By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed optimism that several ongoing projects would be ready for inauguration to celebrate President Bola Tinubu’s third anniversary. He gave the assurance after inspecting some ongoing infrastructure projects across the FCT on Monday. He visitedContinue Reading
By Fuseh Markus The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has been honored as the “Minister of State of the Year”. The minister was honoured on Friday night at the 6th edition of the Accolade Yellow Ball and Awards held at the Transcorp Hilton,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government Girls’ College Bakori Old Girls Association (FEDGOBAOGA) has described entrepreneurship as a critical tool for solving societal challenges and driving economic growth. Its President, Abuja Chapter, Motunrayo Afolabi, said this on Friday at the opening ceremony of the association’s 3rd Entrepreneurship Fair ExhibitionContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Oyintutu Oyinkolade The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, says achieving Nigeria’s one trillion dollars economy target within the next five years will depend on inclusive, innovative, and resilient national planning. Bagudu disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the Nathaniel Atebije Foundation for Planning AdvocacyContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab/Muhammad Idris The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has called for collaboration between the media and security agencies to ensure a media-friendly environment. Idris made the call on Monday in Abuja at an inter-ministerial press conference in commemoration of the 2026 World Press FreedomContinue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas The National Union of Tenants of Nigeria (NUTN) has decried the escalating cost of rent in Port Harcourt and Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers. The union described the situation as a growing crisis with severe social and economic implications for residents of the capital city. TheContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, President and Chairman-in-Council, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), says the council is intensifying efforts to ensure stricter enforcement of engineering standards across the country. Abubakar said this on Saturday at a retreat themed “Reinforcing COREN’s Regulatory Mandate: Aligning Governance, Structures,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Dr Bashir Bolarinwa has reaffirmed his commitment to confronting the security challenges facing Kwara when elected the State Governor in the 2027 general elections. Bolarinwa, a front-line governorship aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) restated this in Abuja on Saturday while submitting his ExpressionContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has congratulated the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In a congratulatory message, the Director-General of NOA, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, applauded the minister’s remarkable leadership in communicating government policies, programmes and activities. Issa-OniluContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali M.Ali, has congratulated the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. NAN reports that Idris, Nigeria’s spokesman and a distinguished fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public RelationsContinue Reading
