee, we celebrate not just the passage of time but the collective journey of our people, our achievements,...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the chairman of the board of NNPC Limited, Ahmadu Musa Kida, on his 65th birthday on February 3. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated Kida’s sterling career in the public and private sectors, as well as his engagement with...
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja has fixed April 30, 2026 for ruling on the application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for final forfeiture of a property owned by the former Acting Accountant General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT has restated Nigeria’s readiness to collaborate with African nations, global partners and the private sector to deliver cleaner, affordable, inclusive, and more secure energy. He said energy plays a critical role as the invisible force holding the modern world together, as well as the...
After over two years since its inauguration, the Sokoto State Judicial Commission of Inquiry, on Tuesday, submitted its report, noting that no fewer than One Hundred and Seventeen Billion, Two Hundred and Fifty-Two Million, Two Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand Naira were lost, based on testimonies. One Hundred and Thirty-Five...
Africa’s future is too often discussed in the abstract, as if it were a distant promise. In truth, the continent’s youth are already powerful force— dynamic, restless, and actively shaping realities on the ground. The central question is no longer whether Africa’s youth will influence the continent’s trajectory, but...
A phenomenal wind of change is blowing across third-tier governance in Borno State, with the inauguration of the state’s 27 newly elected local government council chairmen on Thursday, January 29, as a Launchpad. In a strategic shift in grassroots governance, named Zulum’s New Formula, about sixty per cent of...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has flagged off the construction of the Abuja Leadership Centre of Excellence in Public Governance at the University of Abuja. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Architect Sonny Echono, conducted the foundation stone laying for the project alongside the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja,...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the selection of examination towns for candidates registering for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) who intend to sit the examination in Ekiti State. In a statement issued by the Board’s spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, explained that the suspension was...
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External, 52 days after the conclusion of the last written paper. Announcing the release in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday, NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, disclosed that candidates were examined in...
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday arraigned the immediate Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and his son, Abdulaziz, for terrorism financing, aiding and abetting terrorism, as well as for the illegal possession of firearms. Malami and his son were arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik...
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains a formidable political force in the country and not a charity organisation. Wike made the remarks at the 105th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party in Abuja on Monday night. While...