The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, says the Northern region is one of the biggest beneficiaries of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, particularly in the area of infrastructure. Speaking at the Government-Citizens’ Engagement Interactive Session organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation on Wednesday in Kaduna, Alkali said the Tinubu administration had revived…
The Nigerian government has officially released the results of the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE), determining eligibility for admission into the country’s 80 Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) for Junior Secondary School (JSS1). Also unveiled were the outcomes of the separate entrance examination for the Federal Government Academy (FGA), Suleja — a specialised institution for…
The Emir of Ilorin, Mai-Martaba Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has condemned an armed assault on church members in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, describing it as both “worrying and reprehensible.” His comments were contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Press Secretary, Dr Abdulazeez Arowona. The Emir expressed disappointment that such…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of Sheikh Abdur Hadiyyatullah, the President of the Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria. Hadiyyatullah, also the founder and director of Sheikh Ibn Baz Shariah College of Nigeria in Iwo, Osun, died on Monday, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s spokesman, said in a statement on Tuesday….
Constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District may have begun recalling Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as signature collection reportedly started in some areas of the district. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Wednesday in Lokoja that constituents gathered at various signature collection points across the five Local Government Areas comprising the senatorial district. Some of…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to authorise an additional ₦1.15 trillion borrowing from the domestic debt market to bridge the funding shortfall in the 2025 budget. The request was read on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, who said the proposal aims to cover the…
Iran must take a first step toward improving relations with countries in the region and the United States by making it clear it does not aim to develop nuclear weapons, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. He also said he hoped all parties in Gaza would realise they would benefit from a permanent truce…
The Kogi Government has vowed to work closely with security agencies to unravel the circumstances behind the jailbreak at the Federal Correctional Centre, Kotonkarfe. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) said 12 inmates reportedly escaped from the Kotonkarfe centre in the early hours of Monday with one already rearrested and providing valuable information to security agencies….
The Southern Kaduna Journalists’ Forum (SKJF) has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of retired General Christopher Musa as Minister of Defence, describing the move as both “well-deserved” and reassuring for the nation. At a press briefing jointly addressed by Chairman Ango Bally and Secretary Lilian Silas, the forum said Musa’s rise to the top of…
A proposal by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to establish cattle ranches in Abuja has sparked backlash from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who describe the plan as a veiled attempt to revive the discredited RUGA initiative and displace indigenous communities. In a statement released on Wednesday, IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful accused the government of…
