The Lagos Waste Management Authority has arrested a resident of Meiran, Lagos State, for allegedly dumping refuse into a drainage channel during rainfall. The arrest was carried out by a joint enforcement team comprising the LAWMA Enforcement Team, the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI, and mobile police officers attached to the […]
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, says his team plans to deploy an independent system to transmit election results directly from every polling unit to its situation room ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Obi disclosed this in an exclusive interview with ARISE News, outlining his team’s plan to ensure […]
The Federal Government has announced the removal of data costs for millions of Nigerian students accessing approved educational platforms in a major digital education intervention aimed at making learning resources more accessible to learners across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Thursday at the launch of the Initiative for […]
The Federal Government has said it will soon end the slaughtering of livestock in uncontrolled environments across the country as part of efforts to modernise the red meat industry and position Nigeria for the export market. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, disclosed this on Thursday in Kaduna at the official launch of […]
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has launched a $1m climate-resilience project aimed at protecting vulnerable farming communities from the growing threats of floods, drought, soil degradation and post-harvest losses. The 12-month intervention, titled “Protecting Food Security Against Recurring Floods and Drought,” will initially be implemented in Bindawa, Bakori and Kafur Local Government Areas by Mercy […]
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has officially unveiled the National Community Food Bank Programme for the South-East geopolitical zone. Tinubu performed the ceremony at the old Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia on Thursday, marking a major milestone in the Federal Government’s nationwide food security and social welfare drive. The South-East zonal food bank initiative is […]
Nigeria’s digital economy is pacing very fast as telecommunications operators added over 12.8 million new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to their networks within seven months, mirroring an insatiable appetite telephone services, especially for Internet connectivity that saw consumers devour 10.2 million terabytes of data over the same period. According to the latest industry statistics […]
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) spent about N53.21 trillion on operational expenses, taxes and other obligations over the last 18 months. The expenditure, recorded between January 2025 and June 2026, highlights the enormous cost of running Africa’s largest national oil company despite record earnings from crude oil and gas operations. An analysis of the […]
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has called on the Benue State Government and security agencies to investigate the alleged blockade of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and bring those responsible to justice. The party, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, condemned the incident, which it said prevented Obi from […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested and brought back to Nigeria the suspected kingpin behind the 49.70kg heroin shipment intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, in 2024. The NDLEA disclosed this in a statement signed by its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in Abuja on Wednesday. The suspect, 52-year-old Festus […]
