Nigeria has received a one million-dollar cash grant from China to help communities devastated by recent flooding, in a gesture both governments described as a reflection of their deepening strategic ties. At a ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, Chinese Ambassador Yu Dunhai signed an agreement with Nigeria’s Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning to formalise…
Authorities in Edo State have begun the process of granting parole to selected inmates following a review of 13 applications at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Benin. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Aminu Suleman, disclosed that five of the applicants had been shortlisted for interviews to determine their…
Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday handed over expired pharmaceutical products valued at N3.77 billion to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). This was disclosed in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Chief Superintendent of Customs Hussaini Abdullahi,…
The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued three kidnapped minors and arrested three suspects linked to the abduction. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said the victims — Aslam Umar Lukman (14), Suleiman Umar Tanko (12), and Aliyu Umar Tanko (10)…
The Federal Government on Tuesday presented 128 men, women, and children rescued from bandits in Zamfara State, with National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, vowing that those terrorising Nigerians would be relentlessly hunted. “Let me be unequivocally clear: there will be no respite for those who hold our citizens hostage,” Ribadu declared in Abuja,…
The disappearance of children due to armed conflict continues to haunt families in Adamawa, leaving many in anguish and searching desperately for answers. To mark the International Day of the Disappeared, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organised a media trip to Mubi, Adamawa State, to highlight the plight of families with missing…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has promoted 49 Deputy Directors to the rank of Director across departments, moving from Grade Level 16 to 17. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Olayinka said the…
The Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, says President Bola Tinubu should be commended for saving the country’s economy from total collapse. Fadahunsi, a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said this while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in his country home, Ilase-Ijesa, Obokun Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency…
National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says Saudi Authorities have set deadlines for the 2026 Hajj operations, saying the deadlines remain sacrosanct to ensure a smooth, well-coordinated, and successful exercise. NAHCON said in a statement by its Information Officer, Malam Abdulbasit Abba, in Abuja on Tuesday. Abba said that this was revealed at a virtual…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has called for the adoption of digital technology to combat terrorism and other security challenges facing Africa. Matawalle, who spoke in Abuja at the opening of the Africa Chiefs of Defence Staff Conference, said Africa must embrace innovation to tackle what he described as “serious and evolving…
