By Ebere Agozie The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has begun the 2025 Governance Assessment Report (GAR) Tour in Kaduna State. This is contained in a statement issued by the NGIJ President, Malam Abdulrahman Aliagan, in Abuja on Monday. The guild said the tour was a core component ofContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Veteran journalist, Yakubu Mohammed, says an unexplainable friction between late Chief MKO Abiola, the publisher of the defunct National Concord, and late Dele Giwa, Ray Ekpu and himself led to founding of Nigeria’s first weekly news magazine, Newswatch. Mohammed, who together with Giwa, Ekpu and DanContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has elected a new National Amirah, Dr Fadimatu Hamza from Plateau. The election was conducted at its 40th anniversary and National Convention in Kaduna on Saturday, after a four-day gathering of member from across the country. Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya Some victims of the recent flood in Mokwa, Niger, have alleged exclusion from the N1 billion state government compensation. The victims makes the allegations in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Mokwa on Saturday. NAN recalls that Gov. Umaru Bago hadContinue Reading
By Uchenna Ugwu The Ebonyi government has pledged its commitment to the continuously protection of the interest of the vulnerable in the state. The State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Felicia Nwamkpuma, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki.Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Nigerian Red Cross Society has constructed 47 temporary shelters, rehabilitated boreholes and other facilities for flood victims in Mokwa, Niger. The National President of the society, Oluyemisi Adeaga, said during the inauguration on Friday in Mokwa that two boreholes were rehabilitated in Mokwa and twoContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Ali Muhammad Ali, says the agency will continue to support the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in its mandate of ensuring safety on Nigerian roads. Ali said this on Thursday in Abuja when the Federal Capital TerritoryContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Director-General of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Chukwuemeka Woke, has cautioned youths in the Niger Delta against the dangers of oil spillages to human health, the environment, and the region’s aquatic resources. He gave the warning when he received a delegationContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Mr Abiodun Olaniyi, Project Coordinator of the Nigeria International Agriculture Expo (NIAEXPO 2025), says the upcoming expo will enhance Nigeria’s agribusiness potential and reinforce its standing in the global agricultural market. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja ahead of the 7th edition of theContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it is clearing the gridlock caused by protesting truck drivers on Wednesday along the Gir-Gwagwalada Road. The FRSC Sector Commander, FCT command, Mr Felix Theman, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday inContinue Reading
