The Katsina State Government has begun the process of domesticating the National Policy on Safety, Security and Violence-Free Schools (NPSSVFS), aimed at protecting children and teachers from attacks. Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hajiya Zainab Musa-Musawa, confirmed the move on Monday in Katsina while receiving the policy document. The announcement coincided with preparations for…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed on Wednesday for a halt to fighting between Israel and militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. However, heavy Israeli air strikes on a large historic Lebanese port city have demonstrated that there was no respite. Huge clouds of thick smoke billowed above residential buildings in Tyre, a UNESCO-listed port…
The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), organiser of Zuma International Film Festival, Nigeria’s foremost national film festival, has called for submissions of entries into various categories for the film festival. This is contained in a statement by NFC’s Director, Public Affairs, Brian Etuk on Tuesday in Abuja. Etuk said the Festival with the theme: “Storytelling for…
In a strategic move to tighten border security and streamline cargo movement, the Nigeria Customs Service has begun testing a technology-driven system to monitor transit operations along the Nigeria–Benin Republic corridor. Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi made the announcement on Wednesday during an inspection visit to the Ogun II Area Command in Abeokuta. He said the initiative…
Italy’s Euro 2020 winning coach Roberto Mancini admitted that he had regrets over leaving the Italian national team to take control of Saudi Arabia. Mancini left the Azzurri in August 2023 to take over as coach of the Saudis, but was fired from his role in October following a run of poor results during his…
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has expressed his readiness to fully participate in the proposed national security summit being planned by members of the National Assembly. Badaru made this known while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. He specifically described the proposed summit as “a timely initiative to tackle Nigeria’s growing security concerns”,…
Nigeria and India have formally declared their interest in hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games, drawing praise from Commonwealth Sport President Donald Rukare, who described their aspirations as “dynamic and ambitious.” The centenary edition is expected to carry symbolic weight, but Canada—seen as a sentimental favourite given it staged the first Games in Hamilton in 1930—did…
Chief Nicholas Ukachukwu, one of the aspirants in the upcoming Governoship Election in Anambra, has emerged the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ukachukwu was declared the winner of the party’s governorship primary election in the early hours of Sunday morning by the Chairman of the Election Committee and Returning Officer, Gov. Bassey Otu…
By Abubakar Yusuf The appointment of Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ushered in significant opportunities to enhance the region’s neglected internally generated revenue (IGR). The revival of ground rent payments, long overlooked by both public and private property owners, is set to substantially boost the FCT’s revenue,…
The Minister of Works, Chief David Umahi, has said that the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the 56.10-km Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway Section II (Umuahia – Aba) will be completed and ready for inauguration in June. The minister gave the assurance in Aba, while inspecting the progress of work on the project on Monday. The News Agency…
