The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru, says the Nigerian troops have eliminated a total of 13,541 terrorists and apprehend 17,469 criminals across the country between May 2023 and February 2025. Badaru disclosed this during a ministerial briefing on the activities of the ministry on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the troops also rescued 9,821…
The IRDAI has granted certificates of registration to two new entities to conduct life insurance business in the country. The new insurers are Acko Life Insurance and Credit Access Life Insurance, the IRDAI says in a media statement. With these two additions, the total number of life insurers operating in India is now 25. Before…
The state visit of President Bola Tinubu to China will culminate in the strengthening of bilateral relations between China and Nigeria. Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, Director, Economic, Trade and Investment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Akinremi spoke against the backdrop of the…
Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament Memounatou Ibrahima has urged member states to deliberately embrace, cultivate, and reinvent the institution’s integration agenda as it marks its 50th anniversary in May. Ibrahima made the plea on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2025 First Ordinary Session of the regional parliament, which also heralded the activities lined up for…
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Monday attributed the prompt rescue of two abducted Niger Delta Development commission (NDDC) staff to credible intelligence from residents and deployment of security drones. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two NDDC personnel were abducted on Friday on the waterways while they were about to board…
The Zamfara All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Forum has accused former governorship aspirant, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, of launching what it described as “malicious and envious attacks” against the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammed Matawalle. In a statement issued on Friday, the forum said Shinkafi’s recent criticisms of Matawalle were borne out of…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has epresented the country at the 17th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF 2025) in Istanbul, Turkey. The high-profile event opened on Tuesday, 22nd July, and will run until 27th July. In a statement signed by its personal assistant on Media,Ahmad Dan-Wudil,on Wednesday , said “It…
A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Lanre Falodun, has stated that vitiligo is a treatable skin condition, especially when diagnosed early, and is neither contagious nor caused by sin. Falodun, who practices at the National Hospital, Abuja, said this during the 19th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Association of Dermatologists (NAD) in Lagos….
The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) has launched its Adopt-a-School Campaign at COWA School, Idiroko, Ogun State, in a strategic move to nurture a new generation of environmentally responsible Nigerians. The initiative, which is anchored on the COWA Green Borders & Sustainability Initiative (CGBSI), seeks to institutionalise environmental education within school systems while equipping young…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of Sheikh Modibbo Daware, a renowned Islamic scholar from Adamawa. Daware was a respected leader of the Tijjaniyya sect who spent his lifetime imparting knowledge, guiding, and shaping the minds of many individuals, the President said in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman. Tinubu…
