The Abia State Government has mandated comprehensive integrity tests on all storey buildings across the state following the collapse of an uncompleted three-storey building in Umuahia on Saturday morning. The directive was announced by the General Manager of the Umuahia Capital Development Authority (UCDA), Mr. Kingsley Agomoh, during a press briefing after the State Executive…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected global economic growth at 3.0 per cent in 2025 and 3.1 per cent in 2026, as significant policy changes continue to shape the global economic landscape. This is contained in the IMF’s July 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update, titled “Global Economy: Tenuous Resilience amid Persistent Uncertainty”, released…
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has lauded Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for her compassion and generosity during the state’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. Speaking on Monday in Makurdi during her condolence visit, Alia described the First Lady’s support—particularly the ₦1 billion donation to victims of recent attacks—as “a testament to her motherly heart,…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has threatened to sue four national newspapers over alleged defamatory publications. In separate letters issued through his legal counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, Dogara accused The Guardian, Nigerian Pilot, Daily Post, and New Telegraph of publishing false and damaging content against his person. The certified true copies…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, has confirmed the death of four persons and the disappearance of five others following a canoe mishap in Zangon Maje village, Taura Local Government Area. The incident, which occurred around 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, involved a canoe transporting 17 passengers, mostly girls aged between…
Former Niger State Governor and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, says the persistent underdevelopment in Northern Nigeria is largely due to decades of elite complacency, institutional neglect, and policy missteps — not just the failings of the current administration. Speaking during the opening…
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the immediate removal of the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Anugbum Onuaha, ahead of the August 16 National Assembly bye-elections. Chairman of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, made the call during a press conference held on Tuesday in…
The Federal Government says it plans to revive the moribund Kaduna Textile Industry as part of broader efforts to boost the nation’s economy and drive industrialisation. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, disclosed this on Tuesday in Kaduna during a two-day interactive session on government-citizens engagement, organised by the Sir…
Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, says President Bola Tinubu has lived up to the promises he made during the 2023 campaign, and “is still keeping them.” Governor Yahaya made the assertion on Tuesday in Kaduna, at a two-day Interactive Session on Government-Citizen Engagement, organised by…
The Plateau Patriotic Front, (PPF) has called on the authorities to probe the alleged explanation by Bello Gotomo, the National Secretary, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), on the recent killings in plateau. The PPF made the call on Tuesday in a statement by its National Coordinator, Mani Imman, in Abuja. Gotomo while…
