Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has approved the appointment of Professor Timothy Terseer Alabar as new Vice Chancellor, Father Adasu University, Makurdi (FAUM). Governor Alia who is the visitor to the university made the approval following due process leading to the appointment as was carried out by the Governing...
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National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, is set to flag off Renewed Hope rally in support of the achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. Similarly, the National Chairman is expected during the rally on Thursday to receive some...
Federal Government of Nigeria, in partnership with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), is set to launch the ‘Connect NextGen’ Innovation Hackathon in Nigeria, targeted at upskilling Nigerian youths in modern technologies. The four-month programme being overseen by the Office of the Vice President will be launched tomorrow, February 11, 2026, at...
*Prosecution tenders autopsy report confirming victims died of gunshot wounds A witness of the Department of State Services (DSS), in the ongoing trial of four men accused of being behind the June 5, 2022 attack on the St. Francs Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State on Tuesday identified one...
Operatives from the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a syndicate for the illegal withdrawal of ₦4.2m using Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) in Uyo, the state capital. The arrest followed a petition received by the command on November 20, 2025, detailing an incident that occurred a day earlier...
Akwa Ibom State Government has moved steadily to restore public confidence in its healthcare facilities by initiating programmes and policies that have expanded access and provided the people with improved services. With the construction of new Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) in all 31 local government areas of the state...
Federal Controller of Works in Borno State, Engr. Salisu Adamu, has disclosed that security challenges and rising construction costs have continued to affect the pace of work on the Maiduguri–Monguno road rehabilitation project. Speaking to journalists at the project site, he explained that the 105.5-kilometre road was initially awarded...
North East Development Commission (NEDC), has donated equipment to journalists who were involved in a motor accident during an inspection tour in Bauchi State. Receiving the items, the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Alhassan Abdullahi, appealed to the Commission to pay the health insurance...
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard Doro, on Thursday flagged off the distribution of Presidential Emergency Food and Nutrition items in Maiduguri, Borno State. The flag-off ceremony, held at Ramat Square, marked the beginning of a large-scale humanitarian intervention aimed at providing relief to vulnerable households...
President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to Sir Emeka Offor, the oil magnate, entrepreneur and philanthropist, on his birthday. Sir Offor is the Chief Executive of Chrome Group, one of West Africa’s leading oil and gas conglomerates, and former Chairman of Erhc Energy Inc. He is also the...
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to lead the country’s delegation to the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council. The two-day meeting, which begins on Wednesday, is expected to set the tone for major continental discussions ahead...
The campaign train of the APC AMAC chairmanship candidate, Christopher Zakka Maikalangu received a boost at the weekend as religious leaders in Nyanya, Jikwoyi, Karu, Orozo and Karshi wards in the zone A of the municipality pledged their support for his candidacy. At a meeting of special pastors and...
Immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has debunked reports that he has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ortom dismissed the report as fake and deliberately misleading, saying it was a false, baseless and mischievous fabrication by desperate social media elements sponsored by political opponents...
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has described recent U.S. intervention in Nigeria’s security challenges as a “blessing” and said the country expects deeper cooperation with the United States, TheCable has reported. Speaking in an interview with Fox News Digital in Washington, D.C., Tinubu said the attention brought by international...
President and Chief Executive of the Africa Development Studies Centre (ADSC), Sir Victor Oluwafemi, has cautioned against rushing Nigeria into real-time electronic transmission of election results, warning that the country lacks the structural readiness required for such a reform, particularly in rural areas with poor connectivity. Oluwafemi, who is...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday formally unveiled the Renewed Hope National Development Plan 2026–2030, describing it as a decisive shift from economic recovery to long-term, inclusive and sustainable national transformation driven largely by states and local governments. Speaking at the Second Edition of the National Economic Council (NEC)...
Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby, GCVO, has said that Nigeria’s future must be determined by Nigerians themselves, warning against surrendering the country’s sovereignty under any guise. Welby stated this while delivering a public lecture at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, as part of...
Chairman of the APC E-Registration and Reconciliation Committee, Borno State, Ambassador Baba Jidda, alongside members of the committee, toured Mafa, Dikwa, and Marte Local Government Areas to boost and strengthen the ongoing APC e-registration exercise across the three LGAs. The committee team, comprising Honorable Tijjani Umara Kumalia, QS Mohammed...
Plateau State has recorded its highest Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in history, generating ₦45.1 billion in 2025 and crossing the ₦40 billion mark for the first time, according to official figures released by the Plateau State Internal Revenue Service (PSIRS). The figure represents 86.2 per cent of the state’s...
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, AT THE SECOND EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL (NEC) CONFERENCE, STATE HOUSE, ABUJA 9 February 2026 • Distinguished Vice President and Chairman of the National Economic Council, • Your Excellencies, State Governors and Deputy Governors, • Honourable Ministers, • ...