President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the rights and welfare of Nigerian children, as the country marked Children’s Day 2025. He also called for a bully-free generation and enhanced child protection measures at all levels. Represented by the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mahmoud Mariya, on Tuesday in…
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshall Hassan Abubakar has appealed for enhanced collaboration and exchanges between Nigeria Military School(NMS) Zaria and Air Force Military School Jos. Abubakar made the appeal as the Special Guest of Honour and Reviewing Officer for the regimental parade in his honour at the Nigeria Military School Zaria on…
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) says three people have died while six others were injured in an accident which involved five vehicles on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Mr Adekunle Ajibade, the South-West Area Commander of TRACE, who confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ota, said that the…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has felicitated the Nigerian Muslim Ummah, for yet another precious opportunity to get closer to Allah, the Most High in worship. The sultan’s felicitation is contained in a statement issued by Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Secretary-General , Prof. Khalid Aliyu, on Wednesday in Kaduna. Abubakar said, “These days which…
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres says the vision and programmes of Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, outgoing President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), has improved countless lives across Africa. Guterres said this at the ongoing Annual Meetings 2025 of the Bank in Abidjan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a key highlight of the…
A report by the World Health Organisation says 20 million Nigerians, representing 20 per cent of the country’s population, live with mental health conditions. Dr Azubike Aliche, the Secretary, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria-American Institute for Mental Health (NAIMH), said this at a mental health GAP Action training programme organised by the institute, in…
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Tuesday for the 50th Anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). His plane touched down at 4.15 p.m. and was received by officials of the Lagos State Government, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement. President Tinubu will host other ECOWAS Heads of…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Alternate Education and Renewed Hope National Home Grown School Feeding Project to expand the scope of feeding by reaching 20 million out-of-school and informal children in 2026. Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, made this known while launching the programme on Tuesday in Abuja….
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new members for the governing councils of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). In February, President Tinubu dissolved the Governing Council of UNIABUJA and sacked the university’s vice-chancellor, Aisha Maikudi, amid controversy over her eligibility, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Tuesday, confirmed the death of one adult male while several still trapped in a building collapse in Ikorodu area of the state. The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said they got a distress alert at 14.02 hours “Following distress…
