Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has described the 35th anniversary of the state’s creation as the beginning of a new chapter, urging residents to remain optimistic and committed to building a stronger and more prosperous Abia. In a statewide broadcast on Thursday to commemorate the anniversary, the governor...
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Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has dismissed claims by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDP) over the recent power outage affecting parts of Lekki, insisting that the information released by the distribution company did not accurately reflect what transpired at the Lekki Transmission Substation. In a statement issued by...
Federal Government has awarded contracts for the rehabilitation of 13 police training institutions across the country. This is just as the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has charged the National Economic Council (NEC) to sustain ongoing reforms until improvements in the economy translate into jobs, stronger purchasing power, business...
In a bid to reduce rural-urban migration and promote balanced development across the State, the Lagos State Government has flagged off the construction of the 670-metre Adebayo-Akinade Road in Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area, as part of the administration’s commitment to delivering the T.H.E.M.E.S. Plus Development Agenda to rural...
Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), the social intervention programme of First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disbursed N819 million to 1,638 widows of fallen personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force. This second edition of the empowerment which is under RHI Social Investment...
President Bola Tinubu has directed a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football to overcome repeated failures to qualify for major regional, continental and world tournaments. “The reform must respond to a longstanding need to strengthen governance, administration, stakeholder representation, development pathways, domestic competitions and accountability across Nigerian football,” he was quoted...
Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed that it has metered roughly 60% of active electricity customers in Nigeria, with an ongoing rollout under Phase 1 of the $500 million World Bank-financed Distribution Sector Recovery Programme (DISREP). It disclosed that, under initiatives like the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI) and effective coordination...
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, have expressed deep sorrow over the death of veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, describing his passing as a major loss to Nigeria’s media...
Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, in partnership with the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN), has trained 60 victims of armed conflict and their caregivers in Maiduguri, Borno State, on livelihood and entrepreneurship skills aimed at promoting sustainable reintegration and economic self-reliance. The three-day capacity-building programme was conducted...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu currently enjoys the strongest route to re-election in 2027, ahead of his major challengers, Peter Obi and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, according to a political assessment by ADSC META. The report, signed by the organisation’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Sir Victor Walsh Oluwafemi,...
Federal Government has spent N600 billion on cash transfers to vulnerable Nigerians and reached about 10 million households under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bernard Doro, has said. Doro disclosed this during an interview with Channels Television on Thursday August 27 while...
Federal Government has launched the Renewable Asset Management Company (RAMCO), a new initiative designed to improve the management and sustainability of publicly financed renewable energy assets and mobilise about N3 trillion in fresh investment into the sector. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, unveiled RAMCO at a stakeholders’ event in...
Emir of Daura, His Royal Highness Alhaji Umar Faruk Umar, has conferred the traditional title of Jakadiyar Kasar Hausa on Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, Iyaloja-General of Nigeria and Lagos and daughter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Emir also bestowed the title of Mairamar Kasar Hausa on the Minister of...
National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ambassador Godknows Igali, has called on the Federal Government to undertake a comprehensive review of the concession agreement for the Benin-Agbor-Asaba Road, urging the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to assess whether the contractors handling the project have the capacity...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has stressed that tackling poverty and social inequality is essential to addressing the root causes of insecurity and instability in Nigeria. Governor Zulum spoke at the official launch of the $1 billion Household Prosperity and Empowerment Social Protection Project (HOPE-SP), themed _“From...
Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has officially unveiled and launched the $1 billion Household Prosperity and Economic Social Protection Project (HOPE-SP), themed _“From Palliatives to Pathways,”_ alongside key reforms aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s social protection and humanitarian response architecture. The Special Guest of Honour, the First...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has challenged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to lead a legal overhaul that will extend workplace protection and social security to Nigeria’s growing population of informal, gig and platform workers. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of NSITF, Mr Oluwaseun Faleye, made the...
The Federal Government has earmarked an annual prize pool of approximately N365 million for the newly established Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Prize to recognise outstanding academic research, innovation and intellectual excellence across the country. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja, on...
Community leaders in Katsina and Nasarawa States have commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for arresting a terrorists’ arms supply kingpin, Abubakar Mubarak, and dismantling a network feeding weapons to terrorists around both States. The leaders, who spoke in separate interviews with newsmen, said Mubarak was nabbed on...
Nigeria and Thailand have committed to deepen relations between both countries across technology, agriculture, commerce, and renewable energy, among other areas of strategic interest. To this effect, Nigeria is pushing for a review of existing partnerships between both countries, leveraging Thailand’s comparative advantage in deploying intermediate technology in agriculture...