Vice-President Kashim Shettima has honoured Hadiza Usman, Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination and Head of the Central Delivery Coordination Unit, for her distinguished contributions to Nigeria’s governance. Speaking at a colloquium in Abuja on Tuesday marking Usman’s 50th birthday, Shettima described her as a “mirror for the northern Nigerian girl and…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a transparent and resilient financial system by reinforcing regulatory compliance and risk management across Nigerian financial institutions. Ms Shola Phillips, Special Adviser to the CBN Governor on Compliance was quoted to have said this in a statement on Sunday. Phillips spoke at a…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained a 24-year-old Thai woman for prosecution after she was caught with prohibited substances at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a press release on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the…
Troops of the Operation HADIN KAI have neutralised more than 80 terrorists following a fierce overnight battle in Mallam Fatori, Borno. The troops, under the Joint Task Force (North East), repelled a coordinated five-pronged attack launched by insurgents on the 68 Battalion location in Sector 3 in the early hours of Wednesday. The military in…
For Prof. Pat Utomi, Nigeria’s path to prosperity will not be found in skyscrapers, super-highways or billion-dollar railways, but in the health and education of its people. The Convener of the Big Tent Shadow Cabinet told NAN in Lagos that government’s obsession with “flashy projects” such as the Eko Atlantic City and a proposed $60…
Barring any last minute change of plans, the National Working Committee, (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is expected to meet today at the party headquarters, Wadata Plaza, Abuja. The meeting even though the regular gathering of the National Working Committee, is expected to take some far reaching decisions in view of the prevailing…
By Isreal Bulus Following the gruesome murder of people in an attack on Ungwan Wakili in Zango Kataf Local Government Area and the killing of a Pastor’s Son, abduction of his family members, some of the affected victims have shared their horrific experiences. But while the people were still mourning, the killers also invaded Mabushi…
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano, on Monday, sentenced a 38-year-old man, Shafi’u Abubakar to death by hanging and 150 strokes of cane for setting a mosque on fire and killing 23 people. Abubakar, who lives in Gezawa Local Government Kano, is charged with culpable homicide, attempted murder, causing grievous hurt and mischief by…
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has affirmed his administration’s adherence to the Minimum Wage Act, stating that no civil servant in the state earns below N70,000. During the May Day celebrations held at Murtala Square in Kaduna, Governor Sani, a former human rights activist, emphasized his commitment to the dignity of labor, revealing that…
In a renewed effort to tackle national food insecurity, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has pledged to make land in satellite towns available to farmers committed to full-scale agricultural production. Wike made the announcement on Monday in Kwali Area Council during the official opening of the A2 Junction–Pai community rural road, one of…
