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The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has faulted recent remarks by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that during his eight years in office, no group was prevented from holding meetings. In a statement released by its national coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the CNG described El-Rufai’s assertion as “misleading and a blatant distortion of […]
National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has expressed sadness over the death of Ruth Obadon Otabor, a mother of two and student of Auchi Polytechnic, who lost her life after a fatal accident involving a Dangote Cement truck. In a statement yesterday, NAPS president, Comrade Eshiofune Paul Oghayan, said Dangote Cement Plc through its director […]
President Bola Tinubu and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have endorsed the Heritage Voyage of Return (HVR) – a cultural homecoming initiative championed by Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, aimed at reconnecting Afro-descendants with their ancestral homeland. The endorsement came during Tinubu’s state visit to Brazil in August, when both leaders pledged […]
Borno State governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has directed a comprehensive strategy to enhance vocational education in the state’s three senatorial zones. Zulum gave the directive yesterday when he received the report on repositioning technical and vocational education in Borno at the council chamber. The governor said the strategic plan was designed to empower the youth, […]
Prominent Kano personalities including business mogul Aliko Dangote, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, and former governors have united to address mounting socioeconomic challenges in the state. The coalition, operating under the Kano State Elders Advisory Council in collaboration with the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Kano Chapter, expressed concerns over rising social vices in the state […]
The Kano State Government will inaugurate the newly reconstituted Shuurah Council on Monday, 8th September 2025, under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya of Kano State said the inauguration ceremony would occur at the Government House in Kano. Establishing […]
The Director General, DG, of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Chris Najomo has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to strengthen its operations by assisting it in tackling economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption peculiar to the aviation industry. He made this appeal in Abuja on Tuesday, […]
Pressure on Nigeria’s Tier-2 banks is intensifying as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) March 2026 recapitalisation deadline approaches. New research by SBM Intelligence warns that many may be swept up in a fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions. In 2024, the CBN directed all commercial banks to raise their minimum paid-up capital to N500 […]
The political camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appear to have divergent views regarding the party’s November national convention in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. While the Wike group has issued an ultimatum to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the arrival of six new scanners, including an FS6000 model, to enhance non-intrusive cargo inspection at the nation’s seaports. In a statement issued by the Service National Public Relations Officer, Dr. Abdullahi Maiwada, after the Service Board’s 63rd regular meeting held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, and chaired […]