Nigerian Vice President, Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the inauguration of Mr. Alassane Ouattara for a fourth term in office as President of that country. Senator Shettima is expected to join other leaders across Africa and beyond to...
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The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has named the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), one of the top five best-performing Federal Government agencies for 2025 under the Transparency and Efficiency Category. The NCC was recognized alongside the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, which emerged overall best-performing agency; the...
Aliko Dangote has delivered a message many Nigerians have waited decades to hear—this Christmas season will not be marked by the familiar, frustrating fuel queues. Speaking with State House Correspondents on Friday after what he described as a routine meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,...
The newly appointed Minister of Defence and immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, on Friday assumed duty at the Ministry of Defence, Ship House, Abuja. Gen. Musa, appointed on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu following the resignation of former minister Muhammed Badaru, was confirmed by...
By PHILIP IKPONGKO, Abuja – All is now set for the grand celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Club De Pals Abuja, the foremost socio-cultural association of Tiv professionals resident and working in the federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs. The grand celebration, scheduled to hold on Saturday,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, swore in General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd) as Minister of Defence at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. General Musa’s appointment follows the resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Monday, December 1, 2025. His nomination was announced the following day and transmitted to the...
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed the death of a police officer and the injury of another following a tragic road accident in Abuja on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. According to the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the incident happened at about 2:20 p.m. along the Sani...
In a move that marks one of its most significant cash-policy overhauls in recent years, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially removed the long-standing limit on cash deposits and raised the weekly withdrawal allowance for individuals to N500,000—a five-fold increase from the previous N100,000 cap. Corporate account...
BY PAUL ADAJI A new dimension has been introduced in the ongoing investigation and prosecution involving Ms Uche David Obinali, also known as Uche Edwin Emedo, a niece of former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, who is being questioned by police over an alleged ₦127 million fraud. Ms Obinali...
FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud has said that the historic maiden edition of the Nigeria International Airshow underscores President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to repositioning critical sectors as engine for national growth, job creation, and international competitiveness. Mahmoud made this assertion at the maiden edition of the...
Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, is set for a month-long stretch of daily questioning at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as investigators dig into the trail of an alleged $490 million Abacha loot retrieved through a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT). A senior EFCC...
December 1st, 2025, Ambam Community, Jema’a Local Government Area, Kaduna State Beneath the tranquil farmlands of Ambam community in Kaduna State lies a treasure of the modern age: vast deposits of lithium, the coveted “white gold” powering the global revolution in electric vehicles. For two years, this potential wealth...
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, on Sunday, in Abuja, unveiled Ssonic Gas Company Foundation, a non-profit organisation committed to empowering people and communities through sustainable development initiatives. The Foundation, which is a brainchild of Dr (Mrs) Ifeoma Douglas, daughter of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has...
A new case of alleged land fraud has emerged against Uche Edwin Emedo (also known as Uche David Obinali), the niece of former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha. According to the First Information Report (FIR) filed on 14 June 2024 at the Magistrate Court of the Federal Capital...
FCT Police Command has successfully averted a planned large-scale attack on a community within the Territory, following credible intelligence and a coordinated tactical operation by the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit. A statement issued by the police command’s spokesman, SP Josephine Adeh, said breakthrough follows recent kidnapping incidents recorded in ACO...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday hosted former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, shortly after Jonathan returned from a tense assignment in Guinea-Bissau. Jonathan had been in the West African nation leading an election observation mission, a role that unexpectedly drew public concern when news...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun firm enforcement against owners of 1,095 properties whose titles were recently revoked across Asokoro, Maitama, Garki and Wuse. The clampdown, was announced on Friday by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister. Mr Lere...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said there are no security threats in the nation’s capital to warrant shutdown of schools. Wike stated this after inspecting ongoing infrastructure projects in Guzape, Abuja on Wednesday. The Minister said he had not directed the closure of...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has dismissed reports suggesting that all government schools in the FCT would shut down on Nov. 28, describing the claim as entirely fabricated. Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, issued a statement in...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday announced that the long-awaited Abuja–Kuje road will be completed and delivered by June next year, saying the project has finally regained momentum following years of delay. Wike, who disclosed this during an inspection of ongoing works in Kuje...