The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has commissioned 10 newly completed intra-city road projects in Makurdi, Benue State. The projects, spanning approximately 11.5 kilometres, are part of the broader Phase I Urban Renewal Programme implemented by the state Governor, Rev Father Hyacinth Alia. The First Lady stated that the projects clearly demonstrated the practical implementation of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu through investments that directly impact the lives and livelihoods of citizens. She expressed gladness for the improvements and level of development in the state. The completion of the infrastructure according the First Lady…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC has intensified its campaign against drug abuse and cultism, warning students of the destructive consequences these vices pose to individuals and society. Speaking during a sensitisation programme at Community Secondary School, Oruma, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, urged students to resist peer pressure and avoid involvement in drugs or secret cult groups. He emphasised that such practices cut short dreams, endanger lives, and hold no progressive future for anyone who indulges in them. Ogbuku, who was represented by the NDDC Director of Alternative Dispute Resolution,…
The Lagos State Government, through the Office of the Head of Service in collaboration with Human Capital Partners (HCP), on Tuesday, 16th June 2026, commenced the screening exercise for eligible applicants seeking appointment into the positions of Permanent Secretaries in the Lagos State Public Service. The Computer Based Test which marks the first stage of the screening exercise was held at the JKK Building, Ikorodu Road, Lagos. Over 400 applicants participated in the Computer-Based Test (CBT) as part of the selection process, while successful candidates from the CBT stage will proceed to the Executive Training, Development and Validation Process (ETDVP)…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt a major financial blow to drug trafficking syndicates, raising over N6.1 billion from the auction of properties confiscated from convicted drug kingpins across the country. The assets, which include a six-storey luxury hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, and three other high-value properties, were forfeited to the federal government following court orders obtained under Nigeria’s asset recovery laws. The Victoria Island hotel accounted for the bulk of the proceeds, attracting a winning bid of N5.9 billion during a public auction conducted in Abuja on Monday. Altogether, four properties were successfully sold, while…
The Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN) has renewed its call on the federal and state governments to declare the first day of the Islamic calendar, Muharram 1, a public holiday, arguing that millions of Muslims deserve the same recognition accorded Christians on January 1 of the Gregorian calendar. The group made the demand as Muslims across Nigeria and the world marked the commencement of Hijrah 1448 A.H on Tuesday, 16 June, 2026. In a statement signed by its National President, Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun, MMPN said the declaration of a public holiday for the Islamic New Year would reflect fairness,…
The Federal Government has intensified efforts to attract local and international capital into Nigeria’s healthcare sector, with Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe declaring the electrification of over 35,000 health facilities nationwide as one of Africa’s most attractive investment opportunities. Speaking at the National Healthcare Electrification Investor Matchmaking Forum held in Lagos under the Nigeria Power for Health Initiative (NPHI), Tegbe urged investors to embrace innovative and sustainable financing models capable of ending the chronic energy deficits that continue to undermine healthcare delivery across the country. The Forum, organised by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in partnership with…
By Oumarou Sanou Another Nigerian has been killed in Ukraine, fighting for Russia. Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence identified him as Ayebusiwa Olabode Victor, born in 1992, a son of Ilutitun in Ondo State, who was killed near the settlement of Hrafske in the Kharkiv region. He had signed his mercenary contract in late February, barely a week after Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned citizens against being lured into foreign wars. He did not heed the warning, or perhaps never saw it. Either way, he is now a statistic in a war he had no business dying in. The death of…
Nigeria has recorded another significant breakthrough in its intensifying war against wildlife trafficking, with security and environmental enforcement agencies arresting four suspected members of an ivory trafficking network and recovering elephant tusks weighing more than 130 kilogrammes in a coordinated operation spanning Lagos and Ogun states. A statement on Monday, 15 June, 2026, by the spokesperson of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Nwamaka Ejiofor, noted that the operation, which was driven by intelligence gathering and surveillance, was carried out jointly by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), the Nigeria Customs Service and the…
The ECOWAS Parliament has launched a fresh push for a renewable energy revolution across West Africa, declaring that access to electricity must become the cornerstone of efforts to tackle poverty, unemployment, food insecurity and economic stagnation in the region’s vast rural communities. At the opening of a five-day Delocalized Joint Committee Meeting in Dakar, Senegal, lawmakers warned that despite possessing some of the world’s richest solar resources, West Africa remains trapped in an energy paradox that has left millions of people without access to electricity and denied rural economies the opportunity to prosper. The gathering, which brings together parliamentarians, government…
By Akeem Busari Edo Queens Football Club of Benin on Sunday, 14 June, 2026, were crowned as the 2025/2026 Nigeria Women Football League champions at the final matchday of the Siper Six playoffs held in Port Harcourt. Speaking with journalists after the historic feat, while congratulating Edo Queens and the good people of Edo State, renowned sportspreneur and FIFA licensed agent, Dr. Drew Uyi, acknowledged the efforts of the Edo State government, as well as, the Chairman of Edo sports commission, Desmond Enabulele, in ensuring that the state female football team were encouraged before and during the NWFL Super Six…