Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured residents of Abuja that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will ensure the completion of road projects, especially in the satellite towns so as to ensure better living conditions for the people, urging the residents to continue to support the President...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed confidence that the long-standing relationship between Nigeria and the United Kingdom will continue to flourish, as he delivered a landmark speech at a state banquet held in his honour at Windsor Castle. Speaking on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, the Nigerian leader described the...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in the early hours of Wednesday successfully repelled a coordinated and simultaneous five-pronged terrorist attack on own positions at Mallam Fatori in Sector 3. Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant...
Federal Government is advancing plans to establish a Coventry University campus in Nigeria through a Transnational Education (TNE) partnership aimed at expanding access to globally recognised degrees. The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, CON, is currently in the United Kingdom accompanying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,...
A telecommunications engineering professor at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Danjuma Dajap, has said Nigeria’s environmental conditions, particularly the harmattan season and its tropical climate, significantly affect mobile network signals, often resulting in dropped calls and weak coverage. He made this known while delivering the university’s 118th inaugural lecture...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has handed over the contract for the proposed Zariagi International Airport to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and Gamji Nigeria Limited. The brief ceremony took place on Wednesday at the Government House in Lokoja, with key stakeholders and international partners in attendance. Governor...
The head of Nigeria’s electoral body has admitted that the commission faces a significant “trust deficit” with the public, calling on the media to help reshape the national narrative ahead of a busy cycle of polls and 2027 general election. Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, Chairman of the Independent National...
The Kaduna State Government has allocated new plots of land to residents of Malali Low-Cost area in Kaduna whose homes were demolished during the administration of Nasir El-Rufai. Presenting the land titles to beneficiaries, the Director General of Kaduna Geographic Information Service, Dr Bashir Garba Ibrahim, said the gesture...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed deep concern over the escalating wave of terrorist attacks across parts of the country, warning that Nigeria risks sliding into anarchy if urgent and decisive measures are not taken. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. T. A. Muhammad-Baba, the...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday visited victims of the recent multiple bomb explosions in Maiduguri, Borno State, who are currently receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). The Vice President, accompanied by the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Hajiya Zubaida Umar, toured...
Deputy Governor of Borno State, Umar Usman Kadafur, has visited victims of the recent bomb blasts in Maiduguri who are currently receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. The visit follows multiple explosions that occurred across parts of Maiduguri, leaving several people dead and many others injured....
Ahead of the Sallah celebrations, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has reinforced his longstanding support for frontline military personnel by donating twenty bulls to troops across the district, including the Theatre Command and the Seven Division at the Maimalari Military Cantonment. The gesture extends to...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday at Ivara Esu Estate in Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State, arrested one suspected gunrunner, Kelvin Ebikeniye Dugo. Security sources disclosed that the arrest followed credible intelligence on Dugo’s plan to buy 832 rounds of live ammunition from...
The National Museum in Jos has highlighted Plateau State’s place in Nigeria’s cultural heritage with the launch of a new exhibition titled *“Plateau in the Classical Works of Nigerian Art.”* Unveiled on Tuesday, the exhibition explores how Plateau has been represented in classical Nigerian artworks housed in museums around...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has directed all political appointees under his administration who intend to contest elective offices in the forthcoming 2027 general elections to resign their appointments on or before March 31, 2026. The directive is pursuant to the provisions of Section 88(1) of the Electoral Act,...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has busted and dismantled a Visa mill Syndicate in Lagos State, just as it secured the conviction of one Michael Kuyoro, a staff member of Ikeja Local Government, for his involvement in a visa fraud scheme involving forgery, conspiracy,...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna Kaduna State has been recognised as a leading state in land administration and selected as one of the pilot states for the Nigeria Land Titling, Registration and Documentation Programme (NLTRDP). The Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, disclosed this on Monday when officials from the Federal...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo has flagged off the building renovation, Solar Installation, Close Circuit Camera Television Installation and perimeter fencing of the Ogugu Army Forward Base (FOB) facility, cited in Ogugu, Olamaboro Local Government Area to boost internal security of the state. The governor, who was represented by...
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has said the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has the required competence towards making Nigeria great again, stating that the Institute’s current reputation projects would reposition the nation for global competitiveness. Stressing the importance of perception and reputation in nation-building during his...