Condoms By Hawau Sulyman and Justina Auta Stakeholders at the 2025 National Condom Summit in Abuja on Wednesday called for the local production of condoms to improve access to preventive measures against HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Nigeria. The summit, held to commemorate International Condom Day (ICD), carriedContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government is set to establish a National Paramilitary Academy. Tunji-Ojo said this on Wednesday when the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, led a delegation on a courtesyContinue Reading
Election By Ekemini Ladejobi Amb. Bankole Adeoye has been re-elected as Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security at the African Union Commission. He defeated Central African Republic’s Jean Jacques Demafouth. Adeoye was re-elected for another four-year term at the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive council in Addis AbabaContinue Reading
Ramadan By Mohammed Baba Busu The Niger State Government says it will provide incentives that will crash prices of food items during the Ramadan season. Gov. Mohammed Umaru-Bago disclosed this on Wednesday when he received a delegation from the Gates Foundation on a courtesy visit to the Government House, Minna.Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger says the state will invest N1 billion on the provision of education for children with special needs. Bago announced this during the inauguration of Resources, Inclusivity and Strategic Communication (RISE) project on Wednesday in Minna. It is organised byContinue Reading
Chiefdom By Talatu Maiwada The creation of the Huba Chiefdom in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa by Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri has brought an end to a 120-year-old chieftaincy struggle. The Chairman of the Coronation Committee and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Idi Hong, made this known while addressingContinue Reading
By Ijendu Iheaka The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered and sealed a warehouse of six flats containing expired foreign drugs and supplements in the outskirts of Aba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the building is located in theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, says that violent extremism remains one of the most complex security challenges that threatens Nigeria’s national security. Laka stated this at the opening of the Workshop and Validation Meeting on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE)Continue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Tuesday carried out a sensitisation campaign in Leleyi Gbari, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on the protection of power infrastructure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the campaign was part of theContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The inaugural African-Caribbean Investment Summit designed to forge high impact investment alliances between Africa and the Caribbean has been scheduled for March in Nigeria. The Summit Coordinator, Hyelsinta Ojo, of the Aquarian Consult Ltd (ACL), disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja. Ojo said the summitContinue Reading
