By Amen Gajira The Chairman of Jema’a Local Government Council of Kaduna State, Mr Peter Tanko, has commended Gov. Uba Sani for his commitment to the development of the education sector in the state. Tanko gave the commendation while inspecting ongoing renovation and construction works at the Kaduna State UniversityContinue Reading
Rita Iliya Hajiya Fatima Bago, wife of the Niger governor, has inaugurated a statewide advocacy campaign on routine immunisation and Primary Health Care, urging collective action to ensure no child remains unvaccinated. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme was inaugurated in Minna during a state-level advocacyContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Key stakeholders across government, civil society and industries have called for stronger regulatory coordination and accelerated action on methane abatement in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. They made the call at the Methane Emission Abatement in the Oil and Gas Industry Regulatory Dialogue organised by the StakeholderContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has inaugurated its newly approved Conditions of Service (CoS) to enhance operational effectiveness of workers. NSIB Director-General, Capt. Alex Badeh, said during the inauguration on Friday in Abuja that the new framework would enhance safety outcomes across Nigeria’s transportation sectors. AccordingContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The Federal Government has handed over to the Kwara Government 132 housing units at the National Housing Programme Estate Ogbondoroko in Ilorin. Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, who received documents and keys to the National Housing Programme Estate at Ogbondoroko in Asa Local Government Area, said acquisitionContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says candidates affected by technical glitches will be reassigned the new Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) dates and centres. It said the move was to ensure that no registered candidate is denied the opportunity to sit for the examination TheContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje ‘The Specialists’, a Nollywood political thriller, has been officially selected for the 2026 International Black and Diversity Film Festival (IBDFF) in Canada, securing seven award nominations ahead of its global release. Mr Paulgold Joseph, founder of AFRIGOS Film Studios, producers of the film, disclosed this in aContinue Reading
By Uche Bibilari The University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University), has awarded automatic employment to its overall best graduating students to further their academic career in the university. The Vice-Chancellor, UniAbuja, Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi, made this known during the combined 29th and 30th convocation ceremony of the university onContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Antalya (Türkiye) Turkish President Recep Erdogan on Friday said the world was currently facing a deepening crisis in both power and direction, warning that the international system had reached a “serious and dangerous threshold.” Erdogan gave the warning at the opening ceremony of the Antalya Diplomacy ForumContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it recorded seizures worth N93.03 million in Adamawa within six weeks under Operation Whirlwind, Zone ‘D’ Axis. The National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday in Yola. Represented by the Comptroller-General, DrContinue Reading
