By Deji Abdulwahab The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu’s 700-kilometre legacy highway will connect states. Idris spoke on Wednesday in Akwanga at the start of Section One of the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe Super Highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project coversContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, July 1, 2026 (NAN) The Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON) has urged the Federal Government to reform Hajj operations to allow for effective service delivery in line with international best practice. The association made the call on Wednesday in Abuja, during itsContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha A former District Governor of Rotary International, Dr Goddy Nnadi, has urged leaders at all levels of government in Nigeria to adopt a people-centred approach to governance by ensuring that public budgets address the practical needs of citizens. Nnadi made the call on Wednesday at the RotaryContinue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting children’s rights and improving the welfare of vulnerable children in orphanage homes. The Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, gave the assurance at a stakeholders’ engagement with founders and operators of orphanage homesContinue Reading
By Uchenna Eletuo Mr Azeez Abiodun-Kareem, Chairman of Otto-Awori Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, on Tuesday flagged off the “Adopt-A-School-Snacks for Thought” initiative for pupils in the area. Speaking at the flag-off in L.A. Primary School, Otto-Awori, Abiodun-Kareem said the programme was in collaboration withContinue Reading
Re: The Matter of Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew and the fictitious Presidential Economic Advisory Council We are aware of the public interest in the matter of a man called Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew, who has been parading himself as the director-general of a fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council cum PresidentialContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, has commended the resilience of Nigerians returning from South Africa amid rising anti-immigration tensions and xenophobic attacks. The minister praised the returnees for maintaining good conduct in spite of the circumstances that forced them toContinue Reading
Daniel Obaje The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reiterated its commitment to providing Mass Communication students with practical newsroom exposure to complement classroom learning and strengthen professional skills. The Editor-in-Chief of NAN, Mr Mufutau Ojo, gave the assurance in Abuja, when students of the Mass Communication Department from theContinue Reading
By Olajide Idowu The National Productivity Centre (NPC) has urged workers in both public and private organisations to be more efficient and effective in the workplace to enhance productivity. The Osun State Coordinator of the centre, Mrs Alimot Rabiu-Abodunrin, made the call while delivering a lecture titled “Strategies for ImprovingContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu Ama Davids Nigeria Limited, an Abuja-based real estate company, has unveiled plans to develop the Abuja Trade Centre (ATC), a proposed 100-hectare commercial facility in Kuje Area Council of the FCT. The company said the project, which it described as an integrated trade centre, is designed toContinue Reading
