By Nefishetu Yakubu The Senate on Tuesday condemned the escalating attacks, abductions and killings of serving and retired military personnel across Nigeria, urging stronger security interventions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Senate resolution followed a motion by Sen. Abdulaziz Musa-Yar’Adua (APC-Katsina Central) on theContinue Reading
By Martha Omafu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) fully participate in the electoral process in Nasarawa State through inclusive policies and targeted support. Mallam Mohammed Abubakar-Sadiq, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, gave the assurance on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye Senate has urged the Federal Government via the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa, to obtain written assurances from South African Government on protection of Nigerians following the expiration of June 30, ultimatum. The upper chamber also demanded the arrest and prosecution of persons responsible for actsContinue Reading
By Joy Akinsanya The Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed for second reading, a bill seeking to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality through legal provisions for safe pregnancy termination. The bill, titled H.B. No. 036/OG/2026 – Ogun State Safe Termination of Pregnancy Bill, 2026, was debatedContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, has urged eligible residents to take advantage of the two-week extension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Ayobami Salami, made this appeal in a statement signed by Mr TaiwoContinue Reading
By Monday Ajogun The Edo State Security Squad (ESSS) has given July 30 as deadline for businesses in the state to complete installation of functional Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems in their business premises to help fight insecurity or face clamp down. The ESSS urged all business ownersContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has reiterated that the list of its candidates for the National Assembly seats in the 2027 general elections remained unchanged. In a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr Olawale Sadare, on Monday in Ibadan, APCContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has distributed 80,640 bags of free fertiliser to 20,160 registered smallholder farmers in Imo, Enugu, Anambra and Ebonyi states under the Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Programme (FISP). The intervention, implemented by the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), marks the South-East phase of theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has partnered with Wema Bank to equip outgoing 2025 Batch B Stream I corps members in Edo with employ-ability, entrepreneurship and personal branding skills. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training is organised to ease theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL)/Seplat Energy Joint Venture (JV) has awarded N18 million in education infrastructure grants to top-performing secondary schools at the 2026 edition of its flagship PEARLs Quiz Competition. PEARLs stands for Promoting Exceptional and Respectable Leaders. The awards wereContinue Reading
