The Vatican on Friday announced that Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration will take place on May 18 with a mass in St. Peter’s Square, following his election to succeed Pope Francis. The ceremony is to take place at 10a.m (0800 GMT) May 18 at the Vatican. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was announced as the first U.S….
The Zamfara Concerned Citizens Forum has urged the return of former governor, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, MON, as Governor of Zamfara State in 2027, citing his “unmatched achievements” in restoring peace and security during his previous tenure. In a statement signed by the Forum’s secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim Marafa, the group said Matawalle’s leadership marked a…
In a proactive move to prevent fuel tanker explosions, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) conducted a comprehensive simulation and public awareness campaign on Wednesday in Kano, highlighting the increasing danger posed by tanker accidents in the country. The exercise, held at the NNPC depot in Hotoro, aimed to sensitise tanker drivers and the general…
The Armed Forces is committed to supporting regional development initiatives as a pathway to building lasting peace and national stability. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, gave the commitment during aa courtesy visit to the Minister of State for Regional Development, Alhaji Maigari Ahmadu, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. This is…
Newgate University Minna (NUM) in Niger State has received full accreditation for its undergraduate programmes from the National Universities Commission (NUC), following an evaluation conducted in October and November 2024. In a statement signed by Mrs Usman Yamman, Director of Academic Planning of NUM, in Minna on Sunday, said the accreditation was officially granted in…
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Ebonyi has described the resit of the 2025 University Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as “inactive”. The group in collaboration with the Southeast Human Rights Civil Society Situation Room made the statement during a one-day match to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) office in Abakaliki on…
Nigeria’s apex northern socio-cultural group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has paid tribute to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, calling him an enduring figure whose public life spanned nearly six decades. In a statement released by its National Publicity Secretary, Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the ACF said it received the news of Buhari’s passing with…
EFCC’s witness, Bello Umar, has revealed how Olugbenga Obadina received N2.1 billion from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), without executing a contract. Umar, the first prosecution witness (PW-1), made this known before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja while being led in evidence by…
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) says it will soon made known its position on the Tax Reform Bills forwarded to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024. Secretary-General of ACF, Mr Muritala Aliyu, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. NAN reports that the…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday lowered its global economic growth forecast for 2025 to 2.8 per cent. Predicting the wave of tariffs and uncertainty unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump will lead to a worldwide economic slowdown. The IMF revised its projection of 3.3 per cent forecast in January. Global growth for 2026…
