Burkina Faso has released the detained Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew following high-level diplomatic engagement between both countries, marking a significant boost in Nigeria–Burkina Faso relations. The release came after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu dispatched a powerful delegation to Ouagadougou, led by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
By EZEKIEL Oi, Abuja
40-year old Taiwo Adebola bade his young family goodbye as he left for work on a Tuesday morning in June 2024. His wife, Shade, reminded him to send her the two thousand Naira needed to process her online registration for employment with a government agency. However, the call she...
Northern Christian Association of Nigeria (Northern CAN) has distributed food items to no fewer than 1,000 vulnerable households as part of its Christmas humanitarian intervention in violence-affected communities of Kaduna State. The exercise, which was flagged off on Wednesday in Maraban Rido, Kaduna, targeted victims of violence, widows, orphans,...
Nasarawa State and Angola’s Bengo Province have taken a significant step towards sub-national cooperation, signing a bilateral partnership agreement. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covers key areas like human capital development, agriculture, skills acquisition, investment promotion, and solid minerals development. The signing ceremony took place at the Government House...
A total of 250 elderly persons from Nasarawa State, have received support from the N50 million Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme (RHIESS), launched by First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday. Represented by Mrs. Shela Tosan-Akabe, wife of the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Remi Tinubu announced...
A philanthropist and political heavy weight, Chief David Sabo Kente, has been conferred with the honorific chieftaincy title of “Zege-Igba-U-Tiv”, (Great kinsman of the Tiv) by the Tiv Area Traditional Council. Chief Sabo Kente was among the Nigerians honoured last Saturday at the JS Tarka Stadium in Gboko Benue...
Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu on Wednesday presented 2026 fiscal appropriation budget proposal of N758,700,526,537.89 to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage into law. The budget, tagged “Socio-Economic Expansion,” allocated 21% to the education sector and focuses on infrastructural development. According to the governor, capital expenditure...
National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has began the distribution of essential and emergency agricultural inputs to 2,000 onion farmers in Borno, Yobe, Sokoto and Kebbi states. The gesture which took place simultaneously was inline with the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu aims to cushion the burden...
The member representing Askira- Uba/ Hawul Federal Constituency in Borno State, Hon. Dr Midala Balami has called for a thorough investigation over the brewing dispute between Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Speaking to Journalists in Maiduguri after Tuesday plenary where the Lawmaker...
In a powerful demonstration of party discipline and unwavering commitment, the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, has declared that he and his other colleagues at the Senate remain unshakeably rooted in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He made the declaration during a consultative meeting with the National Working...
Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decisively declared that the party has entered its “New Era of Unity”. In a move designed to consolidate and reinvigorate the party base, the Board of Trustees-the party’s conscience, resolved that the period of internal discord is over....
National Economic Council (NEC) has constituted a committee on livestock development to expedite the implementation of livestock production in Nigeria. This is just as Chairman of the Council, Vice President Kashim Shettima , has said a practical, enduring, and nationally accepted solution to the farmer-herder crisis will guarantee food...
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have uncovered huge counterfeit foreign notes to the tune of $3, 430, 000 (Three Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) and €280, 000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euros) in possession of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga...
Plateau State has again been thrust into the national spotlight as Reverend Dachomo delivered a searing critique of Nigeria’s top security officials and former presidential aide Reno Omokri in a #WithChude investigative special. Speaking to Chude Jideonwo in Jos, Dachomo accused Omokri of deceit and hypocrisy, saying, “God has...
In a move towards affordable health care, the Akwa Ibom Health Insurance Agency has set a target of 500,000 enrollees by next year to expand access to healthcare services to people across all sectors and to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure in medical care. Already, it has over 165,000 people who...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has expressed satisfaction with the standard of facilities and level of preparedness at the Victor Attah International Airport Uyo, ahead of the commencement of international flights Keyamo noted that Akwa Ibom State is already ahead of the planned take-off scheduled for...
Akwa Ibom State Government has announced the completion of its industrial park which is well equipped with modern amenities to fast-track entrepreneurship that would create hundreds of jobs in the state. Located on a 250-hectare facility with a dedicated customs checkpoint and a logistics hub, it has reduced the...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has declared that transparency and fairness will be the guiding principles in the ongoing recruitment of 10,000 workers into the state civil service, warning against any form of secret hiring or political interference. The governor made the position clear as the state prepares to...
Bauchi State Government has commenced a comprehensive review of its Tourism Policy, a strategic move coming ahead of the signing of several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with tourism investors attracted during the Bauchi Economic Summit. The Commissioner for Tourism, Alhaji Abdul Hassan, disclosed this while speaking with journalists from...