The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration has freed up resources for national development. Idris stated this in Minna on Wednesday during the Tinubu Administration Mid-Term Sensitisation Campaign. He was represented by Dr Asabe Sule-Garba, Head of the Federal Information Resource…
Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has paid glowing tribute to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Folashade Ayoade, on her 60th birthday. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja by his Media Director, Ohiare Michael, Bello described Ayoade as a rare public servant with discipline, integrity, and consistency. He praised…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday wrapped up a high-level state visit to Brazil, returning to Abuja after three days of intense diplomatic and economic engagements. His departure from Brasília International Airport was marked by a brief ceremony featuring a guard of honour and farewells from senior Brazilian and Nigerian officials. Since arriving on August 25,…
For Prof. Pat Utomi, Nigeria’s path to prosperity will not be found in skyscrapers, super-highways or billion-dollar railways, but in the health and education of its people. The Convener of the Big Tent Shadow Cabinet told NAN in Lagos that government’s obsession with “flashy projects” such as the Eko Atlantic City and a proposed $60…
Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC, has once again been drawn into the leadership crisis rocking the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as the faction led by Dr. Major Agbo insists that the commission must suspend all elections until its “authentic logo” appears on ballot papers. In a strongly worded letter dated Aug. 25, the party’s lawyer,…
With Nigeria’s population projected to exceed 240 million, experts say traditional farming methods alone cannot meet the nation’s future food needs. The Federal Government is therefore turning to biotechnology — specifically Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) — as a solution to rising food insecurity. At a workshop in Abuja, officials from the National Biotechnology Research and…
The newly established Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) College of Petroleum and Energy Studies in Kaduna has been described as Nigeria’s “Harvard” of oil and gas. The commendation came from Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) President, Festus Osifo, who led a delegation to the facility on Wednesday. Osifo praised the…
Five communities in Sokoto’s Sabon Birni Local Government Area have been submerged by floods from the River Rima, leaving residents stranded and key roads impassable. Lawmakers on Wednesday pressed for urgent action after Al-Mustapha Aminu (APC–Sabon Birni North) told the House that the downpour had displaced families and severed the Goronyo–Sabon Birni road at Gajit…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first head of an Israeli government to recognise the Ottoman Empire’s mass killings of Armenians that happened 110 years ago as a genocide. The Israeli local media reported on Wednesday. In his podcast, U.S. businessman Patrick Bet-David asked why Israel had not previously recognised the genocide carried out…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna chapter, has commended the State Gov. Uba Sani for recalling some of the teachers dismissed by the immediate past administration in the state. The State NLC chairman, Mr Ayuba Suleiman gave the commendation while addressing members of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ), who are currently in the…
