Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has extended his heartfelt Eid-el-Maulud greetings to FCT residents, emphasizing the need for unity and peaceful coexistence. Representing the FCT Administration, Wike highlighted the territory’s diverse community as a symbol of Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage. In his statement on Friday in...
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Abia Government has announced the sack of six staff members of the state’s Ministry of Justice who were indicted in a salary padding fraud. The announcement came through a press statement signed by the Chairman, Abia State Civil Service Commission, Dr Eno Jerry-Eze on Thursday and made available to...
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has extended warm greetings to officers, soldiers, ratings, airmen, and civilian staff of the Nigerian Armed Forces on the occasion of Eid el-Maulud. In a statement released by Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, Director of Defence Information, on Friday in Abuja, Musa highlighted...
Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, revealed his lifelong admiration for the military, sharing that he pursued a legal career only after failing to join the armed forces due to physical requirements. Speaking at the inauguration of the 1,200-seater Bola Tinubu Hall at Albalti Army Barracks in...
National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has successfully enrolled more than 20 million Nigerians in its health insurance scheme, a significant step toward achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. According to Alhaji Acting Zonal Coordinator for the North Central Zone (Kwara, Niger, and Kogi), Adamu Abdullahi, this milestone reflects...
A leaked circular from the Edo Secondary Education Board (SSEB), dated August 27, has revealed that teachers in senior secondary schools were instructed to cut grass and clean school premises ahead of the 2025/2026 academic session, contradicting the state government’s denial of such directives. Signed by Obarisiagbon M. I....
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has inaugurated the Higher Islamic College, Gajiganna, in the northern part of the state. The college will blend the traditional Almajiri education system (Sangaya) with the formal education system. Speaking on Friday in Gajiganna town, Zulum stressed that about 20 similar colleges had...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has promised to support security agencies with technological gadgets to enhance surveillance and intelligence gathering toward tackling insecurity in the state. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the governor on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, disclosed this during a bimonthly press conference on Thursday in...
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has threatened to sack any political appointee openly disregarding repeated warnings not to engage in early political activities, particularly openly hobnobbing with any of the governorship aspirants. Governor Sule sounded the warning while speaking at a one-day sensitization workshop for political appointees in Lafia...
Nasarawa State Police Command, has arrested a 22-year-old woman, Aisha Hashiru, over alleged attempt to traffic three minors in the Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement he issued to journalists on Friday...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed multiple charges against two commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group, Abu Baraa and Mahmuda, who were captured by Nigerian security forces last month. The Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan, popularly called Ansaru, is the arm of al-Qa‘ida in the Lands of...
The second ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference (#ELFIC2025), is to open in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on September 8, with the theme “Beyond Borders: Strengthening Regional Cooperation to Combat Lassa and Emerging Infectious Diseases.” Scheduled to last till September 11, 2025, the conference, which will be declared open by Côte...
A Non-Governmental Organization, NGO, Citizens for Equality and Good Governance Nigeria (CEGGN), has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to end the incessant attacks on the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, by those it described as unpatriotic individuals who...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to diversifying Nigeria’s economy. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Nigerian Economic Society (NES), led by its President, Prof. Adeola Adenikinju, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, Shettima highlighted Tinubu’s strategic efforts to reposition the nation’s...
Nigeria is intensifying efforts to achieve a daily gas production of 10 billion Standard Cubic Feet (SCF) by 2030, according to Mr. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. In a statement issued by Mr. Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public Relations at the...
Nigeria is positioning itself to join the ranks of the world’s top 50 AI-ready nations, according to the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Usman. Speaking at the Colloquium on AI Policy in Nigeria, themed: _“Navigating Opportunities and Challenges for National Development”_ in Abuja on...
Kaduna State Police Command has called on former Governor Nasir El-Rufai and prominent members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to answer questions regarding allegations of criminal conspiracy, inciting public unrest, mischief, and causing grievous harm. The summons, issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police Zubairu Abdullahi, who oversees criminal...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that the death toll from a boat accident in Niger State has climbed to 30, with 58 individuals rescued so far. The incident occurred on Tuesday in the Gausawa community, Borgu Local Government Area, and rescue operations remain active, according to a...
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province, reporting 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) identified the outbreak in the Bulape and Mweka health zones, located in the south-central region of the country....
All Progressives Congress (APC) North-Central Chairmen Forum has reaffirmed its unwavering support for President Bola Tinubu’s transformative agenda, asserting that no obstacles will derail the administration’s commitment to progress. Speaking to journalists at the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, Mr. Sunday Fagbemi, the Forum’s Chairman and Kwara...