By Joan Nwagwu The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has urged that amendments under Executive Order 9 be subjected to legislative process to safeguard stability in the oil and gas sector. Mr Festus Osifo, President of PENGASSAN, said this on Tuesday in Abuja while addressingContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mr Christopher Maikalangu, has thanked residents for his victory in Saturday’s council election, promising more people-focused projects across the municipality. Maikalangu spoke at a victory press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. Represented by the Secretary-General of the Maikalangu/NadaboContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Traders and residents of the Kugbo Furniture Market, Abuja, have sought urgent government assistance after a fire destroyed more than 15 shops and some adjoining residential buildings. The fire reportedly started at about 9 a.m. on Sunday and swept through a section of the market behind KugboContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared Friday a work-free day ahead of Saturday’s FCT area councils’ election. Wike, who disclosed this in a special broadcast on Thursday, also restricted movement from 8:00p.m. on Friday to 6:00p.m. on Saturday. He explained that theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has proposed a budget of N229.999 billion for the 2026 fiscal year as part of efforts to strengthen road maintenance operations and improve connectivity nationwide. The Minister of State for Works and Supervising Minister of FERMA, Bello Goronyo, made theContinue Reading
NBy Angela Atabo The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has announced a net operating surplus of N19.5 billion for the 2025 financial year, representing over 68.4 per cent year-on-year growth. Speaking at his two years anniversary, on Wednesday in Abuja,the Managing Director and Chief Executive of FMBN, Shehu Osidi,Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, has unveiled the distribution of cash and food items worth over ₦200 million to the people of Goronyo Local Government Area. Goronyo, in a statement signed by Mr Abdullahi Mohammed, Special Assistant Media to the minister on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai and Uche Bibilari The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says that President Bola Tinubu’s purposeful and servant-oriented leadership is setting Nigeria on the path for sustainable growth and inclusive development. Wike said this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the 2026 Annual Distinguished Personality LectureContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Prof. Aminu Gusau, former Coordinating Director, Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has commended Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for his bold governance, infrastructural renewal and decisive leadership. Gusau gave the commendation in Abuja on Tuesday, at the 2026 Annual Distinguished Personality LectureContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says infrastructure is more than concrete and steel, but a political education in physical form. Wike said this in Abuja on Tuesday, in a lecture entitled, “The Impact of Political Leadership on Infrastructural Development in Nigeria:Continue Reading
