By Emmanuella Anokam The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (Pi-CNG & EVs) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with financing partners to ease CNG vehicle conversion financing and cut transport costs. Mr Ismaeel Ahmed, Executive Chairman, Pi-CNG & EV said on Wednesday in Abuja atContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Federal Government has reaffirmed commitment to modernising the Nigeria Police Force through partnerships, digital infrastructure deployment and adoption of emerging technologies. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, disclosed this at a partnership signing in Abuja on Wednesday. Continue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, says the Federal Government has decided to grant domestic airlines discounts on debts owed aviation agencies. Keyamo said this in Abuja during a meeting with the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), airline operators and otherContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday held a closed-door meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that details of the meeting were not made available to State House correspondents. However, NAN gathered that discussions centred on nationalContinue Reading
By Martha Agas An editor with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Martha Agas, has won the Woman in Media Award at the 2026 Women Changing the World Global Summit and Awards in Paris, France. Agas was announced winner on Wednesday following an independent assessment by an international panel ofContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Managing Director, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, has called for stronger and more responsive social protection systems, given Nigeria’s growing population and dynamic labour market. Faleye made the call on Wednesday in Abuja during the 2026 International Social Security Association (ISSA) West AfricaContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Aderogba George Amnesty International Nigeria has called on Nigerian authorities and international organisations to implement human rights reforms aimed at protecting human rights, freedom of expression, and strengthening democratic accountability. Its Board Chairman, Auwal Rafsanjani, made the call at the unveiling of the Amnesty International 2025 Annual ReportContinue Reading
Mrs Roseline Nwosu, the Chairperson, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, (Ciarb) Abuja Chapter, says Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is central to speedy, efficient and predictable dispute settlement, boosting investors’ confidence and commercial certainty.Continue Reading
By Ramatu Garba A Kano State High Court, on Wednesday, sentenced a 21-year-old man, Umar Idris, to death by hanging for stabbing a 28-year-old shop owner, Sabiu Umar to death. Idris, who lives at Farawa Quarters Kumbotso Local Government Area, was convicted on a one-count charge of culpable homicide. TheContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has congratulated his Senior Special Assistant on Digital Engagement, Strategy and New Media, Mr Otega Ogra, on his election to the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) Executive Committee. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday inContinue Reading
