President Bola Tinubu has defended his government’s sweeping economic reforms, insisting they have stabilised Nigeria’s fragile economy and restored confidence among investors and international partners. “The bleeding has stopped. The haemorrhage is gone. The patient is alive,” Tinubu said on Tuesday during a meeting with Oba Ghandi Olaoye, the Soun of Ogbomosoland, at the presidential…
Authorities in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have cancelled all public park licences in Abuja, citing widespread violations of urban planning rules. Mukhtar Galadima, head of Development Control, said operators must resubmit their papers for review before licences are reissued. “This is not a witch-hunt. It is about restoring order. All park allocations were withdrawn…
A mass malaria prevention campaign in Nigeria’s Plateau State has reached more than one million children, helping to drive down infection rates, health officials said. The Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) programme distributes Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine with Amodiaquine (SPAQ) to children under five during peak transmission seasons. Officials say the intervention has cut malaria prevalence from 18.8 per…
Authorities in Nigeria’s Kogi State have outlawed graduation ceremonies in nursery, primary and secondary schools, citing concerns about costs for parents and negative social influences. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Education Commissioner Wemi Jones, who described the events as “incessant” and financially draining. The state also banned “signing-out” parties among tertiary students. Instead,…
Nigeria’s drive to end open defecation by 2025 hinges on behavioural change and community-led action, not merely building toilets, according to the Federal Government. Speaking at a workshop for Open Defecation-Free (ODF) validators in Nasarawa on Wednesday, Mrs Elizabeth Ugoh, Director of Water Quality Control and Sanitation, said sustainable sanitation requires citizens to adopt toilets…
Academics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka have praised the Federal Government’s recent seven-year embargo on establishing new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. Speaking in Nsukka, Prof. Okechukwu Nwaubani said the measure could enable proper funding and upgrading of existing schools. “Well-funded public institutions will produce globally competitive graduates. The focus should be…
Britain has sanctioned a group of Russian officials and organisations linked to the abduction and re-education of Ukrainian children, in what London called a systematic attempt to erase Ukraine’s cultural identity. Eight individuals and three groups were named in the sanctions list, including Aymani Kadyrova, mother of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and her Akhmat Kadyrov…
Nine men accused of complicity in the June attacks that killed and displaced residents in Yelwata, Benue State, and parts of Plateau, were on Wednesday arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS) before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects were charged separately with terrorism-related offences, unlawful possession of firearms, and assisting violent…
The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (AnSIEC) has announced 29 August 2026 as the date for local government chairmanship and councillorship polls. In a statement on Wednesday, the commission’s chairperson, Mrs Genevieve Osakwe, said political parties could begin collecting the election timetable and nomination forms from 28 November 2025. She explained that the exercise was…
The Kano State Government has urged the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to avoid duplicating its Kano Elders Advisory Council (KEAC), established earlier this year. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, the government stressed that Governor Abba Yusuf had launched the KEAC in January 2024 to serve as…
