First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu has flagged off the National Advocacy and Awareness Campaign for the National Community Food Bank Program, a program designed to address the issues of malnutrition among infants across the nation. The event which was done during the 1st National Traditional and Religious...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani as Renewed Hope Ambassador and deputy director-general for party outreach, engagement, and mobilisation. The appointment according to a statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, is with immediate effect. Onanuga said the President, as the leader of...
Former Coordinating Director, Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Prof. Aminu Gusau, has commended Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for his bold governance, infrastructural renewal and decisive leadership. Gusau stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the 2026 Annual Distinguished Personality Lecture Series, organised...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday urged the young fellows of the Federal Government’s National Health Fellowship Programme to serve with honour, humility and courage, assuring them that the government will work assiduously to secure their career paths. President Tinubu said this during the first National Traditional and Religious...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has extended warm felicitations to the Muslim Ummah in Borno State, Nigeria, and across the world on the commencement of the Ramadan fast, 1447 After Hijrah Governor Zulum described the Holy month of Ramadan as a period of spiritual rejuvenation, self-discipline, sacrifice, compassion,...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has pledged to ensure a free, fair, and transparent governorship primary election, saying the process is crucial to securing victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The governor gave the assurance during critical APC stakeholders meeting in Government House Lafia, on...
Members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Kogi State Chapter have taken proactive steps to reactivate activities of the body in the state. This is contained in a communique issued on Tuesday at the end of a one – day stakeholders breakfast held in Lokoja. The...
Christian faithful in Kaduna State have applauded Governor Uba Sani for restoring the state-sponsored Christian Pilgrimage Programme after an 11-year suspension, describing the move as a demonstration of fairness, equity and inclusive governance. The commendation came during the 2025 orientation programme organised for 50 intending Christian pilgrims sponsored by...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), has reassured voters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that the commission will transmit all the election results real time from polling units. He disclosed that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BiVAS) has been used by the...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored stakeholders, including financial institutions, government agencies, and the private sector, to expand their scope of support for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. Emphasizing their critical role in economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction, he urged them to leverage...
The Third Prosecuting Witness, PW3, Umar Hussein Babangida in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 restated before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja that Agunloye was directed by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, under...
Alleged ₦10b Kogi fraud: EFCC never threatened Ali Bello, co-defendant with electric chair – Witness
Alleged ₦10b Kogi fraud: EFCC never threatened Ali Bello, co-defendant with electric chair – Witness
The Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, Yazid Bawa, in the trial-within-trial arising from the prosecution of Ali Bello, nephew of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello and Dauda Sulaiman on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, told the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho that contrary...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday heard from an officer of the Department of State Services (DSS), how terrorists were funded, armed and mobilized to attack St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, on June 5, 2022. No fewer than 40 people were killed as...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to commence a nationwide free registration of National Identification Numbers (NIN) for all Nigerians from birth. In Borno State, the exercise officially began at the Mafini area of Maiduguri, where children, adults, men, women and persons with...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has inaugurated a seven-man Advisory Committee to drive the establishment and effective utilisation of multipurpose laboratories in tertiary institutions across the six geopolitical zones of the country. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, inaugurated the committee in Abuja on Tuesday. The committee...
National Commissioner/CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr Vincent Olatunji has ordered an immediate investigation of the data processing activities of Temu which may be in violation of the NDP Act. Dr. Olatunki gave the order in a statement issued by the Head, Legal, Enforcement & Regulations, NDPC, Babatunde...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, unveiled Nigeria Industrial Policy 2025 with a charge to relevant ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of government to ensure speedy implementation. According to him, the policy, which is a roadmap for re-engineering Nigeria’s industrial base, unlocking value across sectors, and placing production, competitiveness,...
Trial of Ali Bello, Chief of Staff to the governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja continued on Monday, February 16, 2026, with the 17th Prosecution Witness, PW17, Ahmed Audu Abubakar, linking Bello with funds from Kogi State...
Nigeria Islamic Society (NIS) and the Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association in Nigeria (BAVCCA) have cautioned against growing calls for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, describing such demands as premature and capable of fueling unnecessary tension. In a...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has launched the distribution of Ramadan palliatives to 300,000 households across all 27 local government areas of the state. The intervention is designed to cushion the economic burden on vulnerable residents during the holy month of Ramadan. Each beneficiary will receive one...