Month: July 2025

The House of Representatives Sub-Committee on the Protection of Critical National Assets has dismissed the corruption allegation against the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) by a civil society group, the Association for Public Policy Analysis (APPA). The Association, through its President, Princewill Okorie, had accused NELMCO of misappropriation of funds and shady operations, among […]

Public primary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reopened on Wednesday following the suspension of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT’s) almsost four-month strike. The industrial action was called off after the teachers received the new minimum wage. The teachers ended the strike  on the intervention of FCT minister Nyesom Wike. While primary schools […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will formally inaugurate the first National Steel Summit, which will be held in Abuja from July 16 to 17, 2025. The federal government, through the Ministry of Steel Development, which would host the event, said the summit aims to bring together all stakeholders in the industry to chart a way to […]

Kogi State commissioner for Health, Dr Abdulazeez Adams Adeiza, has led a medical team to the Ministry of Mercy Orphanage Medical Centre in Lokoja to conduct nutritional screening and support for the children. The commissioner said the visit was part of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s efforts to provide basic and essential health services to vulnerable […]

In a renewed push to strengthen social protection for Nigerian workers, the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) is forging a data-sharing partnership with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). It is expected to boost compliance with the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS). The managing-director of NSITF, Barrister Olúwaṣeun Faleye, announced the proposed collaboration during an inter-agency […]

The acting executive chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Hon. Kayode Oladele, has toured the commission’s headquarters in Abuja to strengthen internal operations and enhance staff welfare. The visit, which followed a meeting with directors at the commission’s boardroom, allowed the acting chairman to engage directly with personnel across various departments, gain first-hand insight […]

‎North East Coalition Group for Bola Tinubu 2027 has called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) over its failure to fix the Port Harcourt Refinery and other others owned by the federal government. The call was made by the group’s chairman, Ibrahim Babagana, yesterday in Maiduguri, Borno State, […]

Real Estate Award Ltd has announced the nominated recipients for the 2025 edition of the event scheduled to hold on 24th August, 2025 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. In a statement issued yesterday by the director of Programmes and Communications, Mrs Rosemary Ifekam, said the event is aimed at celebrating the achievements of […]

An African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain and former candidate of the House of Representatives in Tarauni federal constituency during the 2023 general elections, Hon. Abdullahi Umar, has again tackled the former presidential candidate of the party, Mr Dumebi Kachikwu. He accused him of working to undermine the coalition and the ADC, that are out to […]

Commissioners for Information from All Progressives Congress (APC)-controlled states have been charged with driving grassroots communication and mobilisation efforts to deepen the impact of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda in the country. At a strategic meeting held in Niger State yesterday, the minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, asked the commissioners […]