Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has rewarded a health worker, Dr Ishaku Dickson, with a fully furnished three-bedroom house in recognition of his dedication and selfless service to the people of Monguno and Borno State at large. Governor Zulum made the presentation on Monday night during a visit...
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Benue State Government has presented her budget estimate totalling Six Hundred and Five Billion, Five Hundred and Six Million, Seven Hundred and Sixty-Four Thousand, and Sixty-Six Naira, Sixteen Kobo (₦605,506,764,066.16K), before the state house of assembly, in Makurdi, for consideration and subsequent approval. Addressing the lawmakers during the budget...
Goni Musa Hameed from Maiduguri , Borno State has emerged the overall winner of the 2025 National Qur’anic Recitation Competition, while Kano State clinched the overall best in the female category. The 2025 edition of the National Annual Qur’anic Recitation Competition, and 40th Anniversary of the competition held in...
Unbundling of Mass Communication studies in Nigerian universities as directed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) will present limitless opportunities for students to excel in various specialized areas . Mass Communication has recently been unbundled into many courses including media and film studies, broadcasting, strategic and corporate communication, Public...
Lawmaker representing Plateau Central in the National Assembly, Senator Diket Plang, has endorsed the defection of Plateau State Governor, Barrister Caleb Mutfwang, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the move as a strategic decision capable of strengthening the state’s influence at the federal level. Speaking during a media...
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has alerted its stakeholders, partners, and the general public that its operations will continue seamlessly as the office temporarily adopts a skeletal remote work arrangement due to an ongoing fumigation and sanitation exercise. The fumigation exercise, scheduled to run from Tuesday, 23 December 2025,...
In the spirit of Christmas and the season of giving, the Senior Special Assistant to the Executive Governor of Kogi State on Electronic Media, Office of the First Lady, Hon. Janet Samuel, has brought smiles to the faces of vulnerable women in her community with a special Christmas outreach...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede has called on members of the public to embrace greater accountability in the fight against corruption to ensure speedy restoration of order and stability in Nigeria. He made the appeal on Friday, December 19, 2025 while...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, inaugurated the newly renovated Officers’ Lounge and Cafeteria for personnel of Nigerian Army 3, Division ,Operation Hadin Kai, in Monguno. The twin facilities, renovated under the supervision of the Sector Commander, Major General Suleiman Saidu Tilawan, are designed to provide...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced February 21, 2026, as the date for the conduct of bye-elections into the Ahoada East II and Khana II State Constituencies of Rivers State, signaling a fresh opportunity for residents to fill vacant seats in the State House of Assembly. Chairman, Information,...
Federal Government has approved a new policy making drug testing compulsory for all prospective applicants seeking employment into the Public Service, a move aimed at strengthening workplace integrity and tackling the growing challenge of illicit drug use in the country. The directive was announced in Abuja on Monday through...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that Nigeria is fully prepared to protect its citizens from terrorists and other criminal elements, in strict compliance with globally accepted Rules of Engagement. Idris, who stated this at the End-of-Year Press Briefing at NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja, on...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged Banks’ Compliance Officers in the south-east to be professional in discharging their duties in order not to destroy the image of their banks and attract unnecessary regulatory sanctions, as they are regarded as the...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, with education taking the largest share of the N985.9 billion budget, accounting for 25 per cent of the total allocation. Speaking at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Monday, the governor said the...
Federal Government has formally extended its congratulations to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, following his conferment with the prestigious “Great Ambassador of the University of Jos” award. In a congratulatory letter personally signed by the Secretary to the Government of the...
World Bank has commended the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE), Environmental Node for commencing professional certification examinations. The bank described the development as a critical milestone that marks the transition of the SPESSE Project from theoretical capacity building to standards-based certification in practice. It noted that...
A tragic road accident has claimed the lives of nine people on the Kaltungo–Cham Road in Gombe State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed. The crash occurred in the early hours of Monday at Kaluwa community in Kaltungo Local Government Area and involved a trailer and a...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has distributed essential food items to widows and vulnerable members of the Christian community in preparation for the upcoming Christmas celebrations. Over 6,000 people will benefit from the gesture, including 1,605 IDPs who have each received a bag of rice, 1 carton...
Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory, Rev. Joseph John Hayab, has declared that no Nigerian deserves to be killed on account of religion, warning that faith-based violence poses a grave threat to national unity and peaceful coexistence....
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 20 diverted transit containers with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth ₦769,533,666 across the axis of Kano/Jigawa Area Command. The feat followed intelligence-driven enforcement operations aimed at curbing cargo diversion and safeguarding government revenue. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed...