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Nigeria’s drive for a stronger, more reliable energy sector received a boost as the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced a $1.2 million grant to launch the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Feasibility Study. The AfDB Nigeria Country Office director general, Dr. Abdul Kamara, who made this known in Abuja, also affirmed the bank’s commitment to […]

Former Special Adviser to late President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu has cautioned the Lagos State Government over the ongoing remaining of some streets across the state. Ojudu also called on President Bola Tinubu to wade into what he described as a “troubling trend.” He noted that some newly elected local government […]

The women-banking arm of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), SheVentures, has signed a partnership with the Women Enterprise Alliance (WENA) to support the growth and sustainability of women-led businesses in the North Central region of Nigeria. The collaboration is designed to empower over 150 women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across local, state, and regional […]

The Katsina State High Court 9, presided over by Justice Ibrahim Mashi has sentenced two men, Shamsu Lawal, a former security guard, and Tasi’u Rabi’u, a cook, to death by hanging for the murder of former Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Rabe Nasir. Nasir was brutally murdered on December 8, 2021, at his […]

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Kebbi State has directed residents to visit its designated offices to register or revalidate their voter cards in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) from August 18, 2025. The directive was given on yesterday by the INEC resident electoral commissioner,  Hon Abubakar Sarkin Fawa Dambo, at a press conference […]

Minister of National Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, has declared that the North has no reason to regret supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu because the region is well represented and actively engaged in national governance. Bagudu spoke at a technical session of the “Government-Citizens’ Engagement” organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation at Arewa House […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Yobe State government for massively investing in agriculture to ensure food sufficiency and security in the state. Tinubu spoke yesterday at the launch of the state’s Agricultural Empowerment Programme in Damaturu, the state capital. Represented by his senior special assistant on Political and Other Matters, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, […]

Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen will undergo a medical with Galatasaray this Thursday as part of his €75million move from Napoli. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Nigerian international arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday for the medical examination. He also revealed that all documents relating to the deal have been countersigned. Osimhen spent last season on […]

Kwara State government has alerted the people of the state about the impending heavy rain, which would be accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms. The government said the heavy rain was expected from  yesterday, quoting the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet). In a statement signed yesterday by the director of Public Orientation in the Ministry of Communications, […]

A Nigerian/Canadian charity organisation, the Blue North Initiative, yesterday staged a peaceful march in Abuja, the nation’s capital, demanding an end to human trafficking. The march, which started at the Federal Secretariat and ended at the Unity Fountain in Abuja, was to mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (WDATP) in 2025. Addressing journalists […]