Federal Government has taken a step towards repositioning engineering and technology education with the inauguration of a Ministerial Monitoring, Evaluation and Implementation Committee for a special high-impact intervention project. The intervention, implemented in collaboration with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), is designed to ensure that universities become centres...
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Senate Committee on Finance has today rescinded its earlier decision to pass a resolution calling for the removal of the Registrar-General/CEO of the Corporate Affairs Commission, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN. The decision followed a successful explanation and apology tendered by the Registrar General during the Committee’s sitting today at...
Federal High Court of Nigeria has convicted two individuals, Otuorimuno Nelson Aziakpono (58) and Ikegwuonu Davidson Ikechukwu (28), for offences related to the production, possession, sale, and distribution of adulterated and unregistered alcoholic beverages in Lagos, sentencing them to a combined 40-year term of imprisonment. The conviction followed a...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has attributed the party’s expanding membership and electoral competitiveness to its robust internal structures, technology-driven membership system, and transparent approach to party administration. Speaking during a public presentation in Abuja, Professor Yilwatda said the APC’s adoption of electronic registration...
Federal Capital Territory Executive Council (FCT EXCO) has approved contracts worth over N8.4 billion covering waste management, security enhancement and emergency support for flood victims, alongside fresh measures to fast-track Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) and enforce land regulations in Abuja. Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) Mr....
Family of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of launching what it described as a “malicious smear campaign” over an ongoing investigation involving alleged surveillance equipment. In a statement issued by his son, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, a...
World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Dr Mathew Verghis, has commissioned seven legacy projects executed by the administration of Governor Babaganda Umara Zulum of Borno State. The projects, comprising a flyover bridge, three state-of-the-art mega schools and three dual-carriageway road projects, represent Zulum’s giant strides in Borno’s post-insurgency urban...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has announced the official resumption of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) membership registration and revalidation exercise, describing it as a major step toward strengthening the party’s internal structure. In a statement shared via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle: @ CCSoludo on...
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved an extension of its Student Loan Application Portal following a significant increase in awareness and nationwide demand generated by its ongoing sensitization campaign. Director, Strategic Communications, NELFUND , Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, said in a statement on Monday in Abuja, that the decision...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has showcased its impact-focused reform communication model at the 17th Session of the Capacity Building Committee of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) held at its Headquarters in Brussels. The historic event which was held from 25 to 27 February 2026 drew delegates from different parts...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, morning received the remains of the Senator representing Rivers South-East Barinada Mpigi at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Minister, who arrived the airport at about 5:30am, with other dignitaries, also received wife of the late senator, Patricia Obiageri Mpigi and his children. ...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has appealed to the people of the state to forgive any shortcomings he may have exhibited while serving them, calling for unity and mutual understanding. Governor Zulum made the appeal on Saturday during a special Ramadan Iftar at the Government House in Maiduguri, where...
Another cameraman with the Bauchi State Television Authority (BATV), Kabiru Ahmed Ilaleh, has died from injuries sustained in a recent ghastly road accident in Bauchi State. He was 56 years old. Kabiru died in the early hours of Sunday, March 1, 2026, at the New Surgical Complex of the...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan has pledged that come 2027 election, the issue of Glitches as experienced in 2023 be eliminated. This was even as he noted that that the 2027 general elections would be the best in Nigeria’s history, citing reforms introduced...
The Chairman of Zinox Group and Africa’s foremost digital disruptor, Leo Stan Ekeh, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and former President and African statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, for their goodwill messages and prayers on his birthday. Ekeh who turned 70 on Sunday, February 22, also extended...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of food palliatives and cash assistance to 3,000 vulnerable constituents of the Marte, Monguno, and Nganzai Federal Constituency. The intervention, which includes a total cash of ₦20 million, was provided by the lawmaker representing Marte, Monguno and Nganzai...
First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu has commissioned the National Assembly Christian Chapel. During the ceremony which was also attended by Former Head of State of Nigeria, General Yakubu Gowon, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara among other dignitaries, the First Lady pointed...
President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu have paid glowing tribute to Pastor Enoch Adeboye, describing him as one of Nigeria’s greatest spiritual and moral assets as he marks his 84th birthday. In a statement released on Sunday, the President and his wife praised the revered cleric, who...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially commenced free online membership registration across Nigeria, following the successful kick-off of its nationwide registration and revalidation in Abuja last month. Spokesperson of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, who confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, said the new digital registration platform, accessible via adcregistration.ng,...
Disney Nwanne Foundation has called on government at all levels to give priority to the training and retraining of the healthcare workforce, saying the measure would nip in the bud incompetence practices within the sector. Speaking yesterday during the 6th annual Disney symposium at the Durummi 1 Central Mosque,...