Dr Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, said Nigeria’s solid minerals sector attracted over $800 million in processing projects in 2025. The minister said this in an interview for an upcoming State House documentary marking President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary. Alake said the revenue generated was driven by the Tinubu administration’s new policy…
A Zamfara-based advocacy group has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, for appointing Hon. Yazeed Shehu Danfulani as Managing Director of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC). The commendation came via a statement signed by the group’s chairman, Mr Imran Usman Bore, who described the…
An Oyo State High in Ibadan on Wednesday fixed Oct. 21 for further hearing in a forgery and impersonation case leveled against Pastor Moses Ayantoye of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC). Justice Racheal Akintola adjourned the case after the defence Counsel, Mr Anthony Daramola, finished cross examination of the prosecution witness, DSP Charles Oluwatoki, an investigation…
A witness and an operative of Department of State Services (DSS), identified as BBB, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that his office was not involved in the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya. BBB, who was the 2nd prosecution witness (PW-2) in the ongoing trial of Kanu, the leader of the…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Gombe State Office, has urged youths in the state to avoid examination malpractice and drug abuse. The appeal was made by Mrs Adaline Patari, the NOA State Director, during a sensitisation session with students of Bethany International College in Nasarawo community on Wednesday. Patari described exam malpractice and drug abuse…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a defendant, Toyosi Ayodele, over alleged N600 million and $50,000 agribusiness investment fraud. Ayodele, alongside his companies Reaprite Global Ltd and Agrorite Ltd, are facing an 11-count charge of obtaining money under false pretences and stealing, brought by the Economic…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has launched a campaign to reduce petroleum tanker accidents on highways across the country. The Southwest campaign was flagged off on Wednesday at the Dangote Refinery Depot, Lagos, by NMDPRA Chief Executive, Mr Ahmed Farouk, represented by Dr Mustapha Lamorde. Farouk stressed the importance of educating…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fostering a robust domestic defence industry to meet the country’s security needs, as part of efforts to achieve self-reliance in military procurement. Speaking during a meeting with a delegation from D7G Limited, a defence technology firm, at the Ministry…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening returned to Abuja following a historic two-day visit to the Vatican City, where he joined world leaders at the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Touching down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at approximately 6:50 p.m., the…
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday awarded N200,000 in costs and dismissed preliminary objections filed by Instagram celebrity, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), and his son, Folarin Falana (Falz), had filed a N1 billion defamation suit against VDM. Falana initiated the suit after an audio…
