Senate at plenary on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Dr Bernard Doro for appointment as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confirmation followed the screening of the nominee by the Committee of the Whole. Doro, while responding to questions...
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Federal Government has given the green light for the issuance of ₦758 billion in bonds to settle outstanding pension liabilities, including arrears from pension increases dating back to 2007. Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), disclosed this during a two-day sensitisation workshop in Yola focused...
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), has rehabilitated and empowered fifty seven beneficiaries of its Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS) with start-up kits and work tools. This is as the Fund’s Managing Director Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye stated that NSITF will continue to be alive to its mandate of improved...
By JOHN MKOM, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally received and cleared him to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), signaling his imminent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja during an expanded meeting...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Monday, received the new Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Patrick Egloff, at the Government House in Maiduguri. During the meeting, Governor Zulum expressed gratitude to the government of Switzerland for its humanitarian support, particularly the aid provided during...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH Lafia – “Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time” …. anonymous. In his inaugural speech on May 29, 2019, Governor Abdullahi Sule, emphasized his commitment to peace and security, highlighting it as a foundation for...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has released the list of candidates shortlisted for the upcoming Computer-Based Test (CBT) in the ongoing paramilitary recruitment exercise. The shortlisted applicants are those who applied for positions in the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Nigeria Immigration...
Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn its proposed evidence in the ongoing cyberstalking case against Mrs. Chioma Okoli, who is being tried over her controversial review of Erisco Foods’ Nagiko Tomato Mix. The decision was made on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where police counsel Adam Ugwuanyi...
Nigeria’s newly appointed Service Chiefs have reaffirmed their commitment to defending the nation’s territorial integrity and restoring peace across the country. The top military officers made the pledge on Wednesday during their screening before the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Defence, Army, Navy, and Air Force, where they...
Halifax, October 28, 2025 — The international health community gathered this week in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the 32nd Canadian Global Health Conference (CGHC). This event, considered the most important in Canada in its field, brings together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, students, civil society representatives, and private sector stakeholders each...
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Basheer Lado, has commended the Senate leadership and lawmakers for the prompt confirmation of the newly appointed Service Chiefs. Lado, in a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the smooth and efficient screening process...
Federal Government has released ₦2.3 billion to unions across federal universities to offset long-standing arrears, reaffirming its commitment to revitalising Nigeria’s tertiary education sector. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the development on Wednesday while providing an update on ongoing talks between the government and various...
Foremost real estate investor in Port Harcourt and South-South, My-ACE China, popularly known as the Mayor of Housing, has bagged the Mandela Africa Leadership Award. The real estate success strategist, who is behind a new mini-city known as the Alesa Highland Smart City near Onne Port, said after the...
Federal Government has announced that Nigeria’s livestock industry could contribute as much as $74 billion to the nation’s GDP by 2035, under the new National Livestock Growth Acceleration Strategy (NL-GAS). Minister of Livestock Development, Dr. Idi Maiha, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a Donor and Partnership Workshop...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has cautioned that negotiating peace with armed groups while allowing them to retain their weapons only serves to prolong violence and undermine state authority. The governor made this remark in Abuja during the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 18...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revoked the presidential pardon earlier granted to Maryam Sanda, who was convicted of murdering her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, in Abuja. According to an official gazette released on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu commuted Sanda’s death sentence...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to transforming the livestock sector through partnerships, infrastructure development, and investment promotion. Speaking at the Arla-Dano Open Day in Kaduna on Wednesday, the governor disclosed that Arla Foods has invested €10 million in establishing a...
Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has handed over properties and money recovered from a fake spiritualist and advance fee fraudster, Fatai Alli, to a victim, Daniel Attiogbe, in Ibadan. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Oyewale said the...
Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of Nigeria’s new Service Chiefs, following their nomination by President Bola Tinubu. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), those confirmed include General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Waheedi Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal Kennedy...