Executive Chairman of the Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Umar Nagwari Tambuwal, has stressed that proper care and education at the early childhood stage are essential for raising emotionally and psychologically stable citizens. Tambuwal made this submission on Tuesday in Sokoto during the opening ceremony of a...
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Retired Bishop of the Global Methodist Church of Nigeria (GMCN), Rev. John Wesley, has condemned the manner in which operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested Rev. Bazel Yoila at his residence in Jalingo, Taraba State, in the early hours of Sunday. Wesley said the pastor, who...
Akwa Ibom Health Insurance Agency has pledged readiness to expand coverage to tertiary institutions of higher learning in a bid to provide accessible healthcare services to all. The insurance scheme launched in 2024 has so far enrolled more than 180,000 people in Akwa Ibom State. Executive Secretary of the...
APC Angels Youth Initiatives Organisation (AAYIO) has officially announced its transformation from a former PDP-aligned structure into a pro-APC movement, declaring full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 General Election. At a press conference held on Tuesday in Abuja, the group unveiled its renewed identity...
Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly refuted claims circulating in parts of the international media alleging that a “huge” ransom was paid to secure the release of schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Boarding School in Niger State. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Minister of Information, Mohammed...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 24, 2026, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged $385,000...
As part of efforts to support vulnerable households during the Ramadan and Lenten seasons, a former member of the House of Representatives and Kaduna State governorship aspirant under the People’s Democratic Party, Hon. Shehu Bawa ABG, has distributed over 10,000 bags of rice and assorted grains to residents across...
Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, has announced plans to deepen collaboration with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to enhance the verification of candidates’ results and promote computer-based examinations nationwide. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the university’s leadership, Wushishi said the...
In another victory by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria through the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has yet again won a complex international arbitration. European Dynamics UK Ltd, an international technology contractor, had entered into a dispute with the bureau over a national e-Procurement project. This...
Youths from Kogi State have donated ₦100 million in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, signalling strong confidence in his leadership ahead of the 2027 general elections. The donation was formally presented during a visit to the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, with the...
A suit seeking the deregistration of several political parties was on Tuesday opened for hearing at the Federal High Court in Abuja, as the National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL) dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and six political parties before the court over alleged constitutional violations. The...
Taraba State Commissioner for Information and Reorientation, Barrister Zainab Jalingo, has commended the ongoing grassroots development initiatives across the state’s 16 local government areas, particularly in the education sector, as championed by Governor Agbu Kefas. She recalled that on February 4, 2026, during a five-day training workshop for permanent...
Bayelsa State House of Assembly has confirmed Peter Akpe as the new Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, following his nomination by Governor Douye Diri. Akpe’s appointment became necessary after the office was declared vacant due to the death of former deputy governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo in December 2025. Lawmakers approved...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved an extension of the dates for the purchase and submission of forms for the upcoming Zonal Congress and National Convention. National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday im Abuja. Mr. Morka said...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area I Command, has intercepted and handed over improperly declared pharmaceutical products to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), reinforcing its resolve to prevent unregulated medical supplies from entering the Nigerian market. According to a statement issued to...
Mmember of the Kaduna State Special Hajj Committee, Sheikh Haliru Maraya, has alleged that the 2015 ban on government-sponsored pilgrimage introduced by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai was applied selectively, affecting only Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem. Addressing journalists in Kaduna on Monday, the Islamic cleric maintained that although the policy...
Kaduna State Government has reached an agreement with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Kaduna Chapter, paving the way for the immediate suspension of the union’s one-week industrial action and the full resumption of judicial activities across the state. The breakthrough followed a high-level meeting between government officials...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has marked a significant milestone in bolstering its policy and ideological framework by inaugurating the Governing Council of The Progressive Institute (TPI). In a statement released earlier today, APC National Chairman Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda announced that he had the honor of personally inaugurating the...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has secured major investment commitments for Ondo State with the signing of agreements for a Deep Sea Port and a $4 billion petrochemical fertiliser plant at the Ondo State Investment Summit 2026 in Akure. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the Deep Sea Port project would...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described former First Lady Aisha Buhari as an “Amazon” and a woman of courage and strong values as she marked her 55th birthday. In a goodwill message released on February 23, 2026, President Tinubu joined family members, friends, and well-wishers in celebrating the former...