Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has urged newly deployed members of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to harness the economic opportunities within the state, particularly in agriculture and community development. Addressing the 2025 Batch B Stream II corps members at the Magaji Dan Yamusa Orientation Camp in Keffi on Tuesday, the governor—represented by…
The Northern Youth Awareness Forum (NYAF) has lauded the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, for transforming Nigeria’s defence sector with reforms centred on troop welfare, veteran care and people-focused leadership. The group, in a statement signed by its secretary, Comrade Isma’il Ahmad Zari’a, on Monday, described Matawalle’s approach as “compassionate, innovative…
A civil society organisation (CSO) has accused Governor Dauda Lawal Dare of failing the people of Zamfara following his recent remarks on banditry in the state. The group expressed alarm after the governor reportedly swore by Allah that he knows the whereabouts of every bandit leader in Zamfara and is aware of their movements. In…
Matthias Schmale, the United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, has emphasized the importance of revitalizing Nigeria’s food systems to address widespread food insecurity in the country. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent declaration of food security as a national emergency was seen as a positive step, with Schmale hoping it would lead to…
Authorities in Nigeria’s capital have launched a renewed crackdown on vandalism of public infrastructure, warning drivers who damage streetlight poles that they risk arrest and prosecution. The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) raised concern over the rising number of cases in which motorists—often in hit-and-run incidents—destroy critical…
A UK-based non-profit organization has warned of a mounting disinformation campaign across the Arab World and much of Africa. Based on a wealth of open-source research, social media analysis and digital investigations, the group has uncovered a broad Russian campaign to influence the hearts and minds of the broader region. Even though Russian government is…
By Alex Odeh The people of Ihie autonomous community of Ishiagu in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State are demanding for the corpses of a couple allegedly killed in their farm in the area to enable them perform their burial rites. Speaking in an emotion laddened voice on behalf of the Ihie…
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has concluded arrangements to commence free registration of pupils and students in public schools in Kano State. The exercise would cover pupils and students in primary, junior secondary, and senior secondary schools, who would be issued National Identification Numbers (NINs) at the end of the process. Briefing…
No fewer than 25 people were killed after flash floods hit Yemen’s northwestern province of Al-Mahwit, a local health source reported on Wednesday. The flash floods in Al-Mahwit, triggered by over 24 hours of heavy rain, caused the collapse of three dams and swept away dozens of houses in the Malhan district on Tuesday. Rescue…
A steppe fire has devastated at least 75,000 hectares of land in the eastern Mongolian province of Dornod, which borders China, according to the country’s emergency management agency. The steppe fire, which erupted in Bayandun Soum (administrative subdivision), was fully extinguished by Monday evening, the agency reported.on Tuesday. One nomadic herder, aged 54, suffered burns…
