By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated over 35 terrorists through targeted air strikes near the Nigeria-Cameroon border, as part of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK). This is contained in a statement released on Saturday in Abuja by NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air...
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ANDREW OROLUA, Abuja -. His Most Eminence Baba Aladura, Elder (Dr) David Dabaye Lamjose Bob-Manuel, the Moses Orimolade IX, of Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church Worldwide on Friday in Abuja prayed for thousands of unemployed youths in the country. The Prelate of the Holy Order...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A Coalition of Civil society Organisations (CSOs) on Friday asked traducers to allow the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd, (NNPCL) Group Managing Director, Bashir Bayo Ojulari and his management have a breath of fresh air. Addressing a press briefing in Abuja, Director General of the...
Chief Executive Officer of First Rotech, Mr. Austin Oguejiofor, has revealed that the Abuja Airport Garden City will boast over 3,000 contemporary homes equipped with top-tier amenities. Mr. Oguejiofor spoke on Thursday during a site inspection in Abuja, Spanning 250 hectares in the Gousa District, the development is poised...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has kicked off a major water supply network expansion project in Bwari Area Council, Abuja, aimed at improving access to clean water. Speaking at the project’s inauguration on Wednesday, Wike assured residents that the initiative, backed by President Bola Tinubu, would be...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – A major step to achieving Nigeria’s vision to create a smart city of the future along the lines of Dubai, Monaco and Singapore was taken at the weekend with the official engagement of construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc to provide critical infrastructure to...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, August 18, 2025, arraigned one Umar Abdullahi before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud. Abdullahi, an Information and Communication Technology, ICT, consultant is being prosecuted...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has firmly stated that no amount of blackmail or orchestrated protests will derail his commitment to delivering transformative development to Abuja residents. Speaking at the inauguration of the Phase 2 water project in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike addressed recent media...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has officially commissioned the rehabilitated Phase 2 water treatment plant at the Lower Usuma Dam in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, valued at N50 billion. During the commissioning, Wike announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the initiation of additional water...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Bayo Ojulari, has broken his silence on social media reports that Adegboyega Fasasi and Usman Shugaba, Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Chief Personal Security Officer (CPSO) respectively to President Bola Tinubu...
Corruption continues to be Africa’s most significant governance hurdle, according to former Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo. Speaking at the National Defence College (NDC) in Abuja on Monday, Akufo-Addo delivered the graduation lecture for Course 33 participants, themed: “ _Enhancing Institutions for Effective Governance in Africa.”_ He highlighted that, despite...
Iconic American R&B and funk group Shalamar is poised to captivate Abuja’s music enthusiasts with a spectacular concert on October 4, celebrating Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day weekend. The event, set to take place at the International Conference Centre, promises an unforgettable evening filled with timeless hits, according to the...
Just Friends Club of Nigeria (JFCN), has elected Chief Amaechi Aloke, a retired director at the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), as its new President. He will serve a three-year term, with the possibility of renewal for one additional term. Bringing in a wealth of experience in public service...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will include Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidates in the upcoming by-election, in line with a Federal High Court ruling in Abuja. This is contained in a statement released on Friday by the National Commissioner and Chairman...
Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has enlisted the support of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigeria Police to recover outstanding loans from the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) owed by its members. This was announced by MAAN’s National President, Bello...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In a collaborative effort, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), alongside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nigeria’s embassy in Bangui, successfully evacuated 11 Nigerian miners stranded in the Central African Republic (CAR). The miners, abandoned by their employer in the remote town of Bambari,...
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve long-standing issues outlined in a prior agreement with the union. ASUP President, Mr. Shammah Kpanja, announced this during a press briefing following an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken delivery of four 50-seater hybrid Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses from the Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI) to enhance public transportation in the capital. During the handover ceremony in Abuja on Thursday, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, represented by Mr. Chinedum Elechi, Mandate Secretary...
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Steel Development, Patrick Ndubueze, has expressed dismay over the state of Ajaokuta Steel Company. Senator Ndubueze spoke on Wednesday at the inaugural National Steel Summit held in Abuja on the themed “ _Rebuilding and Consolidating Nigeria’s Steel Industry: Collaborative Action for Sustainable Growth...
National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has urged for transparent dialogue and strict adherence to legal protocols in response to reports suggesting the potential revocation of 7,000 hectares of land designated for Yakubu Gowon University, previously known as the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA). In a statement released to the...