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Bauchi State Muslim Parliament has observed that with the use of persuasive communication strategies, Nigeria could address insecurity not just through military might. The parliament recalled that it is through the use of these strategies that the insecurity which hitherto claimed the lives of innocent citizens in the Niger Delta region was effectively nipped in […]

Nigeria has called for stronger international support to drive climate-smart food systems that safeguard the environment, restore ecosystems and guarantee secure livelihoods for farmers. The minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, made the appeal at the high-level event, “Unlocking Sustainable Agrifood Systems for Climate, Nature and Livelihoods”, during the Standing Committee on Finance […]

The federal government has announced a major realignment of the roles and responsibilities of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) and the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI). The realignment, according to a press statement by Boriowo Folasade, director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry yesterday, is part of reforms to strengthen the teaching profession, […]

The president of the Dangote Group, Alh Aliko Dangote, has taken over the construction of a 250-bed hostel project of the Ilorin Central Jumma’at Mosque in Ilorin, Kwara State. Dangote has communicated his decision to finance the proposed ₦1.1 billion ultramodern hostel project at the University of Ilorin to the management of the Mosque. The […]

No fewer than 35 secondary school students from less privileged homes in Ebiraland in Kogi Central, have benefited from the scholarship award of Back to School Initiative, organised in memory of late Enesi Oyeyani Makoju. Late Enesi Oyeyani Makoju, is the son of Late Joseph Makoju, former managing director of the defunct National Electric Power […]

Ahead of the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 8, 2025, an election observer, Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) has expressed concerns over insecurity and logistics delays. These were some of the issues in a report presented by KDI titled “The Early Warning: Assessing pre-election security risk ahead of the 2025 Anambra off-cycle Governorship Election”. […]

The Institute of Leadership Assessment and Development (ILAD) has paid tribute to Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court. It described him as a towering figure in Nigeria’s judicial and academic spheres, whose contributions have strengthened the nation’s justice system. In a statement signed by its director-general, Dr. Baba Ransome Adamu, ILAD commended […]

Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has expressed sorrow over the demise of renowned businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Ahmad Garkuwa Mai Taki, who passed away on Saturday. Governor Yahaya described the late Alhaji Garkuwa Mai Taki as a respected entrepreneur, community leader and a man of great compassion whose contributions to the economic and social […]

The paramount traditional ruler of Zing, Suleiman Sambo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for improving the security situation in Taraba State. The monarch said his subjects now enjoy relative peace and “can now sleep with both eyes closed,” due to the efforts of the president in the last two years. Sambo made the remarks in […]

The Etsu Nupe and chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has pledged the traditional institution support for the successful implementation of the policies and programmes of the state government. He stated this  at a  special prayer session, held at the Wadata Palace in Bida,at the instance of the Niger State governor […]