By Martha Agas The Federal Government says it has arrested 327 suspects for illegal mining and prosecuted 143 across the country since the Mining Marshals (MM) began operations in 2024. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, made the disclosure at a news conference marking the one-year anniversaryContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has trained 110 Jigawa civil servants on e-governance to enhance Nigeria’s digital transformation process. The agency announced this in a statement on Friday signed by Kayode Adebisi, its Program ManagerContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has distributed learning aids, including books, school bags, and writing materials, to 1,300 students of Government Secondary School (GSS), Wuse Zone 3, Abuja. This event marked the official inauguration of the NCS’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) unit, Customs Cares. The News AgencyContinue Reading
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), making her the first woman and the first African to hold the top job in world sports. Coventry surprisingly got an overall majority in the first round of voting by the IOC membership from seven candidates.Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit filed by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) against Nigeria over the non-creation of a sixth state in the South-East geopolitical zone, unlike other zones. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case was brought by the Incorporated Trustees ofContinue Reading
By Aisha Ahmed The Ike Odoeme Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, on Tuesday donated two hand-pumped boreholes each to Facawa and Riniyal communities in Ringim Local Area (LGA) of Jigawa. Speaking at the event, the Director of Programmes for the Foundation, Miss Suzie Agas, said the donation was part of itsContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring effective communication of its statistical data. Mr Folunrunsho Alesanmi, Head, Communications and Public Relations Department, NBS, said this during the send-forth of the outgoing Director of the department, Mr Joel Ichedi, in Abuja on Tuesday.Continue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, Director-General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), has called for effective oversight of private security companies in the country. Sulaiman made the call at the opening of a workshop on Private Security Governance and Legislative Oversight in Nigeria The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has urged Nigerians to use the Ramadan period to pray for President Bola Tinubu and the development of the nation. Audu made the call on Monday in Abuja at the 2025 Ramadan lecture and special prayer for the nation, organisedContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr Zack Adedeji, has restated commitment to supporting initiatives that drive tax policy development and capacity building in Nigeria, and across the West African region. “We recognise the importance of domestic resource mobilisation in achieving economic developmentContinue Reading
