By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has set up a Strategic Inter-Agency Coordination Committee in a bid to harness the gains of its ongoing Stakeholders’ consultations andengagements to better reposition the Fund. Inaugurating the Committee on behalf of the Managing Director and Chief Executive, Barrister...
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Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace, has officially commenced its direct flight service from Abuja to London Heathrow Airport, marking a significant leap forward for the nation’s aviation industry. The inaugural flight departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Sunday, October 26, 2025, and is expected to land at London...
Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has revealed that Chinese firms have committed over $1.3 billion to lithium processing projects across the country, underscoring growing international confidence in Nigeria’s mining reforms. Alake made this known while addressing participants at the 2025 China Mining Conference in Tianjin,...
The recourse to diversionary maneuvering is a familiar political gimmick. When government is thin on ideas and is politically ambushed or politicians are in disarray, the field is fertile for Machiavelli’s foot soldiers. We can domesticate this classic political script as one of the many possibilities in the reported...
Former Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) and the Emir of Kano, His Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, will headline a major national leadership conference scheduled to take place in Abuja on Tuesday. The event, organised by the Oxford Global Think Tank (OGTT), is themed “ _Better Leadership for a...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have condemned the arrest of human rights activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore by the Nigeria Police, alongside several other citizens who were reportedly protesting peacefully across the country under the banner of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow movement. The...
Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Ushafa back to the State Headquarters. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in a Abuja. SP Adeh said the decision...
House of Representatives has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate claims that Nigeria failed to repatriate about $850 billion in oil and non-oil export proceeds between 1996 and 2014. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Seyi Sowunmi (LP–Lagos), disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during the official inauguration...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on investors to leverage the numerous opportunities in the FCT to drive sustainable growth and development. The Minister made this call at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Abuja Business and Investment Summit held at the Bola Tinubu...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he would use 20 days to show “social media presidents and Nigerians” what the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration has done in the educational sector in Abuja. Wike spoke during the commissioning the newly Provided Engineering...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured stakeholders and development partners of the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to promoting girl-child education across Nigeria. He said among other government interventions in girl-child education, the school feeding programme remains essential. Speaking during a meeting with a PLAN International delegation led...
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) said it is prioritising transparency and accountability in the disbursement of funds and deployment of resources under the Luminah 2030 framework. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Aisha Garba disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a two-day engagement with LUMINAH 2030 pilot states....
Nigeria has recorded a notable decline in road crash fatalities compared to previous years, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, shared the update during a press briefing held on Monday in Abuja to launch the 2025 Ember Months Road Safety Sensitisation...
Nigeria Police Force has achieved a major breakthrough in the fight against transnational organized crime with the recovery of two high-end vehicles stolen from the Netherlands and illegally shipped into Nigeria. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja....
Nigerian Law School’s Bwari Campus is set for a significant infrastructure boost with the flag-off of over 600-bed new hostels and a surprise announcement for a brand-new auditorium, approved directly by President Bola Tinubu. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, made the revelations on Monday during...
A protest calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu descended into chaos in Abuja on Monday, October 20, 2025, after security operatives fired tear gas and live rounds into the air, forcing protesters—led by activist Omoyele Sowore—to scatter. The #FreeNnamdiKanu demonstration began peacefully around the Transcorp Hilton area and...
A civil society organisation, Nigeria First Project Initiative, has taken a swipe at activist and #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, alongside others who participated in the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest staged in Abuja on Monday. Speaking to journalists in Katsina, the group’s National Coordinator, Mr. Hamza Umar-Saulawa, questioned the motives behind the...
Former Chief of Army Staff and ex-Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (Rtd), will on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, deliver the keynote address at the 7th Annual Lecture of the Just Friends Club of Nigeria (JFCN), in Abuja. The high-profile event, themed “Nigeria’s Security Challenges and the...
In a swift legal move, the Federal High Court in Abuja has barred Omoyele Sowore — publisher of Sahara Reporters and former presidential candidate — along with several organisations and unnamed individuals, from staging protests in key areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including the vicinity of Aso...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu is steering Nigeria steadily toward a future of meaningful development—even if he never promised to solve every problem overnight. Wike made these remarks in Abuja on Friday during the flag-off of the Collector Road C01...