The Sokoto State government has graduated 500 women under its poverty reduction programme, equipping them with skills in various trades to promote self-reliance. The beneficiaries, drawn from across the state, received training in leather crafts, soap making, food and spice production, tamowa (local beverage) production, and hairdressing. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Governor Ahmed Aliyu […]
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has commended the Federal Government’s efforts in constructing and completing the Human Rights Commission offices in some states of the federation. He said this on Monday at the commissioning of the Kebbi State Office of NHRC in Birnin Kebbi. Idris said the event reflected the Federal Government’s commitment under the […]
President Bola Tinubu has called for the collaboration of various sister agencies to enhance security in the country. President Tinubu made the call, yesterday, at the official opening of the conference and retreat for senior police officers tagged CARSPO 2025 with a theme ‘Improving Nigeria’s Internal Security and Economic Prosperity through Inclusive Policing’ in Abeokuta, […]
President Donald Trump turned his attention to the Keystone XL Pipeline on Monday evening, calling for the company building it to “come back to America, and get it built — NOW!” Trump said he was “just thinking” about how construction on the pipeline was “viciously jettisoned by the incompetent Biden Administration,” and promised things are different now […]
Moved by revelations made by former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd), that the 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup, an Igbo group, Njiko Igbo Forum, has demanded the sum of N100 trillion from the Nigerian government on account of the injustice suffered by the Igbo people from 1966 to date. Babangida, […]
The Federal Government is exploring the installation of speed bumps on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos to address concerns about over-speeding, which has resulted in several accidents and fatalities. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this during a stakeholder engagement on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project held in Lagos. Expressing concern over the […]
Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, believes the Niger Delta region deserves a lot of accolades for keeping the country together as a unit despite its constant neglect by each ruling government. Speaking during his condolence visit to the late Chief Edwin Clark’s residence in Abuja, El-Rufai maintained that Nigeria would have […]
The Nigerian Defence Academy has warned residents of Afaka, Kauya, and Mando in Kaduna State to steer clear of its open range during an upcoming shooting exercise. The academy’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Muhammad Maidawa, announced in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Kaduna. Maidawa said the exercise had […]
Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund 1MDB has withdrawn its $248 million lawsuit against one of the producers of “The Wolf of Wall Street”, who is also the stepson of disgraced former premier Najib Razak. The fund had accused Riza Aziz and his film companies of misappropriating $248 million for financing movies and other activities when the […]
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced on Tuesday that Nigeria and Belgium are set to strengthen economic cooperation to bolster food security. The Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance, Mr Mohammed Manga, disclosed this in a statement he signed and released in Abuja. According […]
