By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has reaffirmed his support for routine polio immunization and urged parents to bring their children aged 0-59 months for polio vaccination. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony for the June 2025 Outbreak Response Campaign on Immunization for Polio-Virus...
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By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State Government has ended a three-day prayer summit intended to ensure a period of meaningful development and to usher Governor Umo Eno into the third year of his administration. Eno has recorded modest strides to mark his second anniversary but the achievements...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has presented the staff of office to Mr. Ishaku Tagwai Sambo, as the 5th Chief of Moro’a, a First Class Chief in Kaduna State, praying that his reign be marked by wisdom, welfare and widespread goodwill. Speaking at Manchok on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja A total of 64,000 candidates from Nigeria, Benin Republic, and Togo have participated in the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal Government Colleges, conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). Speaking after monitoring the exercise at Model Secondary School, Maitama, and...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – A devastating incident occurred in the Tudun-Wadan Pantami community of Gombe Metropolis on Saturday, resulting in the electrocution of five persons and injuring 13 others. Gombe State Police Command confirmed the incident, attributing the cause to a high-voltage surge from a nearby electricity transformer....
A total of 30,000 candidates participated in the 2025 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) entrance examination into Federal Technical Colleges nationwide. The examination was conducted by the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB). NABTEB Registrar and CEO, Dr. Mohammed Mohammed, described TVET as an exciting federal...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Joint House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts and Public Assets has summoned Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso and Finance Minister Olawale Edun to appear before it on Monday, June 16, 2025. The summons is over allegations of non-compliance with...
The Nigerian Army is set to inject 6,195 fresh regular combatants into its fold to enhance strength and operational readiness in the battle against terrorists, bandits, and other criminals in the country. These new recruits are members of the 88 Regular Recruit Intake (88RRI) who completed six months of...
by JOY ADARA, Abuja – “Doing and Being” written by an executive Director of Emadeb Energy Services Limited, Mrs Gbesoye Debo-Olujimi, which was initially slated for public presentation on June 14, 2025, in Lagos, will now be unveiled in Abuja on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The event, powered by...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Anambra State governor Chukwuma Soludo, has declared that President Bola Tinubu led administration salvaged Nigeria’s public finances from the brink of collapse. In an address delivered on June 12 at The Platform Nigeria, hosted by Pastor Poju Oyemade and The Covenant Nation, Governor Soludo praised...
Hafsat Abiola, daughter of the late Chief M.K.O Abiola, has commended President Bola Tinubu for conferring a posthumous award on her mother, Kudirat Abiola. Kudirat Abiola was honoured with the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) title for her role in the campaign to validate the annulled June 12,...
By EMMA KUJE, Abuja- The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather activities across the country from Saturday to Monday. According to NiMet’s weather outlook, early morning thunderstorms are expected in various parts of the country, with the northern region experiencing thunderstorms over parts of Taraba,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commenced the inbound transportation of Nigerian pilgrims from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. As of the latest update, 1,310 pilgrims have successfully returned home. According to Malam Shafii Mohammed, Principal Information Officer at NAHCON, four designated Nigerian Hajj...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has approved ₦6.154 billion as counterpart funding for Anambra’s Universal Basic Education (UBE) grants for 2022 to 2024. This approval will enable the state to access an equal matching grant from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), amounting to ₦12.308...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 2,247 fresh university graduates to Rivers State to undertake their mandatory one-year national service. The corps members, comprising graduates from both local and foreign universities, were officially inducted during a ceremony held on Friday in Nonwa-Gbam, Tai area of Rivers. The...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been commended for honouring those whose sacrifices ushered in the present democracy, after years of battling military dictatorship. A statement issued by the Secretary to Kaduna State Government, Dr AbdulKadir Mu’azu Meyere on Friday, also praised the President for giving...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former President of the Senate, David Mark, has congratulated General Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former Head of State, on his 83rd birthday. Mark in a statement on Friday described Abubakar as a true patriot who played a pivotal role in transitioning Nigeria to democratic governance. Mark...
That National Honour on Dr. John Yima Sen, a terrific act of recognition of a great man – Amb Hagher
That National Honour on Dr. John Yima Sen, a terrific act of recognition of a great man – Amb Hagher
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – Former Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico and High Commissioner to Canada, Ambassador Iyorwuese Hagher, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmad Tinubu for conferring a post humous national honour to John Yima Sen, PhD. In a statement he issued on Friday and made available to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the arrest of a Chinese national during a counter-terrorism operation in Borno and Yobe states. The suspect, who claimed to be a miner, was apprehended by troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in Kukawa and Ngala Local Government Areas of...
The Defence Headquarters has announced a significant crackdown on oil theft in the Niger Delta region. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, disclosed this during a media briefing on Friday in Abuja. He said the troops under Operation Delta Safe have discovered and deactivated 21 illegal...