Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, and the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, have been named among the top honourees for the 2025 OurNigeria News Awards. The recipients were unveiled by the organisers at a press briefing held in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking at the briefing, the Chairman,...
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has debunked speculations that he is supporting the candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the forthcoming bye -election scheduled to hold on February 21, 2026. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated the bye-election to fill two vacant seats in the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday briefly stumbled and fell during an official welcome ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, sparking momentary concern over his health while on a state visit. The incident occurred as President Tinubu, 73, was being received by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, shortly after he had...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima , has said the formal entry of Plateau State into the All Progressives Congress (APC) is an affirmation that the governing party is truly a national platform that open to all Nigerians committed to unity, peace and inclusive development. He described the party as...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 arraigned the former National Coordinator of Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project, MCRP, North East Development Commission (NEDC), Alhaji Danjuma Mohammed and two others; Prince Achem and Aminu Alhaji (at large) before Justice K. N Ogbonnaya of the Federal Capital...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, attended the National Teachers’ Summit held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he stood in for the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). Governor Zulum commended the Federal Government for its strategic investments in education, citing...
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister. Oluwaseun Faleye, has called for a nationwide shift from mere workplace safety compliance to the entrenchment of a sustainable safety culture across Nigerian industries. The NSITF boss made the call in Abuja on Tuesday at the NSITF–NECA Safe...
Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, popularly known as Senator LA, has visited the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, to sympathise with victims who sustained varying degrees of injuries during the recent abduction of 177 worshippers from churches in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Senator,...
Borno State acting Governor, Umar Kadafur, has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, marking a historic milestone as the first time an acting governor has assented to a state budget in Borno’s history. The signing ceremony, which took place on Tuesday, 27 January 2026, also featured another major...
Former Acting Executive Secretary of Nigeria’s National Universities Commission, (NUC), Mr. Chris Maiyaki, has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Management by Lincoln University of Malaysia. The conferment, which took place on Monday in Kuala Lumpur, during the university’s convocation ceremony, was in recognition of Maiyaki’s contributions...
Federal Government has advocated efficient border vigilance and management, stressing that it is key to economic stability and growth. It, therefore, reaffirmed its commitment to the ongoing reforms within the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), describing the Service as a pivotal institution that galvanizes revenue mobilisation, national security and trade...
National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, ordered workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to suspend their ongoing strike, granting an interlocutory injunction sought by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the FCT Administration. Delivering his ruling in Suit No:...
Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal high court Abuja, on Tuesday struck out an ex-parte motion filed by the convicted leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the Sokoto correctional facility. The legal representative of Kanu, Demdoo Asan, a senior legal officer at...
Borno State Government has finalised arrangements for the voluntary repatriation of more than 3,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon republic to their ancestral homes after 11 years. This is in fulfillment of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum’s commitment to repatriate and resettle all Nigerian refugees from Borno, who are sheltering...
Airline passengers across Nigeria have expressed renewed confidence in flight safety following the successful conclusion of the Flight Calibration Exercise by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). The exercise, which marked another critical step in strengthening aviation safety standards in the country, was formally concluded at a Checkout Ceremony...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to conduct bye-elections in the Ahoada East II and Khana II State Constituencies of Rivers State. The electoral body made the disclosure in an official notice shared on its verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, @inecnigeria, informing the public of the date,...
Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, son of former Kano State Governor and national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has resigned his appointment as Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Kano State. His resignation also ends his membership of the Kano State Executive Council...
Federal government has commenced the plotting of the disputed and newly drilled oil and gas wells. The Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Dr. Mohammed Bello Shehu, disclosed this on Monday while addressing members of the press during the flag off ceremony held at the headquarters of...
A delegation of indigenous contractors across Nigeria has commended the Minister of State for Finance , Doris Uzoka-Anite, for her prompt intervention in addressing the long standing issue of outstanding payments owed to members of their community. Speaking after a meeting with the Minister and her management team, the...