Nigeria Government has dismissed circulating reports that open grazing has been banned across Nigeria, insisting that the nation is instead embracing a gradual move toward modern livestock management. Speaking on Tuesday during the inauguration of an ultramodern Veterinary Hospital in Yola, the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, set...
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President Bola Tinubu has ordered an extensive security lockdown across major forest corridors in Kwara, Kebbi and parts of Niger State, a move that follows the rising wave of kidnappings and violent attacks plaguing the region. The directive was disclosed on Tuesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has rolled out more than N30 billion this year alone to bolster security across universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria. Chairman of the TETFund Board of Trustees, Alhaji Aminu Masari, disclosed the figures in Katsina on Tuesday, noting that the investment has...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has dismissed reports suggesting that all government schools in the FCT would shut down on Nov. 28, describing the claim as entirely fabricated. Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, issued a statement in...
Nigeria’s HIV prevention efforts are facing a troubling setback, with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) revealing that condom distribution in the country has crashed by 55 per cent in just one year. The figure appeared in UNAIDS’ 2025 World AIDS Day report, Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the...
A new United Nations report has delivered a stark warning: violence against women is not only rising—it is becoming even more lethal. Released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the report...
Paravolley Africa has appointed Jackson Imandi as President of its West Africa Development Commission. His appointment was confirmed in a letter dated November 5, 2025, and signed by the organisation’s Director of Development, Robinson Tumwesigye. According to the letter, the decision followed a careful review of Imandi’s contribution to...
Alleged terror negotiator, Tukur Mamu, has dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to court, insisting that branding him a “terrorist” while his trial is still ongoing is unconstitutional and damaging to his fundamental rights. Arguing before Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Mamu’s lead counsel,...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on Tuesday in Abuja swore in Prof. Rahmon Tella as the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Oyo State. The ceremony was conducted with “solemnity and purpose,” in line with Amupitan’s drive to entrench discipline, integrity, and punctuality within...
Ahead of the national launch of the Federal Government’s Ward Development Programme, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State as the Renewed Hope Ambassador. The presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the statement, Governor Uzodinma,...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday announced that the long-awaited Abuja–Kuje road will be completed and delivered by June next year, saying the project has finally regained momentum following years of delay. Wike, who disclosed this during an inspection of ongoing works in Kuje...
Shettima returns to Abuja after successful engagements at G20, AU–EU summits in South Africa, Angola
Shettima returns to Abuja after successful engagements at G20, AU–EU summits in South Africa, Angola
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Abuja from Luanda, Angola, after successfully representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 7th African Union–European Union (AU-EU) Summit held in that country. Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this...
A high-level stakeholders meeting has been convened by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command to solicit synergy on how to ensure continued peace and security in the state. The meeting chaired by the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Azare was attended by representatives of traditional rulers, religious leaders, market...
Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno has presented an appropriation bill of ₦1.39 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval. Describing it as “The People’s Budget of Expansion and Growth”, Governor Eno said the ₦1.39 trillion estimate, comprises of 75% capital...
Great Achievers Initiative for Youth and Community Development (GAIYD), in collaboration with the American Management University (AMU), USA, has honoured several Nigerians for their outstanding contributions to the development and protection of the boy child. The honours were conferred at the 2025 Doctorate Award ceremony held in Abuja over...
Stakeholders at the 2025 Great Achievers Summit and Awards of Excellence have called for a renewed national commitment to raising morally grounded and emotionally intelligent boys who can become responsible leaders. The event, organised by the Great Achievers Initiative for Youth and Community Development (GAIYD), held over the weekend...
Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association in Nigeria (BAVCCA), representing over 5,000 verified digital professionals across the country, has strongly condemned what it described as “deliberate misinformation and politicisation” of the nation’s tax administration by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Speaking at an emergency press conference in Abuja, BAVCCA...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has approved the confirmation of permanent appointments for long-serving ad-hoc staff across state-owned tertiary institutions, including Plateau State Polytechnic and the College of Education, Gindiri. Many of the workers had served for five to ten years on casual terms, earning between ₦6,000 and ₦15,000...
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has concluded arrangements to subject all new recruits and serving officers to a mandatory drug test as part of the ongoing recruitment exercise. Adeniyi disclosed this during the closing session of the CGC’s 2025 Conference in...
Bishop of the Ibadan Anglican Diocese, Most Rev. Joseph Akinfenwa, has delivered a stern message to Nigeria’s political class, warning them to stop turning the suffering of citizens into a political game. In a statement released in Ibadan Akinfenwa lamented that insecurity — though a long-standing national challenge —...