By Philip Yatai Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described the delivery of infrastructure projects in the FCT as “clear demonstration of governance in action.” He stated this in Abuja on Wednesday after an inspection tour of project sites in Karu, Apo-Karshi and the Gbazango areaContinue Reading
The Nigerian Army troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have apprehended five suspected vandals and intercepted a truck loaded with vandalised railway tracks in Kaduna StateContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan/ Funmilayo Adeyemi The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has expressed concern over the Federal Government’s recent decision granting admission exemptions to candidates seeking entry into Colleges of Education. The National President of the association, Dr Lawan Bazza, who made the position of the unionContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday evening for a state visit to China. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump is visiting China from May 13 to 15. This is the first U.S. presidential visit to China in almost nine years and Trump’s second sinceContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan/Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja, May 13, 2026 (NAN) The National Universities Commission (NUC) says no fewer than 24,000 Nigerians will benefit from a new $65 million funding phase of the World Bank-supported Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) project. The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. AbdullahiContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) says it is intensifying efforts to scale up annual vaccine production at the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) from 150 million to 850 million doses. The project said the initiative would significantly strengthen Nigeria’s capacity for local vaccine productionContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi A Nanotechnology expert, Prof. Lateef Agbaje, has advocated the inclusion of Nigeria’s nanotechnology policy framework in the proposed 500 million dollars National Research and Innovation Development Fund (NRIDF). Agbaje, Head of the NANO+ Group, Ladoke Akinola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, said this on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government and the UNESCO have called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to reposition Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) as driver of economic growth. They said this on Tuesday at the opening of a three-day workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation and the Renewed Hope AgendaContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Nigeria’s health stakeholders have urged urgent, coordinated reforms to improve rehabilitation services after an assessment exposed significant gaps in the nation’s rehabilitation system in Abuja. They made the call on Monday in a communiqué signed by the Rehabilitation Technical Group after the National Stakeholders’ Validation Meeting onContinue Reading
By Nana Musa Abuja, May 12, 2026 (NAN) The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, says the ongoing tax reforms are designed to build a global competitive, equitable and fiscally sustainable economy. Oyedele said this during the 28 annual tax conference of the CharteredContinue Reading
