Thousands of families displaced by devastating floods in Yobe State have received relief supplies from Nigeria’s North East Development Commission (NEDC). The commission announced on Sunday that 2,261 households across 21 communities in Potiskum, Nangere and Jakusko council areas were supported with food items such as rice, spaghetti and vegetable oil, alongside non-food items including…
Nigeria’s cattle breeders’ association, Miyetti Allah (MACBAN), has praised the Enugu State government for intervening in a recent attack on herders but has called for stronger measures to safeguard its members from future violence. The incident, which claimed the lives of six herders and resulted in the theft of over 100 cattle, has shaken the…
The Zamfara Good Governance Forum has blamed Governor Dauda Lawal Dare for the strike by nurses across Zamfara State, accusing him of reckless and discriminatory leadership. In a statement signed by its secretary on Friday, Kabiru Ibrahim Gusau, the Forum condemned the governor’s decision to exclude more than 1,000 nurses from the newly approved salary…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished more than 30 substructures at River Park Estate in Abuja for violating planning regulations. Director of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima, disclosed this on Wednesday while leading enforcement officers to the site. Galadima said the affected developers went ahead with construction despite the withdrawal of their lease agreements…
Agricultural stakeholders across Nigeria have commended the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Yazid Danfulani, for his transformative leadership and commitment to food security. The stakeholders, under the umbrella of the Agricultural Stakeholders Forum, praised Danfulani for repositioning NAIC as a key institution in Nigeria’s agricultural value chain….
A Gambian parliamentarian has called on Nigeria’s Senate President Godswill Akpabio to reinstate suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan without further delay. Hon. Fatoumatta Njai, Chairperson of the Gender and Children’s Welfare Committee in The Gambia’s Parliament, issued the demand in a statement sent to Elanza on Wednesday. Njai, who also serves as a member of the…
A European Union court has ruled that gas and nuclear energy may continue to be labelled as sustainable investments, dismissing Austria’s attempt to overturn the European Commission’s controversial taxonomy rules. Judges at the General Court in Luxembourg announced on Wednesday that the Commission had acted within its powers when it included the two energy sources…
The North West Youth Movement Forum has praised Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, for what it described as bold reforms and patriotic leadership in strengthening the country’s security architecture. In a statement on Wednesday, the group’s secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim Malumfashi, said Matawalle’s initiatives were restoring confidence in the armed forces and…
What was meant to be a joyful return from a religious convention ended in tragedy for the community of Agwa in Oguta, Imo State, after fifteen members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses lost their lives in a road accident. The incident occurred at about 6:45 p.m. on Monday in Awomama, when a trailer driving against traffic…
At least twelve people, including four children, were killed in Imo State on Sunday night when a gas tanker truck travelling against traffic collided with a commuter bus. Eight others were injured. The accident happened around 9:00 p.m. along the Owerri–Onitsha Road, after Njaba Bridge. According to the police, the bus was transporting members of…
