Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has flagged off massive construction of roads in the state to ease transportation of farm products and encourage local farming activities in the state. The flagg off ceremony which took place on Monday in the middle of Takum and Lisam 12 kilometre state road...
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Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the commencement of a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for regulating courier companies operating under the Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Incoterm. The implementation provides a unified framework for registration, manifest submission, declaration, valuation, clearance, delivery and compliance monitoring, in line with global best...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has concluded planns to disburse N2.525 billion to each university in its 2026 intervention cycle, while polytechnics will receive N1.871 billion each and Colleges of Education wilp receive N2.056 billion each. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch Sonny Echono, disclosed this in Abuja on...
News Express Publisher, Mr. Isaac Umunna, has written to the Founder of Haleems Integrated Services Limited, Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, demanding a written apology and a billion naira for alleged defamation and unjust disruption of business operations. In a demand letter dated 30th December, 2025, Umunna, through his lawyers,...
Total rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State cost N43 billion while the bridge’s Closed Circuit Television Camera (CCTV) Centre cost about N2.5 billion. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made this known on Monday in Lagos while addressing journalists. Umahi said that the scope of...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of the Akran of Badagry, Oba Aholu Menu-Toyi Babatunde, describing the monarch’s passing as a painful loss to Badagry, Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole. In a condolence message released on Monday through his Special Adviser...
Sixty two disengaged staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, asked the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja to dismiss an application filed by the apex bank. The CBN, through its lawyer, Wilson Inam, SAN, had filed a motion on notice before Justice...
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured Nigerians, particularly parents and caregivers, that all Nestlé infant formula products approved for sale in Nigeria are safe for consumption. In a statement issued on Monday, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, clarified that infant formula...
The Langtang North Local Government Council in Plateau State has distributed instructional materials to 160 schools across the area to enhance teaching and learning at the basic education level. The materials were provided to 142 public primary schools, alongside selected private schools, as pupils resumed for the new academic...
A civil society organisation, the Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV), has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the ongoing prosecution of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. The group described the...
The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in Nigeria has commended the Kogi State Government for domesticating the Harmonised Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Law as part of Nigeria’s ongoing tax reforms. This was contained in a Facebook post by the chairman of the committee,...
Coalition of Taraba Youths for Reform and Governance (CTYRG) have passed vote of confidence on Governor Agbu Kefas led civil service reform and staff verification exercise The Chairman of the coalition, Manly Joshua, in a press briefing held in Jalingo, Taraba State, said the group has carefully followed the...
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa has reaffirmed commitment to strengthening Early Childhood Care and Development Education (ECCDE) as the foundation of quality basic education and national development. Alausa stated this in his welcome address at the Annual Integrated ECCDE Consultative Committee Meeting, held in Abuja with stakeholders from...
The just-ended year (2025) was a defining period for my journalism practice, particularly in my role as the Kaduna State correspondent for NATIONAL ACCORD Newspapers. Developments within the media industry, combined with institutional strength and personal professional responsibilities, significantly shaped the activities and outputs on my beat throughout the...
Atiku demands release of detained critic Abubakar Musa, slams Tinubu govt over repression of dissent
Atiku demands release of detained critic Abubakar Musa, slams Tinubu govt over repression of dissent
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government to immediately release Abubakar Salim Musa, describing his arrest as another sign of what he called the growing repression of dissent under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Atiku made the demand on Monday via his official X (formerly Twitter)...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani’s massive investment in the water sector is beginning to pay off, with the state recording a significant improvement in water supply over the past one month, the Commissioner for Public Works and Infrastructure, Arc. Ibrahim Hamza, has said. In a statement issued on Sunday...
Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway will be tolled immediately upon completion and inauguration, the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, confirmed on Saturday during an inspection of the ongoing project. “I must emphasise that this road is going to be tolled, and it is part of the contractor’s package,” Umahi said....
Euracare Multispecialist Hospital has extended heartfelt condolences to renowned author Chimamanda Adichie and her family following the tragic loss of their young son. In a statement released by the hospital, officials acknowledged the family’s profound grief and urged the public to exercise caution regarding circulating reports, some of which...
Barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two years imprisonment for dealing in illicit drugs, an 80-year-old grandpa Jeremiah Isaiah Nkanta has again been nabbed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for returning to the criminal trade. The NDLEA Spokesman, Femi...
Popular media personality Sariki, known on X (formerly Twitter) as @Waspapping_, has stirred public debate following his reaction to the $500,000 (N700 million) pledge reportedly made by BUA Group Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, to Nigeria’s Super Eagles ahead of their AFCON semi-final clash against Morocco. While many Nigerians applauded...