Federal Government is planning to introduce an 80 per cent practical and 20 per cent theoretical curriculum in tertiary institutions to equip students with relevant skills and improve their employability. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, represented by the Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, disclosed this at...
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Sirri Care Foundation has begun a two-day capacity-building workshop to improve journalists’ understanding of social protection frameworks in Borno State. The training, held in Maiduguri, brought together journalists and media professionals from print and online news organisations to promote accurate and responsible reporting. The workshop is part of the...
Ibadan, Nigeria, October 15, 2026: The Grand Patron of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo has called on the people of Oyo State to vote massively for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection as one of their own. He made the call as he...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has constituted a three-member committee to investigate allegations surrounding the receipt, management and disbursement of a ₦100 million gift received by its Owerri Branch from the Imo State Government. The NBA President, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, announced the committee following concerns raised by members of the...
Electricity customers who are wrongfully disconnected by Distribution Companies (DisCos) will now receive compensation equivalent to three months of their average electricity consumption, following a new directive by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The commission said the compensation will apply for every day affected customers remain without power...
Governor Uba Sani has signed an Executive Bill establishing the Kaduna State College of Post-Basic Nursing Sciences in Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area, to address shortage of specialist nurses and to improve medical services. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, disclosed the...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has donated an ambulance to the Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN), Kaduna State Chapter, to strengthen healthcare delivery at its hospital, which has provided free medical services to residents for nearly three decades. The ambulance was presented to the organisation on...
Spokesman to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has questioned the cost of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike’s live media chats, demanding transparency over the funds used for the broadcasts. Ibe raised the concerns in a statement following Wike’s latest live television appearance involving several...
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has said Nigerian students must have a voice in national decision-making, insisting that young Nigerians should be regarded as stakeholders in the country’s present, not merely its future. He said the administration’s interventions, particularly the student loan programme @NELFUND and sustained attention to the welfare...
Management of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board (LITFCMB) has strongly condemned the use of its facility for the production of fake products and any form of unwholesome activities, describing such developments as contrary to its long-standing commitment to promoting genuine trade and ethical business practices. In...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved the enlistment of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) as a beneficiary institution, with annual allocations expected to commence in 2027.The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, disclosed this during a visit by the Director-General of DICON, Maj.-Gen. Babatunde...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has sought strategic development partnerships with German cities, specifically targeting agriculture, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and youth skill acquisition Wike made the remarks when the German Ambassador to Nigeria Mr Stefan Rössel, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday....
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, on Tuesday joined other eminent dignitaries at the official flag-off of the reconstruction and dualisation of the Lambata–Bida–Mokwa–Makera–Kontagora Road project in Bida, Niger State. The 317-kilometre strategic highway project, flagged off by the Honourable Minister of Works, Engr. David...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Tuesday, 13th October 2026, paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Sir Siminalayi Fubara, at Government House, Port Harcourt. The visit marked a homecoming for the IGP, who previously served as Commissioner of Police in Rivers...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Abuja Operations Office (AOO), has conducted coordinated search and rescue operations in communities affected by flooding in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State. The operation was undertaken to respond to the flood emergency, safeguard lives and support vulnerable populations in the affected communities....
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Faruk Buba as the substantive Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). The appointment followed the completion of the process and guidelines for selecting chief medical directors of federal tertiary health institutions. A letter dated...
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has said the $552.18 million World Bank’s grant for Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE-EDU) programme is targeting 29 million children, 500,000 teachers, 65,000 public schools and 10,000 non-formal learning centres across Nigeria. The programme also targets the construction of 13,000...
Justice M.A. Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has dismissed a suit filed by the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in 2017, Uwemedimo Nwoko, challenging the statutory powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), to investigate the financial activities...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said electoral management bodies can no longer avoid Artificial Intelligence (AI) and must instead establish robust security safeguards to ensure its responsible use and protect public trust in electoral processes. Prof. Amupitan stated this on Tuesday, October...
VALGEE Transport Services Limited has expanded its fleet with additional Toyota Sienna vehicles to increase its capacity to serve passengers travelling between Jos, Plateau State, and Abuja. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Liberty Makwin, disclosed this on Wednesday during the unveiling of the vehicles in Jos....