The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Reform Committee to review existing policy documents and propose comprehensive reforms to ensure the scheme remains effective and responsive to current national needs. Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday during the inauguration of the committee. He noted…
President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Dr Muheeba Dankaka as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) for a second five-year term. The president also named Mohammed Musa as the commission’s new Secretary and retained Kayode Oladele, representing Ogun, as a Commissioner. Presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, announced the appointments in a statement issued…
UNICEF has announced the arrival of 1.2 million doses of vital polio vaccines in Gaza, amid urgent calls for humanitarian pauses to reach hundreds of thousands of at-risk children. More than 640,000 children are targeted to receive the polio type two (nOPV) vaccines, UNICEF said in a post on X on Monday. The World Health…
The Emir of Kangyere has conferred the prestigious traditional title of Sodaukin Kangyere on Engr. Bello Babayo Bello (FNSE), Executive Director (Networks) at the Niger Delta Power Holding Company of Nigeria (NDPHC). The honour was bestowed in recognition of his outstanding leadership in coordinating the 30th Anniversary reunion of Government College Bauchi Kangyere Set ’95,…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, have highlighted significant achievements recorded by the Federal Government in addressing insecurity since the assumption of office by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The duo spoke during a plenary session at the ongoing two-day Interactive Session on Government–Citizens’…
The Katsina government says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) air strike has destroyed the enclave of a bandits’ kingpin, Babaro, at Pauwa Hill in Kankara Local Government Area of the state. Babaro was believed to be the mastermind behind the recent deadly attack on Unguwan Mantau in Malumfashi LGA, where many killed and several others…
The Nigerian Army has pledged to intensify its collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to eliminate fake and unwholesome drugs, food, and cosmetics across the South-East region. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 82 Division, Maj.-Gen. Oluyemi Olatoye, gave the assurance on Tuesday while receiving a NAFDAC delegation,…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah vowed on Monday to quickly choose a successor to killed leader Hassan Nasrallah, and continue the Islamist militia’s decades-long fight against Israel. Deputy head Naim Kassem, in a televised speech, said the group would choose a successor for Nasrallah to assume the secretary general position as soon as possible. He said that the…
The International Press Centre (IPC) has called for a review of the sanctions regime for Freedom of Information (FOI) Act violations by public officials. Mr Lanre Arogundade, the Executive Director of the IPC, made the call on Monday in Abuja in his opening remarks at the opening of a two-day Stakeholders’s Technical Meeting on FOI…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says no amount of intimidation or blackmail will derail his focus on infrastructure development in Abuja. Wike stated this on Tuesday while commissioning the rehabilitated Phase II of the Lower Usuma Dam Water Treatment Plant in Bwari Area Council. His remarks followed media reports, including a…
