Month: July 2025

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) through Operation HADIN KAI”” (OPHK), has neutralised several high-profile Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) commanders and members in precision air interdiction (AI) in Borno State. A statement by the NAF spokesman, Air Cdre Ehimen Ejodame, said the airstrike was conducted on 27th July, 2025, targeting Arina Woje, a notorious […]

An advocate for women empowerment and community development in Nigeria, Hon. Loveth Izekor, has picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to represent the City Centre ward in Abuja Metropolitan Area Council (AMAC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as a councillor. Before clinching the party’s ticket for the election to be conducted by the Independent National […]

The Northern Youth Frontiers (North West Zone) has refuted recent remarks by former Kano State governor and new Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has neglected Northern Nigeria in its development agenda. In a press statement released yesterday, the group’s North West coordinator, Saminu Tukur, described Kwankwaso’s […]

A member of the House of Representatives for the Ifelodun/Irepodun/Isin/ Ekiti/ Oke-Ero federal constituency of Kwara State, Hon. AbdulRaheem Olawuyi, has described Cornelius Adebayo, the state’s former governor, who died recently, as a political colossus and an administrative enigma. Olawuyi vowed to liaise with the federal and Kwara State governments to immortalise the legacy of […]

National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has launched the second phase of its Renewed Hope Employment Initiative, which targets 27,000 unemployed Nigerians in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). At the unveiling of the online application portal in Abuja yesterday, the director-general of the NDE, Silas Agara, said the programme, now 100 percent digital, […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has implemented the recommendations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the 2023 general election, which required its administrative actions. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, diclosed this yesterday during a meeting with the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) Post-Election Follow-Up and Needs Assessment […]

A socio-pressure group, Igbo Union Nzuko Ndi Igbo has unveiled  prominent Nigerians for honour at the association’s forthcoming awards and honours ceremony slated in Abuja this year. The awards are in furtherance of its drive to recognise dignitaries, especially those who have made their marks in deepening democratic practices and attracting the dividends of democracy […]

Operatives of the Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 11 suspects, including four Chinese nationals and seven Nigerian collaborators for alleged illegal mining. The head of Media and Publicity of the anti-graft agency in the zone, Dele Ojewale, who disclosed this in Uyo, the Akwa […]

In a significant boost to open and distance learning in Nigeria, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the Iconic Open University to commence new postgraduate and undergraduate programs. A statement issued by the university registrar, Dr. Muhammad Sanusi, over the weekend said the approval will position the university as a key player in advanced […]

Federal government has taken a decisive step to boost local production and industrial development by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The agreement, signed in Abuja yesterday, aims to prioritise Nigerian-made products in public procurement processes by ministries, […]