We are aware of the public interest in the matter of a man called Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew, who has been parading himself as the director-general of a fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council cum Presidential Economic Advisory Council. The office of the Chief of Staff to the President first blew the whistle on the existence of the illegal agency, following complaints from officials of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council that another government agency appeared to be functioning at cross-purposes with it. The Chief of Staff, on October 17, in a letter, asked the DSS and the Police to probe the…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
As Nigeria marks the 80th anniversary of the passing of the father of Nigerian nationalism, Herbert Macaulay, the Aale of Okeelerin, Ogbomoso, His Royal Majesty, Oba Samuel Babatunde Oyebamiji Amao II, JP, has called on the Macaulay family to immortalise the late nationalist and his grandfather, Pa Ojo Oriare, through a landmark legacy project that will preserve their enduring contributions to the nation’s history and heritage. The Monarch made the appeal in his goodwill message to the organisers of the 80th remembrance of the nationalist who had invited him to the event in view of the historical connection of his…
President of Ife Development Board Gbenga Adefaye has announced the establishment of the first community website for Ife indigenes and tourists.Adefaye, who is also the provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism said the creation of the digital resource fulfils one of the priorities of his admnistration of the board. He said the digital resource shall educate, inform and attract visitors worldwide to Ile-Ife, the ancestal home of the Yoruba.Operating with the domain name, www.ife-development-board.org, the website features daily updates of massive developmental projects, programmes and activities which cut across cultural, business and educational matters which are improving the lives…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has commenced its 2026 recruitment exercise, inviting qualified Nigerians to apply for appointments into its officer, marshal inspectorate and road marshal assistant cadres, as well as drivers, riders, artisans and other technical positions. The Commission announced the exercise in a recruitment notice issued from its National Headquarters in Abuja, stating that applications opened on Friday, 3 July, 2026 and will remain open for four weeks. It said interested candidates must apply online through its official recruitment portal, adding that the exercise is entirely free. The FRSC said the recruitment is…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has announced plans to scrap the long-standing separation of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools (SSS), declaring that the policy has failed as more than 20 million pupils drop out before reaching senior secondary education. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the decision on Tuesday, 30 June, 2026 in Abuja during the inauguration of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Ministerial Implementation and Monitoring Committee. He said the proposal would be presented to the National Council on Education (NCE) for approval, following findings that the policy had created administrative bottlenecks,…
Segun Adewale in Bauchi Bauchi State Government owned Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), Gadau, has recorded another significant milestone in its academic development with the approval of Twelve new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The approval, conveyed in a letter dated 15th June 2026, followed a comprehensive resource assessment exercise conducted by the Commission to ascertain the University’s preparedness in terms of academic personnel, physical infrastructure, library holdings, laboratories, and other facilities required for the successful delivery of the proposed programmes. The programmes, approved to commence in the 2026/2027 Academic Session, are:Undergraduate Programmes,B.A. (Ed.) Arabic, B.A.…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has announced plans to unveil the National Guidelines for Public Procurement of Food and Related Services, a landmark policy framework aimed at standardising food procurement across public institutions, promoting healthy nutrition and driving sustainable growth in Nigeria’s agricultural value chain. The guidelines will be officially launched on Monday, 13 July, 2026 at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja, beginning at 10 a.m. The initiative, which forms part of the Federal Government’s ongoing procurement reforms, is being implemented by the BPP in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning,…
Alimosho Local Government on Tuesday, 30 June, 2026, hosted the official launch of the ‘Adopt a School: Snacks for Thought, PBAT Feeds’ Programme, a flagship initiative under the Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (RH-NHGSFP) aimed at strengthening child nutrition, boosting school attendance, and improving learning outcomes among pupils in public primary schools. The programme featured the unveiling of the ‘Adopt-a-School Dashboard, a digital platform designed to enable individuals, corporate organisations, foundations, and development partners to directly support school feeding efforts while ensuring transparency, accountability, and measurable impact. The Chairman of Alimosho Local Government, Hon. Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson, who…
By: Zagazola Makama The Nigerian military, in continuation of its sustained air campaign against armed bandits and other criminal elements threatening national security, has recorded another significant operational success with a precision air strike targeting a major gathering of bandits at Dogon Dawa, along the strategic Niger–Kaduna–Zamfara border. Credible operational sources confirmed that the strike was executed after intelligence indicated that a large number of armed bandits had converged at the location to coordinate and plan a series of attacks against nearby communities. The precision engagement effectively struck the gathering, resulting in the neutralisation of a substantial number of the…
By Akeem Busari The Nigeria football community has cried out to the government and kind-hearted Nigerians to come quickly to the aid of critically sick member of the 1985 U17 World Cup winning Golden Eaglets. According to the touching appeal for help for the Bayelsa born ex-Nigeria international player, the Lagos Legends Club, a group of former footballers who plied the trade in Lagos, described Binaebi Numa, as a multitalented athlete, who served Nigeria meritoriously. “Binaebi Carlos Numa stands as a towering testament to Nigerian excellence; a prodigious table tennis player who scaled the heights of African rankings, a professional…