The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N1.969 trillion as December 2025 revenue among the Federal Government, state governments and Local Government Councils. The allocation was announced in a communiqué issued after the January FAAC meeting and signed by Mr Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant-General…
WaterAid Nigeria has advised the Bauchi State Cholera Technical Working Group (TWG) to focus on rehabilitating deteriorating Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities as part of efforts to prevent cholera outbreaks. The call was made by the organisation’s State Team Lead, Mr Mashat Mallo, at the conclusion of the TWG meeting held on Monday in…
A former Director of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mr Galadima Yusuf, has said that Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, made the right decision by defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Monday in Jalingo during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Yusuf described the move as a major…
President Bola Tinubu has emphasised that purposeful investment in young people is essential for national progress, insisting that access to quality education must not be limited by financial hardship. The President made this known through the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Sa’id-Ahmad, at the 34th Convocation and 43rd Founders’ Day ceremony of the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) say they will stage a peaceful solidarity rally on Feb. 3 in support of the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC). The unions announced this in a joint statement signed by Mr Benson Upah, General Secretary of the NLC, and Mr Nuhu Toro, Secretary General…
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to sue Grammys host, Trevor Noah after a joke he made about disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on stage. Trump blasted the comedian as a “total loser,” adding: “It looks like I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C., and suing him for…
The police on Monday, charged a Point of Sale (POS) operator, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, for allegedly stealing her employer’s money. The defendant, Arike Akinlabi, 25, is standing trial on charges bordering on stealing. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, Insp. Samuel Owolabi told the court that the…
The Plateau Government has affirmed the availability of free Echitab Polyvalent Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) in designated health facilities across the state. Mr Kim Bot, Executive Secretary (ES), Plateau State Drugs and Medical Commodities Management Agency (PS-DMCMA), made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Jos. Bot, who is a pharmacist, said snakebite is a medical emergency, and as such, no life…
Over 1,000 members of the Anglican Diocese of Awka joined the Mother’s Union (MU) on Sunday for their 2026 rededication and thanksgiving service, celebrating 150 years of the organisation worldwide. His Grace, Most Revd. Alexander Ibezim, Archbishop of the Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka, who led the service, urged women to be…
The Federal Government will arraign suspects accused of involvement in the recent Yelwata killings in Benue State before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday. According to a statement by Kamarudeen Ogundele, Senior Assistant to the Minister of Justice, the case will be heard by Justice Joyce Abdul-Malik. Attorney-General Lateef Fagbemi said the arraignment…
