By Celine-Damilola Oyewole The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has officially launched the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), Free to Shine Campaign in the South-South region to prevent three retroviral diseases in the country and Africa at large. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has urged the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy to engage with telecommunications providers to review the recent increase in data costs. This, the upper chamber said, was with the view to ensuring that pricing remained fair and affordable for all Nigerians. The senate’sContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged FCT athletes and coaches preparing for the 2025 National Sports Festival to strive for victory. Wike made the call while receiving the Torch of Unity for the 22nd edition of the festival, scheduled forContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The Bangladesh High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Masudur Rahman, says relations between Bangladesh and Nigeria have significantly strengthened in recent years. He highlighted that bilateral trade has grown from 50 million to more than 100 million dollars. Rahman said this in Abuja at a reception marking theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Search for Common Ground (SFCG) simply known as ‘Search’, a global peacebuilding organisation, says it has developed an approach for increased involvement of youths in peace building initiatives in Nigeria. The Acting Country Director, SFCG, Ouattara Karno, disclosed this in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the activitiesContinue Reading
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called for an immediate end to hostilities and urgent dialogue between the country’s leaders to prevent a relapse into civil war, as violence escalates around the capital city. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, called on partiesContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN on Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) – the first multilateral disarmament treaty to ban an entire category of weapons of mass destruction. The UN’s High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, said that theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government is working to establish a sustainable land administration system in the country. Shettima, represented by Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, made this known at a three-day National Land Conference 2025, in Abuja. The conference withContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko The 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, has announced the cancellation of the Eid-el-Fitr Durbar celebration due to security concerns in the state. Emir Bayero made this announcement while briefing newsmen at his Nasarawa Mini Palace in Kano on Wednesday night. He said that the peacefulContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has congratulated former president Goodluck Jonathan for winning the prestigious 2025 Founders Sunhak Peace Prize (FSPP). The congratulatory message was issued by the Director-General of the PDP-GF, Dr Emmanuel Agbo, in Abuja on behalf of the Chairman, Gov. Bala MohammedContinue Reading
