The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed that no casualty is recorded in the Port Harcourt runway incident involving Air Peace’s flight P47190 from Lagos. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at FAAN, Mrs Obiageli Orah, on Sunday in Lagos. The News Agency of…
The Senate Committee Chairman on Youth Development, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu (APC-Ekiti), has reaffirmed the senate’s commitment to ensuring a better future for Nigerian youths. Adaramodu made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. The lawmaker, who is also the Senate spokesperson and Chairman, Senate Committee on…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has reiterated the Federal Government’s strong commitment to the mental health and overall welfare of military personnel across the country. Speaking during a courtesy visit by a delegation of mental health experts from the United States Africa Command (US AFRICOM), Matawalle stressed that the psychological wellbeing…
The Zamfara Central Integrity Forum (ZCIF) has praised former Governor Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle for what it called his extensive and impactful road infrastructure projects across the state. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Kamal Ibrahim Gusau, on Wednesday, the forum accused Governor Dauda Lawal of misleading the public by exaggerating the scale and…
A Nigerian court will rule on 18 July whether to block the National Assembly from approving budgets and appointments in Rivers State, which is currently governed by a Sole Administrator following a controversial state of emergency. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.) was named Sole Administrator by President Bola Tinubu after the suspension of Governor Siminalayi…
Justice Yusuf Halilu of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) do everything within his power to produce five former senior police officers for prosecution. Halilu issued the order on Tuesday after prosecution counsel Rimamsomte Ezekiel expressed disappointment over the former officers’ absence in court in spite of being served…
The Police have arraigned two persons before the Federal High Court in Katsina for alleged impersonation and examination malpractice. The police prosecutor, Abdussalam Danmaidaki, said the defendants, Bolanwu Emmanuel and Ibrahim Abdulaziz, committed the offence on April 30, at Zee Alpha International School, Funtua. Danmaidaki said that Emmanuel invited Abdulaziz into the exam hall to…
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr Shamsudeen Ogunjimi has called for the deployment of technology to proactively monitor financial management in real-time to ensure transparency and institutional discipline. Ogunjimi made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the ongoing 2025 National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance, organised by the Senate and House…
Nigerian journalists have been urged to leverage the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, enacted in 2011, to promote transparency and accountability in governance. Mr Simon-Reef Musa, a columnist and member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), made the call during a one-day media training for journalists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday…
The Kaduna State Government says interventions under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (LPRES) project have significantly helped reduce clashes between farmers and herders in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Malam Murtala Dabo, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna. NAN reports that LPRES is…
