Members of the OneAgape Foundation on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Kaduna over the demolition of their property located at Babban Saura community, urging Governor Uba Sani to intervene and ensure justice is served. The protesters, who carried placards with various inscriptions, said the land in question was...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna
All Progressives Congress (APC) said it is heartened by global acclaim of President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms that are yielding extraordinary results, and signaling that Nigeria now stands on the cusp of prosperity of a kind never before seen in our history. National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka,...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has called on Commissioners of Information in APC-governed states to rise to the challenge of protecting Nigeria’s global image through proactive, fact-based communication. Speaking at the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) Quarterly Strategy Meeting held Wednesday in Maiduguri, Borno State, the...
Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has reiterated its commitment to a unified communication strategy, measurable governance impact, and national progress under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking at the PGF 2025 Quarterly Strategic Meeting of Information Commissioners from APC-governed states, held in Maiduguri, the Director-General, Mr....
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is gearing up for the upcoming COP30 climate summit by holding a strategic retreat for its focal persons and affiliate unions. This preparatory event, tagged: “The Pre-COP30 Retreat and Regional Strategy Visioning Meeting”, is part of the Congress’s broader effort to ensure that Nigerian and...
Former Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Seriake Dickson, has declared unwavering support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), distancing himself from the recent resignation of Governor Douye Diri from the party. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, just hours after Gov. Diri publicly announced his departure from...
House of Representatives has called out oil and gas companies operating in Imo State for allegedly breaching provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021, urging immediate compliance with all relevant laws, particularly those relating to host communities. During Wednesday’s plenary, lawmakers unanimously adopted a motion of urgent national...
Nigeria’s trade surplus has risen to six percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso. Cardoso disclosed this while speaking at the ongoing IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., where he is leading Nigeria’s...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has scheduled November 12, 2025, to deliver a ruling on a motion filed by Binance Holdings Limited, challenging the method used by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to serve court documents in a $79.5 billion tax evasion case. Presiding over the...
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced a continued decline in Nigeria’s headline inflation rate, which eased to 18.02% in September 2025, marking the second consecutive month of deceleration. This was revealed in the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report, released in Abuja on Wednesday. The report...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has made it clear that his administration has no intention of engaging in negotiations with bandits disrupting the peace in parts of the state. Instead, he reaffirmed his commitment to restoring security while remaining open to genuine peace efforts. Speaking on Wednesday during the...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has officially commenced the dualisation of the main carriageway of the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), stretching from the Ring Road I Junction to Ring Road II—a move aimed at easing the heavy traffic along the Apo–Wasa axis. At the inauguration ceremony held Wednesday in...
In a landmark move to boost education in Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo has officially confirmed the permanent employment of 5,000 contract teachers, transitioning them into full-time staff under the state’s Ministry of Education. The teachers, who had worked for years under contract terms earning a ₦65,000 monthly stipend...
Tensions are rising within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a Northern-based support group has accused loyalists of Minister Nyesom Wike of actively working to sabotage the party’s upcoming national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. Speaking through a press statement on Wednesday, the...
Former presidential adviser and APC stalwart, Senator Ita Enang, has urged the Federal Government to initiate contempt proceedings against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over its continued demand for payment of withheld salaries, despite a standing court order. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, Enang argued that ASUU’s...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), coming a day after the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Diri’s resignation which was announced by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah stated that 19 members...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has approved the state’s right to host the coming Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ) national media summit in the state The governor gave the approval while he played host to the National President of NUJ Comrade Alhassan Yahaya at on Monday. The governor while...
Africa Nature Investors (ANI) Foundation has taken a bold step toward advancing women’s empowerment and sustainable rural development by laying the foundation for a new Women’s Centre in Bodel, a community near the Gashaka Gumti National Park in Taraba State. The initiative, unveiled during a foundation-laying ceremony, marks a...
Nigerian Army has sustained nationwide onslaught against terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements, neutralising four terrorists and apprehending 53 suspects in recent operations. A credible source at Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the operations were conducted between Oct. 10 and Oct.13. He said the...
As the world prepares to mark World Food Day (WFP) on October 16, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning: 673 million people globally—roughly 8% of the world’s population—are suffering from hunger. In a recent statement, the WFP highlighted a troubling rise in global...