By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu says the N54.99 trillion 2025 budget signed into law on Friday will empower Nigerians and build a resilient future. The President said this after signing the budget in a brief ceremony witnessed by Sen. Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, and otherContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of the armed forces on internal operations neutralised 217 terrorists and apprehended 574 others in February. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-.Gen. Markus Kangye, also said 320 kidnapped hostages were rescued while 152 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists’ combatants and their families surrenderedContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and maritime stakeholders on Friday urged all stakeholders to cooperate in promoting cable resilience and protecting international submarine cable ecosystem. The stakeholders said this during interviews with newsmen at the just-concluded International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit held in Abuja. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has blacklisted an Indian company, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, for producing a range of harmful addictive pills capable of causing death. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, at a news conference in Abuja on Friday,Continue Reading
By Leonard Okachie A High Court sitting in Abia has granted former two-term Gov. Theodore Orji, his son, and three others bail in the sum of N50 million over an alleged N47 billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, arraigned the former governor, and his son,Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Friday signed the N54.99 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill into law at the State House, Abuja. The bill, which was passed by the National Assembly on Feb. 13, after increasing it from the initial N49.7 trillion submitted by President Tinubu, was signed in aContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala Forty-nine journalists from 44 countries have begun the China International Press Communication Centre (CIPCC) 2025 Media Exchange Programme in Beijing. The exchange programme organised by CIPCC under China’s Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA) started on Thursday in the capital city. Participants were drawn from regions in theContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Dr Pamela Ajayi, the President of the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN), has emphasised the need to prioritise self-reliance to strengthen the country’s local capacity in the health sector. Ajayi, who spoke at the HFN 2025 Annual Conference holding in Lagos, said self- relianceContinue Reading
By Vivien Emoni The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has urged states, local government councils and legislators to strictly adhere to provisions of law in the implementation of remuneration packages. Dr Mohammed Shehu, the Chairman of RMAFC, spoke at a one-day workshop on implementation of remunerationsContinue Reading
Marriage By Ibrahim Bello The Kebbi Government has sponsored the marriage of 300 couples in a mass wedding at the Emir of Gwandu Palace. The marriages were arranged by the state government in collaboration with Nafisa Nasir Charity Development Foundation (NANAS), to reduce the number of women, widowed or divorced,Continue Reading
