By Abiodun Lawal Dr Doyin Okupe, former presidential spokesman to former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, has been laid to rest in his hometown, Iperu-Remo in Ikenne, Ogun State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okupe died on March 7, 2025, at the age of 72. AtContinue Reading
By David Adeoye The Oyo State Government is set to explore opportunities in greenhouse technology to boost tomato production. The Director-General of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA), Dr Debo Akande, said this when a Dutch delegation visited Gov. Seyi Makinde in Ibadan on Friday. The Dutch delegation wasContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has called on Muslims to begin the search for the new moon of Shawwal 1446 AH from Saturday. The announcement was made on Friday in Sokoto by Prof.Continue Reading
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
