Traditional rulers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has conferred on the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the Chieftaincy title of “Hasken Abuja” (Light of Abuja), in recognition of his contributions to the development of the territory. The traditional rulers, who thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the infrastructural development in the FCT, especially the satellite…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has announced that the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved contracts for three major rail projects aimed at strengthening infrastructure and driving economic growth across key urban centres. Oyedele disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after the fifth council meeting,…
The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, has issued a sweeping directive tightening operational conduct, curbing abuse of authority, and enforcing strict adherence to constitutional policing standards across the command. The directive was handed down during the command’s end-of-month strategic conference held at the Police Officers’ Mess, Minna, attended by Heads…
Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has shared the reason he stopped drinking alcohol a long time ago. Osinbajo said that meeting a former United Nations (UN) colleague at a restaurant in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, made him decide to stop drinking alcohol. The former Vice President recalled how he drank alcohol even though he…
China on Tuesday handed over the ECOWAS Headquarters building it constructed in Abuja as a landmark symbol of friendship, regional cooperation, and shared development with West Africa. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Yu Dunhai, during the handover ceremony said the project marked a historic moment in the three-decade relationship between China and the…
The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the fatal shooting of a suspect, Mene Ogidi, which occurred in Effurun, Delta State. Reports indicate that operatives attached to the Effurun Area Command responded to credible information from Benin Motor Park along the Warri–Sapele Expressway regarding a suspect apprehended by members of a transport union while attempting to…
Jigawa State has called on the media to intensify public awareness campaigns on the importance of immunisation, aimed at eliminating non-compliance across the state. The State Immunisation Officer, Dr Shehu Ibrahim, made the call during a one-day mass mobilisation dialogue on the polio campaign and routine immunisation, organised by the State Primary Health Care Development…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Bauchi State Accountant General, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, and an unlicensed Bureau de Change operator, Aliyu Abubakar of Jasfad Resources Enterprises, before Justice O. A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The duo were re-arraigned on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, on an amended five-count charge bordering…
Imo State Government, through the Ministry of Education, Primary and Secondary, has banned frequent changing of textbooks both in private and public schools in the state. It also banned graduation ceremonies for certain levels in both private and public schools. The new policy, according to the Commissioner in charge of primary and secondary schools, Prof.…
Amid the escalating security crisis across Nigeria, recent records from the Federal Government’s Open Treasury Portal that the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force were grappling with gross underfunding, particularly in the acquisition of security and defence equipment, has not gone down well with many Nigerians. Recall that a wave of coordinated violent attacks…
