Taraba state governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has bagged the Golden Image Award in Liberia. Others who were awarded include the President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai (snr), Vice President of Liberia, Jeremiah Kpan Koung, and His Royal Highness ...
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared a state of emergency on drug abuse and signed an Executive Order aimed at tackling illicit drug trafficking and substance abuse across the state. The governor signed the Public Safety Emergency on ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has expressed confidence in the country’s economy, saying it has continued to demonstrate strong resilience in the face of external pressures. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, stated this during an interactive session with the Senate ...
The House of Representatives has stepped down a bill seeking to ban the production, importation, distribution and sale of unbranded and unfortified edible oils in Nigeria. The decision followed a debate on the bill’s second reading, with lawmakers questioning the ...
The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, has dismissed claims that the ₦12.83 trillion Service-Wide Vote (SWV) in the 2026 Appropriation Act is a “slush fund,” describing such allegations as misleading and based on a misunderstanding ...
ABUJA — Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have dismantled a pipeline vandalism syndicate in Adamawa State, arresting seven suspects and recovering 285 pieces of vandalised Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) pipelines. The operation was carried out by personnel of ...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has unveiled the residential layout plan for a proposed 500-unit housing estate in Kontagora, as part of efforts to expand urban infrastructure and provide affordable housing for residents. Speaking during the inauguration, Governor Bago disclosed ...
The Police Command in Niger has arrested two suspected armed robbers allegedly found with three toy pistols and 16 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards in Minna. SP Wasiu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, disclosed this ...
The Federal High Court in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Tuesday adjourned until July 28 the suit filed by Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi challenging his disqualification from contesting the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for Zamfara North. The presiding judge, ...
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the president, has said that she will wear the traditional ‘Akwete’ ‘buba’ and wrapper if her husband, President Bola Tinubu, is re-elected in the 2027 general elections. The ‘first lady’ made the declaration during her ...