The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has successfully enrolled over 74 per cent of inmates nationwide into the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) database, contrary to media reports suggesting otherwise. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer,(SPRO), Abubakar Umar on Sunday in Abuja. Umar described as “misleading and inaccurate”…
The daughter of the Swedish royal couple Sofia and Prince Carl Philip, who was born on Friday, has been named as Ines Marie Lilian Silvia. The Court announced on Monday that the princess would be known by her first name, Ines, and will have the title Duchess of Västerbotten. The little princess has three big…
The Coalition of Zamfara Civil Society Organization Forums has issued a statement condemning Governor Dauda Lawal for allegedly engaging in discussions with armed groups. speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa service, Governor Lawal said dialogue with bandits was not entirely off the government’s table. He said, “A number of people have been harmed, others…
Global rice prices reached a 15-year high in August after top exporter India banned some overseas sales of the grain, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. While global food prices eased in August, those of rice rose 9.8 percent compared to the previous month, “reflecting trade disruptions in the aftermath of a ban on…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appointed Sen. Binta Garba as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairperson of the Governing Council of the new Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences in Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti. Garba, a politician, businesswoman and administrator, represented Adamawa North Senatorial District in the Senate from 2015 to 2019 and served in the House…
Nigeria’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated a new electricity distribution facility in Maiduguri, Borno State, as part of a wider national effort to enhance energy access in underserved regions and stabilise infrastructure in the conflict-hit northeast. The 7.5MVA injection substation, executed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), is expected to significantly improve power…
After years of implementing restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new policy that will allow more men to donate blood, potentially expanding the number of eligible donors in the United States. For decades, blood banks have imposed restrictions preventing men who have sex…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the National Population Commission (NPC). President Tinubu also swore in eight former directors in the Federal Civil Service as Permanent Secretaries (PS). Twenty-one members of the RMAFC,…
President Bola Tinubu will return to the country on Monday after a two-week working visit to Europe. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said this on his X handle. “President Bola Tinubu will return home today,” the spokesman said in a brief statement. The President, who departed Nigeria on April…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has called on Nigerian political leaders to present a united front and defend the country’s sovereignty amid a controversial U.S. military invasion threat over alleged religious persecution. In a statement issued on Monday, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, founder of the NNPP, said national leaders must speak with one voice rather…
