By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to organize a summit aimed at revolutionizing agriculture across the nine states of the Niger Delta region . According to the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the summit will bring together state governments and stakeholders...
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Ace Broadcaster and the Group Controller, Current and Public Affairs, TVC Communications Limited, Babajide Kolade-Otitoju, has decried the undervaluing of practical skills in Nigeria as against the country’s growing youth population and persistent skills gap. He made this known at a public lecture, themed: “Technical Education and National Development:...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has applauded efforts of gallant troops in the North East Joint Task Force ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, men of the Civilian Joint Task Force, hunters, vigilantes and resilient people for repelling attack by suspected members of Boko Haram...
A former campaigner for Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Presidency, Lady Jemila Dorcas Sule, announced on Sunday the formation of an all-women group called ‘Coalition of Women for Tinubu Presidency’ , with her as Convener, to galvanize the support of women and women groups for the present administration of President...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated the commitment of ECOWAS leaders to work towards reshaping economic diplomacy in West Africa and build a sub-region that works for all. He said the foundation is being laid through the trade liberalisation scheme, the West African power pool...
A former PDP presidential aspirant, Chief Stanley Osifo, has raised concerns over the early politicking and “power-grabbing coalition” ahead of the 2027 general elections. Osifo, now a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), believes that the current politicking will not help solve the numerous challenges facing the country,...
President Bola Tinubu has been urged to consider hiring private military contractors (PMCs) to tackle the rising wave of terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. A former Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Alhaji Idi Farouk made the suggestion in an interview with NAN on Sunday. Alhaji Farouk suggestion...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored normal bulk electricity supply to the Northeastern part of the country. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, announcement this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Mrs. Mbah said the supply was...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has condemned the brutal killing of twelve Kaduna indigenes in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, calling on security agencies to do all they can to apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators. The victims, who were en route to...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- At a courier company in Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation (DOGI) on Thursday 19th June intercepted a shipment of sewn female dresses containing 1.3kg Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, going to...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Northern States Governors’ Forum has strongly condemned the brutal killing of innocent travellers from Kaduna State in Plateau. In a press statement.om Sunday, the forum’s Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, described the incident as “a barbaric and cowardly act that...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Government has confirmed the arrest of 50 fake Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the International Market IDP camp in Makurdi. According to the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Mr Aondowase Kunde, criminals and people from the host community have infiltrated...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Tension erupted at the Ultra Modern International Market Makurdi temporary camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) when a humanitarian volunteer, Chef Victor Tartenger, was allegedly harassed at the gate. However, the Benue Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hon. Aondowase Kunde, dismissed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Founder of Being Human Foundation for the Less Privileged (BHFLP), Engineer Ambassador Khadija Ibrahim, led a team to Mokwa, Niger State, to provide relief to flood victims. The non-governmental organization distributed essential materials, including food items, clothes, household products, toiletries, and cash, after...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has pledged to further promote safety culture within the country, especially in the workplace. Faleye made the pledge when the President of the Institute of Safety Professionals in Nigeria, ISPON, Dr...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of efforts to bring relief and healing to communities devastated by violence, the Gideon and Funmi Para-Mallam Peace Foundation on Saturday led a humanitarian intervention to Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, days after a massacre that left over...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, June 28, 2025, for the conduct of a mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 96,838 candidates. In a statement released on Sunday by the Public Communications Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the board said...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Commissioner For Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Sadiq Mamman Lagos, has said large turnout as an indication of victory for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani in 2027 poll. Mamman Lagos in an interview with newsmen, following the visit of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Netherlands has formally returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, marking the single largest repatriation of artefacts in the country’s history. The bronzes, looted during the British invasion of the ancient Benin Kingdom in 1897, were handed over at a ceremony at the National Museum...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu on Saturday urged West African leaders to harness the region’s youthful population and abundant natural resources for economic transformation through industrialisation, education, and innovation. Delivering the opening address at the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) in Abuja, President Tinubu described the...