Vice-President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu’s administration is developing a National Disaster Risk Financing Framework to guarantee timely funding for prevention and preparedness against disasters. Shettima disclosed this at the 2025 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) themed “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters”, organised by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday in…
Just 16 days after lifting the Europa League trophy in Bilbao and bringing Tottenham Hotspur their first silverware in 17 years, manager Ange Postecoglou has been sacked. The club announced the Australian coach’s departure on Friday June 6, thanking Ange for his efforts but stating that a change was needed to move forward, with poor…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has apprehended no fewer than 51 suspected irregular migrants of Malian origin at New Nyanya, Karu Local Government of Nasarawa State. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi on Wednesday in Abuja. Akinlabi said that preliminary investigations conducted by the service suggested that…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza. In a statement on Wednesday, Netanyahu confirmed his participation, noting the board would include world leaders. The announcement comes days after Netanyahu’s office had opposed the board, saying it was unveiled without coordination with Israel…
Team Nigeria has exited the 2025 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Club Championships in Tunis. The Canaan Queens of Calabar, representing the country lost 0-3 to PETROJET Women’s team of Egypt in the semi finals of the event at the El-Menzah Sports Hall on Monday. The team, who are Nigeria’s sole representatives, led by…
Bill Gates, Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has appealed to Nigerian leaders to put citizens first, saying this will enable leaders build a better future for all. Gates said this during a meeting with members of the National Economic Council (NEC), on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the lawmaker representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan would appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions (SCEPPP). This is according to the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Onyekachi Nwebonyi, who appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. He stated that…
The management of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM) has confirmed the abduction of three students by unknown armed men on Tuesday night. The university made the disclosure in a circular signed by the Registrar, Dr John David and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi. David said that…
Gunmen on Sunday attacked the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA), Omugo in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara and abducted eight worshippers during the service. A statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday by the Kwara Commissioner for Communications, Mrs Bolanle Olukoju, said the suspected bandits stormed the church premises shooting sporadically to scare members…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the recruitment of 34 resident doctors for a seven-year residency training to enhance health-care delivery in FCT. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and Social Media, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday….
