By Rotimi Ijikanmi The ongoing Buruku Bridge project has brought renewed hope to residents after nearly 200 persons reportedly lost their lives in boat mishaps on the Katsina-Ala River within three years. Mr Raymond Aondoakura, the Chairman of Buruku Local Government, disclosed this in Buruku on Thursday, BenueContinue Reading
By Rotimi Ijikanmi The fiscal reforms of President Bola Tinubu will deliver the Benue votes for him during the 2027 general election. Benue Deputy Governor, Dr Sam Ode, who disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, said the reforms have boosted revenues and accelerated transformative development. OdeContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Gambian Government has commended Nigeria for its contributions to the country’s education sector through the deployment of skilled professionals. The commendation was made by The Gambia’s Minister of Higher Education, Research and Science, Prof. Pierre Gomez, during a courtesy visit to Nigerian Technical Aid CorpsContinue Reading
By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Federal Government has assured that the dualised 258km Makurdi-Otukpo-Obolo-Affor-Enugu highway will be completed by December, 2027. The Federal Controller of Works, Benue State, Mukaila Danladi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Makurdi during an inspection tour of projects by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Presidential Media Team.Continue Reading
By Rotimi Ijikanmi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For years, the Abuja-Makurdi highway symbolised frustrating delays, risky overtaking and deteriorating road conditions for thousands of motorists travelling through North Central Nigeria. Today, much of that narrative has changed as dual carriageways, bypasses and expanded lanes deliver smoother journeys betweenContinue Reading
The Ummah Zakat Foundation is to inaugurate its Board of Trustees (BOT), and unveil its EasyZakat digital platform on Thursday, a statement by the group has disclosed. The statement signed by Dr Ado Muhammad on behalf of its Steering Committee, indicated that the event would hold at the auditoriumContinue Reading
By Mukhtar Sagir Dambatta WhatsApp users worldwide reported widespread service disruptions on Monday night, preventing millions from accessing messages, calls and other features of the app. The outage, which started around 9 p.m. Nigerian time, affected users in several countries, with complaints ranging from undelivered messages to failed voiceContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Nigeria has secured membership of the United Nations Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) Steering Committee, following international recognition of its 38-year Technical Aid Corps (TAC) programme. The Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), Hon. Yusuf Yakub, disclosed this on Monday duringContinue Reading
The Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Committee has formally announced the commencement of the 2026 National Laureate Programme. This Laureate is expected to become Nigeria’s foremost national platform for recognising outstanding student academic research, innovation and scholarly excellence across tertiary institutions. Ita Ekpenyong, Spokesperson of the National Laureate Committee, disclosed this in aContinue Reading
Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant, has deepened its social footprint by distributing educational materials in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Ademola Adeyemi, General Manager, Social Performance Department, Dangote Cement, Obajana Plant, made the distribution. In a statement by the company in Lokoja on Saturday, Adeyemi described it asContinue Reading
