The Federal Government has launched a groundbreaking reform initiative that includes the nationwide deployment of 774 Performance and Financial Management Officers (PFMOs). This move of deploying one PFMO per local government area nationwide marks a major step toward strengthening accountability, efficiency, and service delivery within Nigeria’s primary healthcare (PHC) system. The landmark initiative, launched on…
Quadri Aruna underlined his elite status at the 2025 ITTF World Championships with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Germany’s Benedikt Duda, securing his place in the fourth round of the Men’s Singles at the Lusail Hall in Doha, Qatar. The Nigerian star, now the sole African contender in the Men’s Singles following the exit of…
Sen Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, says all the governors in the South-East geopolitical zone are supporting President Bola Tinubu, urging the undecided, such as former governor Peter Obi, to join the train. Umahi also said a section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway was nearing completion and that users would have to pay a…
The Federal Government and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are collaborating to tackle the pervasive threat posed by Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in plastic materials used in the industrial sector. Speaking at a workshop on the Circular and POPs-Free Plastics in Africa Project, on Tuesday in Abuja, the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, said…
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Ebonyi has described the resit of the 2025 University Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as “inactive”. The group in collaboration with the Southeast Human Rights Civil Society Situation Room made the statement during a one-day match to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) office in Abakaliki on…
The Chairman of the House Committee on Pensions, Hussaini Jalo, says plans are underway to amend the Pension Reform Act (PRA), which was last reviewed in 2014. Jalo made the statement at a stakeholders engagement session on the review of the PRA 2014, organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Pensions in Abuja. He…
Gov Abdullahi Sule has debunked reports that he has declared his intention to contest the Nasarawa North senatorial election in 2027. This is in reaction to speculations that the governor had set up a committee for his 2027 senatorial ambition. Sule in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Addra, on Tuesday in Lafia,…
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the calls for violence by the State Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hajiya Rabi Madawaki. In a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris, the party called on security agencies to thoroughly investigate the…
Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA) has condemned a proposed bill that seeks to criminalise non-participation in national and state elections. The Nigeria-based human rights organisation described the move in a bill before the National Assembly as unconstitutional and counterproductive. A statement by the organisation’s Senior Communication Officer, Obinna Ejiogu on Tuesday in Abuja expressed deep…
The Federal Government has pledged to ensure quality teaching in Nigerian schools by focusing on creating a conducive learning environment and equipping teachers with the tools needed for improved learning outcomes. Dr Ronke Soyombo, the newly appointed Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while assuming…
