Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, Benjamin Kalu, on Thursday formally announced the defection of Hon. Midala Balami, the lawmaker representing Askira-Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency of Borno State, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Kalu confirmed receipt of Balami’s defection letter...
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Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has reiterated his administration’s commitment to transforming Kaduna State into the agricultural and livestock capital of Northern Nigeria, as he flagged off the distribution of livestock intervention support to 5,000 cooperatives across the state. The governor made the disclosure on Thursday during the launch...
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has approved the early payment of March salaries for civil servants in the state ahead of the forthcoming Eid al-Fitr celebration. The directive, which takes effect from Friday, March 13, 2026, is aimed at enabling workers and pensioners to prepare adequately for the festive...
Conflict Research Network West Africa (CORN West Africa) has called for stronger documentation and visibility of peacebuilding activities across Nigeria as it unveiled a digital platform designed to track peace initiatives nationwide. The call was made during a recent high-level User Engagement Dialogue and Peace Actors Networking Forum on...
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Mbah Chidinma Sophina for an alleged case of criminal breach of trust and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N19, 000, 000. 00 (Nineteen Million Naira) and €8,370 (Eight Thousand,...
Federal Government on Thursday commended the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for its years of support through developmental programmes, affirming that government will continue to leverage on UNDP’s support and expertise to accelerate her various reform programmes. The Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila gave the...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Plateau State Governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, on his birthday, March 12. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated the lawyer and politician, who, through responsible leadership, has stabilised Plateau State and is gradually returning the state to its glory days...
Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Hussein Babangida in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 told the Federal High Court, Apo, Abuja, presided over by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie that the extracts from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of...
Court of Appeal, Akure Division, overturned the decision of the Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti, delivered by Hon. Justice Babs Kuewumi on 13th January 2026, which nullified the congress that produced Dr. Olumayokun Oluwole Oluyede as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming gubernatorial election...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has relieved the State Head of Service, Abdullahi Musa, of his appointment with immediate effect. The Director General, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. The statement said the decision is part of...
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved an extension of its Student Loan Application Portal for institutions that have formally requested additional time for the 2025/2026 academic session. Director, Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Mrs. Oluwatuyi said the extension...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has cautioned Non-Profit Organisations, NPOs, across the country to guide against infiltration by terrorist networks that seek to exploit the sector for acts of terrorism against the state. He gave the warning in Abuja on Tuesday,...
Nigeria is set to accelerate the commercialisation of locally developed inventions as the Federal Government prepares to launch a nationwide initiative aimed at transforming innovative ideas into viable businesses. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh, disclosed that the ministry will soon roll out a programme tagged...
A Chief Magistrate Court Grade I sitting in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, has sentenced three individuals arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) to 10 years imprisonment each for arms trafficking. The convicts — Sakina Garba, Ali Gono, and Ibrahim Abdulrashid — were found...
“Empowering women is not simply a moral obligation–it is an economic and social necessity.” These were the words of the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF) Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye during the 2026 celebration of International Women Day, (IWD) organized by the Trade...
Kaduna State Government has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media claiming that Governor Uba Sani has endorsed certain aspirants for National Assembly positions ahead of future political contests. The government described the report as a fabrication intended to mislead the public and create unnecessary political...
The trial of Akindele Akintoye, Platforms Capital Investment Partners Limited and Duport Midstream Company Limited before Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja, continued on Tuesday 10, March 2026 with the court, slating April 14, 2026 for ruling on the admissibility of the formal request of Akintoye,...
The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Umar Abba, in the trial of the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 presented fresh evidence before Justice Maryann Anineh of the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Mamman and seven others, namely, Mustapha Abubakar Bida, Joseph Omotayo Adewunmi, Ben...
Communique Issued at the end of the Expanded Emergency Meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) @OfficialPDPNig Today, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Presented by the Chairman of the BoT, Senator Adolphus Wabara Ph.d After a thorough consideration of all issues relating to the...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, arraigned one Ufoma Joseph Immanuel for an alleged $1.5m fraud before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Immanuel, alongside his company, Intermediate Investment Holdings Ltd., was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering...