Kogi State Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo on Wednesday visited his Kwara State counterpart and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq whom he praised for his Pan-African approach to issues of national importance and his legacy projects in the state. Speaking with newsmen at Government House Ilorin, Governor...
In a move towards enhancing educational access and excellence, the Bauchi State Government, facilitated by the Ministry of Education, has disbursed N396.9 million to cover examination fees for 14,170 SS3 students across public schools in the state for the 2023/2024 academic session. Commissioner for Education, Jamila Mohammed Dahiru, announced this...
In a decisive offensive operation on Wednesday, Nigerian Army troops, in collaboration with a hybrid force and elements of the Civilian Joint Task Force, successfully dismantled a Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stronghold in the Timbuktu triangle within the Lake Chad Region. The operation resulted in the...
In a critical move to combat the escalating in northeast Nigeria, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) revealed on Thursday that the Government of Ukraine has generously donated 25,000 tons of wheat. This donation, a part of Ukraine’s humanitarian initiative "Grain from Ukraine," spearheaded by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,...
Commissions 181MW Geometric power plant in Aba Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has officially launched the Light Up Nigeria, South East Initiative in Enugu, describing it as the much-expected solution to the power supply deficit that has undermined the nation's economy and industrialisation. He said the Light Up Nigeria Project,...
Declares 11 others wanted, blocks 107 bank accounts, N119million; seals hotel, mansions We’ll not rest until all fleeing members of the syndicate are brought to book- Marwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has successfully dismantled and arrested members of an organized criminal organization which specializes in trafficking...
The Free Surgical Intervention Programme for indigent people, initiated by the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has been flagged off with surgical operations performed on patients at the State Hospitals in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, and Ilaro. The programme which began with the registration of beneficiaries would involve major and minor...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has debunked a news report of a so-called coup scare in the country, stressing that the report is unequivocally false, and is a heinous act of disinformation. He said the report is the figment of the warped imagination of detractors, whose...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has called for the inclusion of members of the National Assembly in the training programmes at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). Speaker Abbas stated that programmes offered by NIPSS should not be limited to...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja launched the Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) to facilitate home-grown skill retention and technology domestication and to balance employment opportunities between Nigerians and expatriates. Speaking at the launch of the Expatriate Employment Levy handbook, the President also said the aim is to close wage...