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The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has deployed emergency committee to Niger State, working with the contractor handling the project, CGC Nigeria Limited, to ensure palliative rehabilitation is carried out on the Lambata-Lapai-Bida road. He gave the directive on Thursday after a meeting with the delegation of the National Assembly members from Niger State, […]
The House of Representatives has passed through to second reading, a bill seeking to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, to guarantee greater institutional independence, operational efficiency and accountability of the anti-graft agency. Sponsored by Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi (APC, Plateau), the bill seeks to insulate the EFCC from political control […]
Residents of Shanono local government area in Kano State have raised the alarm over recurring attacks by armed bandits, who they said have continued to terrorise Faruruwa and neighbouring communities for the past three years. Speaking during a press briefing in Kano on Thursday, chairman of the Faruruwa Security Committee, Yahaya Umar Bagobiri, said the […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced that the screening of aspirants vying for various national offices ahead of its 2025 Elective National Convention will hold on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. According to a statement signed by Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, chairman of the National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC), the exercise will take place […]
The National Economic Council (NEC) has announced a 44 per cent reduction in polio cases across Nigeria, commending the progress recorded in the fight against the disease while urging state governments to sustain momentum and release funds to support ongoing immunisation campaigns nationwide. Chairman of the NEC Ad-hoc Committee on Polio Eradication and Gombe State […]
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has taken decisive action by expelling several top officials of the party, including its former National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, and National Youth Leader, Mr. Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu, over allegations of misconduct, financial misappropriation, and abuse of office. The Nationa Publicity secretary of SDP, Araba Rufus Aiyenigba, at a […]
The Phase II of the Comrade Mustapha Salihu Youth Empowerment Programme has been officially launched in Yola, Adamawa State, marking another milestone in the ongoing efforts to promote youth development and economic empowerment across the state. The second phase features a special capacity-building workshop designed to equip young people with practical skills for self-reliance and […]
Environmental experts have raised the alarm over Nigeria’s rapidly shrinking forest cover, warning that the country was losing between 350,000 and 400,000 hectares of forest every year, a development they said threatened food security, biodiversity, and human health. Speaking at a session on climate change and environmental reporting under the Women Empowerment and Climate Resilience […]
The Board of Trustees (BoT) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the national secretary of the party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, signed the notice letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the party’s forthcoming convention in their presence, contrary to his claim that his signature on the letter was forged. The chairman […]
Nigerian sensational afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, a.k.a. Davido, has met with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris. Davido disclosed this on his verified Facebook page on Thursday evening. He posted photos of the engagement showing he was together with his close friends, including businessman Pascal Okechukwu, a.k.a. Cabana Chief Priest, and an aide […]
