First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has expressed appreciation to the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar for his continued support and constant guidance to the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since inception. Senator Tinubu was speaking at the palace of the Sultan during her...
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Benue State Government has assured residents that there is no confirmed case of Monkey Pox (Mpox) in the state, urging the public to remain calm despite reports circulating on social media about a suspected outbreak in Konshisha Local Government Area. The clarification followed claims of a possible Mpox infection...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of four Special Advisers and a Senior Technical Assistant (STA) as part of efforts to strengthen governance and accelerate the post-insurgency recovery drive of his administration. The newly appointed Special Advisers are Engr. Ali Goni Lawan, Hon. Ali...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday donated ₦10 million to the Catholic Maternity Hospital in Moniaya, Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State, while calling for increased support for mission hospitals and other faith-based healthcare institutions across Nigeria. Obi disclosed the donation in a...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described as a monumental own goal the Presidency’s attempt to invoke China in attacking him, saying the comparison has only exposed President Bola Tinubu to even greater public scrutiny. In a statement...
National President of the Niger Delta Youth Council of Nigeria (NDYCN), Comrade Ufuoma Victor Erharhine, has defended the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Port Harcourt, Professor Okechukwu Onuchukwu, over criticisms surrounding his daughter’s postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom, describing the attacks as unfair and...
Stakeholders from Igedeland have decried that 25 years of political representation since 1999 has not translated into meaningful development for the community. This was one of the key observations in a communique issued after the 2nd Annual Public Lecture of the Association of Igede Media Professionals in Abuja on...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerian medical doctors and other healthcare professionals in the diaspora to return home and lend their expertise to the ongoing transformation of the nation’s healthcare sector under the Renewed Hope Agenda. President Tinubu stated this on Friday when he received a delegation of Nigerian...
Six state governors have pledged to draw practical lessons from the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone GDIZ), in the Republic of Benin as Nigeria intensifies efforts to establish agro-industrial processing hubs, revive domestic manufacturing and create large-scale employment for young people. The governors spoke after joining Vice President Kashim Shettima @officialsksm...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise to at least 90 days before the next General Elections to enable more Nigerians to participate in the democratic process. Obi made the appeal...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said it is time for African nations to take their rightful place in the control of global resources and trade by taking advantage of the natural endowment with which the continent is blessed. This, he noted, can only be possible if nations on...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described the Presidency’s latest statement attacking his person as further proof that the Tinubu administration has chosen diversion over disclosure and insults over accountability. In a statement issued by his Senior Special...
In furtherance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s industrialisation agenda, Vice President Kashim Shettima has led six state governors on an assessment tour of the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone, GDIZ, near Cotonou, Republic of Benin. The delegation included Governors Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, Caleb Mutfwang...
Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, has reaffirmed confidence in Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem, urging young entrepreneurs to continue transforming ideas into sustainable businesses while announcing funding for the fifth edition of the Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (iFAIR). Freeman made the announcement at the closing ceremony and...
Borno State Government has released ₦565.7 million to cover the 2026 external examination fees of 28,789 final-year students in public secondary schools across the state’s 27 local government areas. Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe, disclosed this on Friday during the symbolic presentation of...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, arraigned Mahwash Benedict Luka and Bennicle Investment Nigeria Limited before Justice A.A. Fashola of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Jabi, Abuja. They were arraigned on a two-count charge bordering alleged issuance of dishonoured cheques. Count one...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has charged staff members of the commission to work selflessly and uphold the highest standards of integrity, saying the commission cannot afford to fail Nigerians in the upcoming 2027 general elections. Prof. Amupitan stated this on Friday...
Borno State Government has commenced efforts to resolve lingering land disputes in Muna Asheri and Bulabulin Ngarannam communities in Jere Local Government Area through a comprehensive verification and documentation exercise. The intervention, coordinated by the Borno Geographic Information Service (BOGIS), targets the BOSA 11 layout in Muna Asheri and...
Nigeria’s efforts to scale up delivery of seven million smart electricity meters and close its metering gap received a boost on Thursday, with the flag-off in Abuja of POWER FORCE, a training programme that will produce 5,000-meter installers across the country. The Power Force programme is being implemented under...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, handed over the sum of N108 million to a company, Greenwich Planet Sun King Nigeria Limited, in Lagos. The money, handed over in bank drafts, formed part of the funds recovered by the Commission in...