President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja launched the Revised National Policy on Population for Sustainable Development, stressing the need for urgent measures to address Nigeria’s high fertility rate, through expanding access to modern contraceptive methods across the country.
The President also inaugurated the National Council on Population Management (NCPM), chaired...
Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that the politicisation of religion – as forbidden by the 1999 Constitution (as amended) – has no place in Nigeria.
Shehu, who was responding to some recent statements from the Christian Association of...
The National Grid on Wednesday suffered another system collapse resulting in a blackout in some parts of the country.
All the distribution companies, only the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, recorded 40MW at that material time with others recording 0MW.
Confirming the development, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, in a statement...
We can’t ever forget you, monarch tells Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday commissioned 11.16km Osi-Obbo-Aiyegunle Road, breaking what locals called a jinx of different governments awarding and abandoning the project for decades.
The people of Obbo-Aiyegunle said they cannot thank the Governor enough for the historic feat,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday presented a ₦58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, declaring 2026 a year of consolidation, renewed resilience and shared prosperity for Nigeria.
Delivering the budget speech at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, the President said the proposal...
Cancels Planned National Protest
Striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) are set to call off their two week old strike after a closed door meeting with Principal Officers of the Senate on Tuesday.
Adressing the media shortly after the closed door meeting with President of the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the dissolution of the Borno state executive council.
The dissolution, which is with immediate effect, was contained in a statement signed by the permanent secretary, administration and general services, Danjuma Ali on behalf of Secretary to the State Government and made...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed the willingness of the Federal Government of Nigeria to support global tech giant, Google Incorporated, to create one million digital jobs in Nigeria.
The President gave the assurance at the State House, Friday evening during the visit of Google Global Vice President, Mr. Richard Gingras,...
Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello has been nominated for the 2020 ‘The Sun Governor of the year award’ as the organizers noted the Governor's outstanding performance and achievements in the last six years in office
In a letter which conveyed the governor's nomination signed by the Managing Director/Editor-in-chief, The...
The Federal Government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July, 2022, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf
Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslims and Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora on...
