Akwa Ibom State Government has announced the purchase of 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses as part of efforts to ease urban transportation in the state. The buses which have been fully paid for through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are expected to arrive in April. Governor Umo...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has unveiled Rayyan Microfinance Bank, headquartered in Maiduguri, the state capital on Sunday. Rayyan Bank is an Ethical Compliant Digital Bank that offers non-interest financing. With a commitment to ethical compliance practices, the bank also provides a comprehensive range of banking solutions designed...
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), organised a validation workshop for the ECOWAS Regional Digital Health Strategic Plan (2026–2030) and the operational plan covering the first two years of implementation. Held in Dakar, Senegal, from 19 to 23 January 2026, the meeting brought together representatives of Member States, regional...
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, of turning himself into what he described as an “emergency opposition mouthpiece” after allegedly being rebuffed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during a recent visit to the Presidential Villa. Fayose said Makinde’s public criticism of the...
Chief Executive of Shell Plc, Mr Wael Sawan, has praised President Bola Tinubu’s leadership for creating a healthy climate for investments to thrive and restoring investor confidence. At a meeting with President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Mr Sawan said Shell is deepening and expanding its investments in Nigeria,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday, January 26, for a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye. The visit is aimed at strengthening the existing cordial relations between the two countries and exploring further areas of cooperation in security, education, social development, innovation, and aviation, according to...
Akwa Ibom is set to host an international conference on mining and geosciences which will also feature an exhibition and will serve as a forum attracting “geoscientific knowledge and professional practice and promoting sustainable infrastructure planning and environmental protection.” It will also provide a platform for providing technical advisory...
Manchester United reignited the Premier League title race with a pulsating 3-2 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, ending the Gunners’ long unbeaten run. A late, long-range strike from Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha proved decisive, condemning the league leaders to a first defeat in 13 matches...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday, arrested two suspected members of a band of sea pirates in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State, as they were fine-tuning plans to hijack a crude oil-laden vessel in the Gulf of Guinea. The men, identified as Geoffrey Atizara, 38,...
A 30-year-old Brazilian lady, Ms. Ingrid Rosa Benevides has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja for bringing into Nigeria a total of 30.09 kilograms of white heroin concealed in factory sealed coffee packs worth over N3...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrester two suspects: Aminu Ali Baba, 20, and Abdulrasheed Abubakar, 28, on Friday 23rd January in connection with the seizure of two bags containing 140 packets of explosives heading to Kano and Kaduna. The bags were intercepted in a commercial bus along...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have sustained their aggressive military offensive against terrorist groups operating within Sububu Forest, recording fresh successes in the ongoing effort to dismantle criminal strongholds across the North-West. Soldiers from Sector 2 of the 8 Division, while advancing into identified terrorist hideouts, engaged armed elements...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged officers and men of the Commission to uphold integrity to remain relevant and credible as foremost fighters of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He gave the charge on Saturday, January 24,...
Oyo State Police Command has successful rescue a kidnapped victim following the swift and coordinated response of police operatives, reflecting the Command’s unwavering commitment to the protection of lives and property. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, announced this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abeokuta....
Former Kano State Governor and national leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (RMK), has received a solidarity visit from residents of Nasarawa Local Government Area at his residence in Kano, reaffirming the movement’s resilience and growing grassroots support. The visit comes barely days after Kano State Governor,...
Nigeria’s external reserves have crossed the $46 billion mark for the first time in about eight years, reflecting sustained improvement in foreign exchange inflows and management. Personal Assistant on Special Duties to the President, Kamorudeen Yusuf, in a statement on Sunday, said the data released by the Central Bank...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Power Mr Adebayo Adelabu and Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc., (NBET), Abuja “over the failure to account for the missing or diverted N128 billion of public funds from the Ministry of Power and NBET.” The...
National leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has announced that the Kwankwasiyya movement will henceforth observe January 23 as “World Betrayal Day.” Kwankwaso made the declaration while addressing supporters at his residence in Kano, against the backdrop of the defection of Kano State Governor,...
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has announced that she has reconciled with her former husband, Churchill Olakunle, bringing an end to more than a decade of public disputes and strained relations between the former couple. The actress made the disclosure in an emotional message shared on social media, where she...
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a sweeping 100 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods if Ottawa goes ahead with a proposed trade agreement with China, escalating already tense relations between Washington and its northern neighbour since his return to the White House. Trump issued the...