Corps members serving in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have identified high transportation costs, accommodation difficulties and rising feeding expenses as major challenges affecting their service year. The corps members made the observations in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, while reflecting on their experiences under the National…
The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has started refunding 123 Saudi Riyals foreign exchange differentials to each of its pilgrims. The Executive Chairman of the Agency, Malam Salihu Abubakar, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday. According to Salihu, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria(NAHCON) had pegged the $500 Basic Traveling Allowance of each…
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared his resolve to serve his generation to the best of his ability till he take his last breath. Makinde made the pledge on Sunday at a thanksgiving service to mark the 60th birthday and retirement of the immediate past Head of Service, Mrs Olubunmi Oni, held at…
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Amb. Ismail Yusuf, has commended the Nigerian media contingent in Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj exercise. Yusuf, who gave the commendation in Makkah on Sunday, said that the professionalism and efficiency with which the Nigerian journalists reported the exercise was particularly…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the destruction of green areas and encroachment on natural waterways in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), warning that the development poses serious environmental and health risks to residents. Mr Eche Asuzu, NLC National Coordinator on Climate Change and Just Transition, said this in an interview with the News…
The Etsu Nupe, Alh. Yahaya Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to sustain prayers for the peace, progress and stability of the country. Abubakar made the call on Sunday in Bida during the Durbar festival, popularly known as Bariki in Nupe language, marking the end of the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. He described the Bariki festival as…
The Kano State Government has inaugurated an 11-member high-powered committee to identify illegal structures and review building approvals in the Kano metropolitan area. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by Musa Tanko-Muhammad, Press Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Tanko-Muhammad quoted the SSG, Alhaji Umar Farouk-Ibrahim, as…
The Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) says a total of 1.70 million pilgrims performed the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage, an increase from the figures recorded in 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GASTAT is the Saudi government agency responsible for compiling the annual Hajj census. The official statistics, released for the…
President Bola Tinubu has assured abducted Nigerian children and their families that the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to secure their safe return and bring perpetrators to justice. Tinubu gave the assurance in a statement personally signed on Wednesday to commemorate the 2026 Children’s Day celebration. “On this Children’s Day, I celebrate every Nigerian child….
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to tackling the rising number of out-of-school children through fresh education and inclusion policies across the state. Radda made this known in his message to commemorate the 2026 National Children’s Day celebration themed, “Future Now: Promoting Inclusion for Every Nigerian Child.” The governor, in…
