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The Benue State Government is compelled to respond to the recent Good Governance Rating Index (GGRI) report that ranked the State among Nigeria’s worst-governed  states.  We take an exception to this caliber of report and strongly disagree with these findings, which we believe are not only fundamentally flawed but misleading. The report also fails to […]

The Gombe State Government has launched the State Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance Scheme, SEMSAS, to provide residents with 48 hours of free medical treatment for all emergency cases. The scheme, officially inaugurated in Gombe by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru, is designed to strengthen emergency healthcare delivery and ensure that no resident […]

”The love is infectious. It’s as if we shouldn’t go. The affection shown to us in this state is overwhelming. Gombe will continue to grow in leaps and bounds. Your Governor is doing great, the best is yet to come.” -Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, during her two-day working visit to Gombe State. […]

The Diaspora Foreign Investors Network has issued a scathing rebuke of comments made by Mr. Segun Sowunmi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following his appearance on Arise News where he weighed in on the controversial Lagos–Calabar Coastal Road project. In a press statement signed by Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, spokesman for Nigerians in […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has taken a swipe at Vice President Kashim Shettima for his recent comments defending the Dangote Refinery amid its industrial dispute with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday to mark the World Day for Decent Work, NLC […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday flagged off the rehabilitation of the 15-kilometre Old Karshi Road. He declared it as a fulfilment of President Bola Tinubu’s promise to the people and a testament to his administration’s commitment to infrastructural renewal. The project, which stretches from Kado Village to Dei-Dei, was awarded […]

Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has cautioned food producers and vendors against harmful practices such as chemical ripening of fruits, adulteration of food items, and poor hygiene in food handling, describing them as grave threats to public health and consumer trust. At a sensitisation campaign on food quality standards, safety, regulation, and fair […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi, for the Bauchi International Investment Summit 2025 on Wednesday. On arrival, the Vice President was received by the governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, alongside members of the Bauchi State Executive Council, top government officials, and other dignitaries. According […]

Waterlight Save Initiative (WSI), an international non-governmental organisation in partnership with the United Nations (UN), has approved the appointment of its new UN Ambassadors to champion the group’s transformative iHEAL Framework across Africa and the global diaspora. The new ambassadors are Hon. Ayedero Shina Pellar, Shadeed Abdul-Salaam, Chantel Francois, Mamotake Matekane, Susan Peters, Claudia Lamor, […]

Governor of Enugu State Peter Mbah has stressed the need for Igbo to embrace a structure that will ensure that their businesses outlive their founders, grow and sustain the economy of the southeast region. The governor also advised them to move beyond personality-driven business models toward structured, multi-generational institutions. Mbah stated this in Enugu during […]