Former Kano State Governor and national leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has faulted comments made by former Borno State Governor, , over the political strength of in Northern Nigeria. Reacting in a post shared on X on Tuesday, Kwankwaso said he was disappointed by Sheriff’s remarks during...
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it is awaiting the judgment of the court in its suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the recognition of its Interim National Working Committee (NWC). The party disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Interim National Working Committee...
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, for raising the Commission’s standards to its highest level. Alausa spoke on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja, where a ministry delegation received beds...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill to prepare the legal framework for the implementation of state police across the country. President Tinubu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, inaugurated the panel at the Presidential Villa, Abuja....
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of a “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC) and all related matters. The President directed that the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted...
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, ordered the remand of Ifoma Immanuel, Executive Director of Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for an alleged $1.5 million investment fraud. Investigations revealed that the defendant allegedly induced...
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Muhammadu Dingyadi, has hailed the sweeping reforms at the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), saying the agency’s transformation has significantly improved the delivery of the Employees’ Compensation Scheme. Dingyadi gave the commendation on Monday when the Managing Director and Chief Executive of...
Taraba State Environmental and Sanitation Agency (TSESA) has commenced a massive drainage clearance exercise across the 16 local government headquarters and Jalingo, the state capital, as part of efforts to reduce the risk of flooding during the rainy season. The agency has also begun spraying herbicides along major roads...
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Malam Sa’idu Umar Ubandoma, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a major political development ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ubandoma’s defection took place in Abuja at the Asokoro residence of Senator Aliyu...
National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education (NCAOOSCE) has noted the public interest generated by reports concerning certain projects contained in its 2026 Appropriation Act that fall outside the Commission’s statutory mandate. In a statement by Special Adviser, Media and Communication Nura Muhammad, the Commission clarified that these...
The Federal Government has unveiled a new national blueprint to transform Nigerian universities into centres of industrial production, technological innovation and enterprise development with the launch of the country’s first Manu-Tech University Innovation Pod at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State. The initiative marks a...
Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of ten individuals for naira mutilation and abuse before Justice F. A. Olubanjo of the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State and Justice (Professor) C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Benin City....
Justice S.I. Mark of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has ordered the remand of Julie Akue Onwuegbu and her husband, Wisdom Onwuegbu in Port Harcourt Correctional Centre for land fraud. The couple was arraigned on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 by the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Engr Peter Samuel, MNSE, MNIAE, as the General Manager of Borno State Agricultural Mechanization Authority (BOSAMA). In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dauda Iliya, the appointment was based on Engr Samuel’s...
Nigeria is making significant progress in strengthening its nutrition information and logistics systems as part of efforts to improve evidence-based planning, coordination and accountability in the nutrition sector, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has said. The ministry, through its Nutrition Department, made the disclosure during the...
Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, on Monday commissioned the newly completed 2-kilometre Buzaye Area Road Network in Sokoto metropolis, describing the over N3 billion project as an investment in the future prosperity of the state. The road project, executed by ZBCC, forms part of the Sokoto State Government’s...
Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has emphasised the need for interoperable Customs systems across Africa. He described it as a critical requirement for a successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Customs Modernisation Project. The CGC boss stated this in Lagos during the signing of...
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on state governors across the country to emulate the approach of Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, in implementing the Land Use Act, describing his handling of land acquisition and compensation as humane, constitutional and rights-based. In a statement signed...
Kaduna State Government has said its ongoing distribution of essential medicines, safe delivery kits and medical equipment to Primary Health Care (PHC) centres is aimed at significantly improving maternal and child health outcomes across the state. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Sadiq Mamman Lagos, stated...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has begun a week-long study tour for officials of The Gambia’s Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC), as both institutions seek to deepen cooperation on workers’ compensation and social security administration. The programme, which opened on Monday at the Fund’s Corporate Headquarters...