Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has announced the completion and opening of the 10-span Oke Fia Flyover in Osogbo, describing the project as a major milestone in his administration’s commitment to improving infrastructure and easing traffic congestion in the Osun State capital. The governor made the announcement in a...
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The Ior Gboko Foundation has applauded Nigerian music legend and Benue indigene, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, for taking meaningful steps to support victims of violent attacks in his home state through humanitarian intervention and youth empowerment initiatives. The Foundation particularly commended Tuface’s recent courtesy visit to the...
The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations on Human Rights, Democracy and Good Governance in Nigeria has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his intervention in the controversy surrounding the freezing of the Osun State Government’s accounts, describing the President’s reported directive to unfreeze the accounts as a timely step...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Methodist Church of Nigeria to remain steadfast in promoting justice, good governance and accountability in the country. Obi made the appeal in a post shared on his X account on Thursday after attending the opening of the...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The Osun State Government has instituted a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the freezing of its Federal Statutory Allocation Account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), while seeking N2 billion in exemplary and aggravated damages. In the suit...
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has announced the Federal Government’s approval of the National Textbook Ranking System (NTRS), a landmark reform designed to raise the quality of education by ensuring that only rigorously evaluated, nationally ranked and approved textbooks are used in public primary, junior secondary and senior secondary...
A fire broke out at Shafa Filling Station in Garki Area 3, Abuja, on Thursday night. Thick black smoke rose into the sky as the fire spread. When NATIONAL ACCORD correspondent arrived at the scene, officials of the Federal Fire Service were already working to put out the fire....
The Federal Government has unveiled a new digital skills initiative aimed at preparing Nigerian youths for opportunities in the global technology ecosystem through advanced training in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, cloud computing and software development. The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, announced the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a high-powered Federal Government delegation, comprising the Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, to the maiden Nigeria Diaspora Investment Economic Conference (NDIEC) in Toronto, Canada, as part of efforts to attract diaspora investment and deepen bilateral economic ties between the two nations. The...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s directive to reverse the freezing of the Osun State Government’s accounts but questioned his claim that the EFCC acted on the basis of a court order, noting that the President was either misinformed or he had deliberately misrepresented the situation....
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered two additional fake government agencies linked to Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, as investigations into the alleged fraud deepen. ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, disclosed this on Thursday, while...
Osun State Government has rejected claims by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that about ₦11 billion was looted from the state’s accounts, describing the allegation as false and an attempt to justify what it called the unlawful freezing of government funds. In a statement issued on Wednesday...
The graduation of 928 digitally skilled youths in Jigawa State received national significance as the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, unveiled the National Digital Training Academy (DTA), a flagship initiative that will equip young Nigerians with advanced digital skills and globally recognised certifications, reinforcing President Bola...
Management of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO), has announced that students studying Mathematics at the institution will no longer pay tuition, a move aimed at making higher education more affordable while encouraging enrolment in the discipline. Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Aba Uba, disclosed this while...
Disturbed by the incessant and unprovoked killings in the various communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, the Chairman Hon. Maxwell Ogiri has warned that the council would no longer want strangers in their bushes and forests. Addressing a group of journalists in his office in Otukpo,...
The Federal Government has approved a sweeping reform of Nigeria’s Almajiri education system, prohibiting the long-standing practice of sending pupils to beg on the streets while introducing compulsory literacy, numeracy, digital education and vocational skills into Qur’anic learning centres nationwide. The reforms, contained in the newly approved National Policy...
Federal Government has launched the Tinubu Light Initiative, a nationwide renewable energy programme aimed at providing affordable clean energy to one million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to reduce production costs, boost industrial growth and create jobs. The initiative was unveiled on Thursday August 6th by the National...
Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed grave concern over the persistent wave of terrorist attacks ravaging several communities across Sokoto State, calling for an immediate and more decisive security response to halt the violence. Tambuwal lamented that the...
Deputy Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State, Hon. Bello Isa Ambarura, has expressed confidence that the party will emerge victorious in the 2027 governorship election, insisting that it is fully prepared for the contest. Ambarura, who represents Gwadabawa/Illela Federal Constituency in the House of...
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Sokoto State, Barrister Aishatu Kaoje, has expressed concern that inadequate sentencing of offenders is weakening efforts to curb gender-based violence (GBV) in the state despite existing legal frameworks. According to her, Sokoto has both the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law and the...