Edo to create jobs, promote hospitality sector through tourism
The Edo State Government has expressed readiness to explore the existing 72 tourism assets in the state to promote hospitality business, create employment and...
Flooding: Anambra assembly summons commissioners, others
The Anambra State House of Assembly has summoned key government officials and commissioners to appear before it to discuss measures aimed at managing and...
FG prohibits public servants from using private emails for official corporate communications
The Federal Government has directed civil servants to stop using personal email accounts for official duties and move all government communication to approved institutional...
Otti cautions local communities against the destruction of newly upgraded healthcare facilities
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has urged communities to take ownership of newly upgraded primary healthcare centres and protect them from vandalism to ensure...
FG states that the Ethiopia prisoner transfer agreement matches the Renewed Hope agenda
The Federal Government has said the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Agreement with Ethiopia, aimed at repatriating incarcerated Nigerians, is in line with the citizen...
‘Six appointments, 30 jobs out of thousands’ – PWDs in Niger decry exclusion
“We are never carried along in politics or other opportunities. Nobody wants to listen to us.”
That was the frustration expressed by Muhammad Abubakar Enagi,...
I never saw report behind Natasha’s suspension, says Kingibe
The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has said she never saw the committee report that led to the suspension of Kogi...
Delta governor urges unified action against crime at security summit
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday called for collective action against terrorism, kidnapping and other forms of criminality, saying security should not be...
FG rules out new taxes for fuel and telecom
The Federal Government on Wednesday dismissed reports suggesting it had adopted or was considering the introduction of new taxes on telecommunications services and petroleum...
Brutalised teenager rehabilitated by Soludo’s wife prepares for university
Master Chimkamnayo Olisaemeka, a teenager who was rescued from severe assault by his guardians in 2022 through the intervention of the Anambra State First...
Kwara Governor Pledges Official Vehicles To New Chief Imam
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has pledged brand-new official vehicles for the newly appointed Chief Imam of Ilorin Emirate, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Dasuki Imam...
Eno urges corps members to shun violence
Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has charged over 1,471 members of the National Youth Service Corps deployed to the state to reject groups...
Politicians took money from Abiola, Tofa – Abdulsalami
Former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has revealed that some politicians who publicly championed the cause of Chief MKO Abiola during the...
Presidency warns public about non-existent presidential group
The Presidency has distanced itself from the purported appointment of one Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi by an organisation identified as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion...
‘No more using contractors as bankers’ — Aisha Yesufu pushes for new law
Socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has advocated for the enactment of a law that would compel all levels of government in Nigeria to settle contractors’...
NIS deploys new technology to curb irregular migration
The Nigeria Immigration Service says it has strengthened border security through advanced technology deployment and enhanced surveillance to curb irregular migration and migrant smuggling...
North West govs unveil regional plan to tackle poverty
The North-West Governors’ Forum has convened a high-level policy dialogue in Kano on reducing multidimensional poverty through scaled social protection systems and innovative financing.
The...
Obi faults Tinubu’s revenue claims, says debt, hardship rising
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has said that despite reported increases in government revenue...
Tinubu orders immediate repatriation of 300 Nigerians detained in Ethiopian prisons
President Bola Tinubu has dispatched a high-level delegation to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to secure the immediate repatriation of nearly 300 Nigerian nationals serving prison...
NASS will pass state police bill this week – Senate Leader
Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said the National Assembly will this week pass the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police, describing...