The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) has faulted the recent renaming of streets in some local government areas. “The Lagos PDP is hereby rejecting in totality the renaming of streets by some council chairmen. We should erase history because of politics,” said the PDP vice chairman (Lagos Central), Hakeem Olalemi….
Abuja-July 31-2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a one-year extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, whose term was due to expire on August 31, 2025. In a statement signed by Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency said…
The federal government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening collaboration between government institutions and civil society through the Open Government Partnership platform. Youth minister and state actor co-chair of the OGP in Nigeria, Ayodele Olawande, reiterated this while receiving a delegation from civil society actors and OGP representatives in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Olawande…
The Katsina State House of Assembly has expressed serious concern over what it called the recent increase in bandits’ attacks on some communities in the state. The concern was raised at Wednesday’s plenary in Katsina, presided over by Speaker Nasir Yahaya-Daura. During the plenary, a motion of urgent public importance was presented by the lawmaker…
The chairwoman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has stressed the need for calm, urging Nigerians living in Ghana not to be provoked or resort to violence against anyone. Ms Dabiri-Erewa gave the advice in a statement on Wednesday, following tensions between citizens of the two countries. The statement comes against the backdrop…
he Democracy and Good Governance group has lauded Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, MON, for his bold and strategic approach in confronting the country’s growing security challenges. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, the group’s spokesperson, Mr Daniel Samuel, praised Dr Matawalle for bringing “a strategic, action-oriented approach”…
At least eight buildings have collapsed, a public graveyard has been submerged, and numerous residents have been displaced following a torrential three-hour rainfall that pounded Maiduguri and its environs on Wednesday. The downpour caused severe flooding across several communities, including Bulumkutu, Damboa, and Moduganari. In the Jajeri area of Jere Local Government Area, a public…
A dispute over farmland access has spiralled into deadly ethnic violence in Nigeria’s capital region, leaving one man dead, several injured, and more than 30 homes destroyed in Gurfata village, Gwagwalada Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Local reports say the unrest began on Tuesday when a Fulani herder, Shaibu Adamu, attempted to pass through…
The African Development Bank (AFDB) says it has committed 1.2 million dollars grant to support the feasibility study of the Nigeria Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The grant is under AfDB’s under Energy Transition Catalyst Programme Dr Abdul Kamra, Director-General, Nigeria Country Department, (AFDB) made this known at the Inaugural Workshop of the BESS Feasibility…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has advocated the reviving of the Lake Chad to enhance all-year farming and support the Green Revolution Project. Shettima made the call on Wednesday at the UN Food Systems Summit +4 (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the vice president spoke at a panel on “Country Perspectives:…
