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Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT remains determined to reform and strengthen Nigeria’s power sector. He noted that while the promise of every nation rests on its abundance, Nigeria cannot afford to gamble with energy security. The Vice President, who...
After a brief disruption in December caused by technical issues with its former service provider, the Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Dr Ronke Soyombo, has assured teachers and stakeholders that the council’s digital portal is now stable. She stated this while addressing the press in...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has warned that a digital threat, including AI-driven disinformation and social media volatility now poses a direct risk to national security ahead of the country’s 2027 general elections. Speaking at a security alumni lecture in Abuja on Thursday,...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has applauded the Gates Foundation for sustaining investments and humanitarian aid in Nigeria, saying the Foundation remains the nation’s strategic partner in the drive to change the Nigerian narrative. Accordingly, he pledged support for the Foundation’s request to deepen and broaden its partnership with...
National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in Taraba State has recorded significant growth in enrollment, with over 130,000 beneficiaries now captured under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund across the state’s 168 wards. The agency has also identified 2,000 persons living with HIV, who are set to be enrolled into...
Kano State government has applauded the Department of State Services (DSS) for safely rescuing the abducted Administrative Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Hamza Durya The scribe was reportedly kidnapped a few days ago at his residence in Kibiya by gunmen who later demanded a...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday departed Lagos for Abuja after marking the Eid-el-Fitri, following his historic state visit to the United Kingdom. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement said his (Tinubu’s) plane left the Presidential Wing of the Murtala...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described President Bola Tinubu’s support and commitment to timely project delivery as responsible for the massive infrastructural development being recorded in the territory. Wike said this on Wednesday in Abuja after inspecting ongoing projects across the FCT, noting that...
Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability, and institutional reform with the formal presentation of the report of the Independent Investigative Panel on alleged misconduct within the Nigerian Correctional Service. The report was presented at a high-level stakeholders’ engagement convened by the Ministry of Interior, bringing together...
Justice Maryann Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, admitted more documents in evidence against the former Minister for Power, Saleh Mamman in his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged fraud. Mamman and seven others are being prosecuted...
Professor of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Pwaveno Huladeino Bamaiyi, has called for a coordinated national programme to tackle brucellosis in Nigeria, warning that the disease continues to spread quietly among both humans and animals. He made this appeal while delivering the University of Jos’ 119th inaugural lecture,...
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Osamudiamen Philip Ikilo for fraud of $19,400 bitcoin. The convict was arraigned on one count charge of stealing before Justice W.I. Aziegbemhin of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City....
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has positioned himself as a rallying point for unity within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), using the party’s North-West Zonal Congress in Kaduna to reaffirm internal democracy, welcome new entrants, and strongly defend the reform agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Addressing party...
A group, Concerned Arewa Youth Council, has cautioned Nigerians against spreading allegations capable of undermining national security. The group spoke amidst claims in some quarters that the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, is religiously biased in the agency’s arrest pattern. Addressing a press...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has held a strategic engagement with a delegation from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. The meeting which focused on advancing the implementation of the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) to support small-scale cross-border trade was held at its the Customs headquarters in Maitama,...
Federal Government of Nigeria has intensified efforts to mobilise private sector and global investment to accelerate education reform as a driver of productivity, innovation and inclusive growth. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, reaffirmed this under the Renewed Hope Agenda of Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the CEO Breakfast Roundtable in...
President Bola Tinubu has extolled Mr Tunde Rahman, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Special Duties, for his commitment to duty and loyalty over the years. President Tinubu used the occasion of his longtime aide’s 60th birthday to shower encomiums on him for his many years of unflinching...
To address insecurity nationwide, the Federal Government has launched the National Conflict Early Warning and Early Response System (NCEWERS), a proactive initiative aimed at identifying potential conflicts early and enabling swift interventions before situations escalate into violence. At a briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, the Director General of the...
In a major step toward strengthening land ownership and community stability, the Rehabilitation Empowerment and Better Health Initiative (REBHI) has convened a high-level town hall meeting in Maiduguri, Borno State. The meeting, held at the Armani Event Center, brought together key stakeholders to discuss the rollout of the Systematic...