The Federal Government has launched the Revised National Gender Policy on Agrifood Systems Transformation for Nigeria (NGPAST) and its Strategic Plan of Action (2025–2030), a comprehensive framework designed to promote gender equity, social inclusion, and the full participation of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The policy, developed…
A frontline governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State, Dr Salihu Bakari Girei, on Thursday declared that he remained the most feared aspirant among contenders jostling for the party’s 2027 governorship ticket. Girei said the desperation by some aspirants to secure endorsements and consensus arrangements was clear evidence that…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Wednesday, sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years’ imprisonment. He was said to have been linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru hydroelectric power projects. The court ordered that the sentences attracted by each of the 12 counts run consecutively, not concurrently. A concurrent term…
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has called on all intending pilgrims within the state to avoid taking kolanut to Saudi Arabia. The Director-General of the board, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim-Matawalle, disclosed this in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the board, Sulaiman Dederi on Wednesday in Kano. According to the statement, this is…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum scheduled to begin on Thursday. Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the Kigali International Airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Ojukwu, and Rwanda’s Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda. This is contained…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of ongoing road projects across Abuja, saying residents can now “see governance in action.” Wike spoke on Wednesday after inspecting ongoing infrastructure projects in Karu, Apo-Karshi and Gbazango, popularly known as Arab Road in Kubwa. The minister commended…
…As Mrs Adeniyi Calls for Collective Environmental Responsibility The President of the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), Mrs Kikelomo Adeniyi, is set to lead a climate advocacy walk themed “Walk for a Greener Nigeria” on Saturday, 16 May 2026, in Abuja, as part of ongoing efforts to deepen environmental sustainability, climate awareness, and community-driven ecological…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) says no fewer than 24,000 Nigerians will benefit from a new $65 million funding phase of the World Bank-supported Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) project. The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during the signing of performance contracts for…
The founder of Zion Flames Prophetic and Intercessory Ministries, Apostle Momo Promise, has accused Nigerian politicians of abandoning governance in pursuit of their 2027 political ambitions. The cleric urged political leaders to focus on improving the lives of Nigerians rather than engaging in premature election campaigns and political permutations. In a statement made available to…
The Northern Coalition for Accountability and Public Trust has defended the Universal Service Provision Fund against allegations of financial mismanagement raised by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. The coalition described SERAP’s claims of missing N26.9bn within the USPF as misleading and capable of creating unnecessary public distrust. In a statement issued on Tuesday by…
