By Ifeanyi Olannye Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, on Monday, commissioned the Uromi Junction Flyover Bridge in Agbor, Ika South LGA, for construction at the cost of N59.7 billion. In a speech at the ceremony, Oborevwori described the project as “a critical intervention aimed at improving road safety, preserving lives,Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) has declared a public health emergency over environmental diseases linked to greenhouse gas emissions nationwide. The council’s Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Yakubu Baba, confirmed this on Monday at a news conference in Abuja. Baba said the declaration alignedContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Network Capacity Building for Nigeria (NECABN) says it will mobilise grassroots support nationwide to strengthen President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 polls. The group said it would leverage its more than 72 million registered members across the country when the President formally declares.Continue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, on his 60th birthday. The President hailed Adeniyi’s reform initiatives, describing them as transformative for the NCS. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on SundayContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Amid uncertainty, criticism, and widespread scepticism, the Super Eagles landed in Fes under cold skies and persistent Moroccan rain for the 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2025. From the start, they arrived carrying a weight heavier than their kits; notContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima will present Nigeria’s 2026 economic outlook at the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Vice-President, said this in a statement. Nkwocha added that Shettima has arrivedContinue Reading
Emmanuella Anokam The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG) and Electric Vehicles (EVs), says over 4,600 tricycles and 100,000 vehicles in Nigeria now use CNG as an alternative or complement fuel. Mr Zayyanu Tambari, the Chief Compliance Officer, PiCNG, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the inauguration of President-elect, Mamady Doumbouya. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, made this known in a statement onContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian artistes who won at the 9th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), describing their success as proof of Nigeria’s growing global creative influence. The president said this in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday. Tinubu hailed artistesContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje President Bola Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday led the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, members of the Federal Executive Council, National Assembly, service chiefs and diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s fallen and living heroes. The event, which involved the laying of wreaths atContinue Reading
