The Sokoto State Government on Wednesday celebrated the successful brown field cultivation of farmland reclaimed from BUA Cement’s mining site in the state. The event, organised by the Sokoto Agriculture and Rural Development Project (SADP) in collaboration with BUA Cement Plc, aimed to support host communities and boost agricultural activities across the state. Speaking at…
Many pensioners who retired in 2024, have appealed to the Federal Government to release accrued pension rights to their Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs), so their pension entitlements can be paid while they are still alive. The pensioners, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said they needed their…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed profound sorrow over the deaths of 22 athletes from Kano state on Saturday along the Zaria-Kano Expressway. The athletes, who were part of the Kano state contingent at the just-concluded Nigerian National Sports Festival held in Ogun State, were returning from the event…
Sen. Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, has condemned the recent violent bandit attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara. In a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin,. Mustapha said he received the distressing news of the violent attacks on innocent civilians with deep sadness….
Security sources have confirmed that military troops successfully repelled a bandit raid on Gatawa village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area, Sokoto State, early on Friday morning. According to a source who preferred to remain anonymous, the attackers opened sporadic fire but were initially confronted by members of the local vigilance group. The swift intervention…
Team Delta has maintained its lead on the official medals table with 122 medals at the end of Day Eight of the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun. Delta won 52 gold, 23 silver and 47 bronze, bringing the state’s total medals to 122. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bayelsa…
In a bold step towards revitalising the higher education landscape, Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has approved a sweeping increase in funding for four tertiary institutions, quadrupling their monthly allocations. According to a statement issued by Isah Abubakar-Tunga, the State’s Commissioner for Higher Education, the monthly cash allocation has risen from ₦10.5 million to…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s fiscal policies, stating that his administration is rebuilding Nigeria “brick by brick” through reforms aimed at strengthening revenue systems and reducing reliance on borrowing. In a statement on Monday, APC spokesperson Seye Oladejo commended the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for its…
Nigerian trans-border traders have expressed concern over what they described as “incessant extortion by some officials of the government of Niger Republic”, following that country’s exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three military-led West African nations — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso,…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the Hilltop residence of former Military President, Retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has remained a Mecca of sort to Nigerians because of his leadership qualities. Jonathan stated this on Sunday in Minna when he led other well-wishers on a visit to Babangida on the occasion of his 84th birthday. He described…
