In a move aligned with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda, the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has urged DICON-D7G Nigeria Limited to uphold the highest standards of quality, ethics, and sustainability in defence manufacturing. Speaking on Thursday at the commissioning of the company’s new headquarters in Asokoro, Abuja, Matawalle…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has petitioned the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Inspector-General of Police to launch a thorough investigation into an incident involving musician K1 De Ultimate and domestic airline ValueJet. The incident occurred on August 5, 2025, during a scheduled ValueJet flight VK201, where K1 De Ultimate allegedly violated Nigeria…
In Nigeria’s long history of elite impunity, a new and explosive case has emerged—one that reveals the terrifying extent to which power can be used to silence, shame, and destroy a woman who dares to speak the truth. At the centre of this case is Hadiza Musa Baffa, and the man she accuses is no…
The Niger State government has dragged the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to the Supreme Court over its omission from the 13 per cent derivation. In an originating summons at the apex court, the Niger State government, through its counsel Mohammed Ndarani, SAN, seeks the interpretation and application of section 232…
The federal government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening collaboration between government institutions and civil society through the Open Government Partnership platform. Youth minister and state actor co-chair of the OGP in Nigeria, Ayodele Olawande, reiterated this while receiving a delegation from civil society actors and OGP representatives in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Olawande…
The Katsina State House of Assembly has expressed serious concern over what it called the recent increase in bandits’ attacks on some communities in the state. The concern was raised at Wednesday’s plenary in Katsina, presided over by Speaker Nasir Yahaya-Daura. During the plenary, a motion of urgent public importance was presented by the lawmaker…
The chairwoman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has stressed the need for calm, urging Nigerians living in Ghana not to be provoked or resort to violence against anyone. Ms Dabiri-Erewa gave the advice in a statement on Wednesday, following tensions between citizens of the two countries. The statement comes against the backdrop…
he Democracy and Good Governance group has lauded Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, MON, for his bold and strategic approach in confronting the country’s growing security challenges. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, the group’s spokesperson, Mr Daniel Samuel, praised Dr Matawalle for bringing “a strategic, action-oriented approach”…
A dispute over farmland access has spiralled into deadly ethnic violence in Nigeria’s capital region, leaving one man dead, several injured, and more than 30 homes destroyed in Gurfata village, Gwagwalada Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Local reports say the unrest began on Tuesday when a Fulani herder, Shaibu Adamu, attempted to pass through…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has advocated the reviving of the Lake Chad to enhance all-year farming and support the Green Revolution Project. Shettima made the call on Wednesday at the UN Food Systems Summit +4 (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the vice president spoke at a panel on “Country Perspectives:…
