France has deployed Rafale fighter jets over the United Arab Emirates to protect its naval and air bases against Iranian attacks, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Tuesday. France has hundreds of navy, air force and army personnel based in the United Arab Emirates. Its Rafale aircraft are stationed at the Dhafra base near Abu Dhabi. […]

The Federal Government has sanctioned the release of N48 billion for the enhancement of 12 Faculties of Engineering and Technology in Federal Universities of Technology and other conventional institutions. The beneficiary institutions, drawn from the six geopolitical zones of the country, consist of federal and state-owned universities. Inaugurating the Ministerial Monitoring, Evaluation and Implementation Committee […]

The Abia State Government has advised farmers to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices as the state is projected to experience above-normal rainfall in 2026. The warning follows the Seasonal Climate Prediction released by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. In a ‘2026 Climate Outlook and Farming Advisor’ issued Tuesday morning, the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Cliff Agbaeze, […]

President Bola Tinubu will tomorrow formally swear in Tunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. As the new IGP takes office, the Nigeria Society for Criminology (NSC) urged him to decentralise tactical squads to zonal commands for efficiency and proactive response to crime. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled […]

After 13 years in hiding, a notorious drug kingpin, Reginald Peter Chidiebere, has been taken into custody following the seizure of large consignments of cocaine and heroin linked to him by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The drug lord was first arrested […]

At least 169 people have been killed and buried in a mass grave in South Sudan, two local officials told AFP Monday, the latest incident as the country sees a dramatic increase in violence. The desperately poor country has seen a surge in violence throughout the nation, as forces loosely allied to either the opposition […]

Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has reiterated that Ireti Kingibe will not return to the Senate in 2027, insisting that the lawmaker has “no project to show” for her time in office. Wike spoke during a media parley in Abuja on Monday, where he linked his prediction to what he described as […]

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has extended its Student Loan Application Portal following a surge in nationwide interest generated by its ongoing awareness campaign. The extension comes after a reminder last week that the portal was set to close on February 27, 2026. In response to strong feedback from students and stakeholders, NELFUND announced additional […]

The National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) has announced plans to deepen emergency healthcare services to ensure timely medical interventions for Nigerians. The agency also called for stronger collaboration among emergency response agencies and programs, with particular emphasis on improving access to and the functionality of the national emergency number, 112. The National […]

The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Monday his agency has “no indication” that any nuclear installations have been damaged or hit in Iran following US and Israeli strikes on the country. Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Reza Najafi said however that the key nuclear site Natanz had been attacked. […]

Black smoke rose from the US embassy in Kuwait on Monday, an AFP correspondent saw, while US warplanes crashed without causing casualties, as Iran pressed on with a third day of retaliation in the Gulf. A US base and a power station were also targeted, in what was the most dramatic escalation for the small […]

The Nigerian Police Council and Council of state are expected to meet this week( Monday ) to ratify the appointment of Acting Inspector General of Police Olatunji Disu, all things being equal. Council is a constitutional body responsible for the organization, administration, and general supervision of the Nigeria Police Force, excluding operational control. It comprises […]