Nigeria’s ongoing economic and governance reforms under the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu are strengthening global confidence in the country and opening new opportunities for trade, investment, and international cooperation, the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said. The Minister spoke on Sunday in London...
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President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, on his birthday on March 17, 2026. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated the lawyer and philanthropist, highlighting the tremendous progress recorded in Enugu State under his leadership over the past two years. President Tinubu...
Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association in Nigeria (BAVCCA), has congratulated newly promoted Assistant Inspector General of Police, Ifeanyi Uche, describing his elevation as a testament to professionalism, competence, and dedication to national service. In a statement made available to journalists, the association commended the Police Service Commission for...
Students from four secondary schools in Plateau State engaged in debates on tax reform, corruption and civic responsibility during a competition organised by the Plateau State Internal Revenue Service (PSIRS) as part of activities marking the 2026 Taxpayers Month in Jos. Participants from Government Secondary School Anglo-Jos, Government Secondary...
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ikoyi, on Monday, March 16, 2026, arraigned an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, for an alleged 12m theft before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Adekola was arraigned on a one-count...
Federal Government considers partnering with Admiralty Maritime Services as its strategic focus on expanding inland and coastal waterway usage as a primary, cost-effective alternative for moving cargo and passengers across the nation. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (FMMBE), Fatima Sugra Tabi’a Mahmood, who disclosed...
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Felicia Paul, on Monday, March 16, 2026, narrated before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, how a businessman, Peter Otomewu, allegedly defrauded a petroleum services company, Virgin Forest Energy Limited, of $75,000. The...
Taraba State Commissioner for Tertiary Institutions, Mike Dio Jen, has disclosed that Governor Agbu Kefas has committed billions of naira toward sustaining Taraba State University (TSU) since assuming office nearly three years ago. Jen made the revelation on Monday while addressing journalists in his office in Jalingo amid the...
Internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State has worsened following the rejection of Dr. Victor Fallack by members of a factional caretaker committee, who have instead endorsed Alhaji Abba Saleh as the legitimate chairman of the party in the state. Eight members of the 16-member...
APC National Youth League has thrown its weight behind Bauchi born oil and gas technocrat Bala Wunti, urging the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to rally behind him as the party’s most formidable candidate for the 2027 Bauchi State governorship election. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday,...
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the reported attack on the office of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, describing the incident as a serious assault on democratic values in the country. Reacting to the...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has emerged as one of the top performers in the 2025 Governance Accountability and Transparency Index (GATI) Report. The recognition places Zulum among a select group of Nigerian governors whose transparency reforms and people-centred projects are redefining governance standards across the country. The...
Managing Director of the Kaduna State Roads Agency (KADRA), Abdullahi Baba Ahmed, has said Governor Uba Sani is set to surpass his own infrastructure record with the ongoing 36-kilometre Bagoma–Gagumi road project in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area. Baba Ahmed made the disclosure during an inspection visit to the...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said that empowering women with mechanized farming tools is critical to boosting agricultural productivity, strengthening food security and expanding economic opportunities across Nigeria. The governor stated this in Kaduna during the celebration of International Women’s Day organized by the Women in Mechanized Agriculture...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has called on citizens to embrace unity and peaceful coexistence as the Mupun people celebrated the annual Vwang Cultural Festival in Lankang, Pankshin Local Government Area of the state. Mutfwang, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Ngo Josephine Piyo, said cultural festivals play...
Barrister Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo was a woman of substance – the founder of Trixtresse Associates Chambers, her law firm, a notary public, the former treasurer of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja Branch, and also the former Vice President of the Catholic Lawyers Association of Nigeria. Nwamaka, the...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the official schedule of activities for the conduct of our party’s 2026 nationwide congresses and National Convention. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the party’s National Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi. The statement said the process forms part of...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected what it described as a purported announcement dissolving its elected State Executive Committees in Ogun State, Ekiti State and Ondo State, insisting that the move is unlawful and should be disregarded by party members. In a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity...