By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for transforming Abuja’s City Gate into a major recreational and environmental landmark, describing the feat as “unbelievable.” Senator Tinubu spoke on Monday, 3 August, 2026 during a ceremony held to honour the FCT Administration for its environmental efforts, which she said align with the just-concluded Community Category of the ongoing Green Nigeria Challenge under the Renewed Hope Initiative. She presented a Certificate of Commendation to Wike and the Minister of State for the FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure,…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has approved a N50,000 annual ward coat allowance for pharmacists, medical laboratory scientists and 17 other categories of allied health professionals in 71 federal tertiary health institutions, with implementation backdated to Monday, 1June, 2026. The approval, granted by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, was conveyed in a circular dated Wednesday, 15 July,2026, and signed by the Director of Teaching Hospitals, Dr Okpikpi Okpako, on behalf of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate. It followed a request by the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals for the…
By Oluwamuyiwa Oyedele From photography to filmmaking, mentorship and talent development, the creative entrepreneur is redefining opportunities for aspiring Nigerian creators while preparing to unveil a compelling documentary that celebrates untold local stories. In Nigeria’s rapidly expanding creative economy, talent is everywhere. Opportunities, however, are not. For filmmaker, photographer and creative entrepreneur Ayo Owolabi, closing that gap has become both a mission and a calling. As the Creative Director of Emerald Floyde and Royal EFANDR, Ayo Owolabi is building more than a production company. He is creating an ecosystem where aspiring filmmakers, photographers, musicians, actors, comedians and digital creators can…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The National Youth Service Corps(NYSC)has declared that no prospective corps member will be mobilised for national service without first obtaining clearance from the National Electronic Registration Database. The scheme issued the directive in a public notice shared on its official X account on Monday, 3 August, 2026 as it intensified preparations for the mobilisation of a fresh batch of prospective corps members and stepped up efforts to safeguard their journeys to orientation camps. According to the notice, NERD clearance is now compulsory for all prospective corps members. The scheme urged them to complete the process early…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Lagos State Government has begun installing new pumps at the Iju Headworks and Akute Water Intake Stations, a move aimed at boosting water production and improving supply reliability across the state. The exercise, being carried out through the Lagos Water Corporation, kicked off at the weekend. It forms part of an eight-month rehabilitation programme covering Lots 1, 2 and 3 of the Iju Headworks and Akute Intake Station project. The programme, funded by the state government, runs from February to October 2026 and also covers the rehabilitation of the Iju and Adiyan water treatment plants. …
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that award contracts without budgetary backing now risk prosecution under Nigeria’s anti-corruption laws, as the Federal Government moves to end the culture of unfunded contracts that has left scores of public projects abandoned nationwide. The warning was contained in a Federal Treasury Circular dated Friday, 31July 2026, and signed by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr Shamseldeen Ogunjimi. The circular was addressed to ministers, permanent secretaries, heads of extra-ministerial departments and agencies, accounting officers and federal pay officers. Citing widespread violations of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, and other financial regulations…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has called on the global community to remain committed to advancing healthy breastfeeding practices, describing the practice as a vital investment in the health of families and the nation at large. The call was contained in a message issued by the First Lady on Friday, 31 July, 2026 to mark this year’s World Breastfeeding Week, observed globally from Saturday 1 August, 2026 to Friday, August 7, 2026 with the theme, “Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works.” Tinubu noted that breastfeeding lays the foundation for a child’s healthy…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Presidency has fired back at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, insisting that such criticisms must be based on facts rather than “frozen snapshots of history.” The rebuttal, titled “Nigeria’s Reform Journey,” was issued in response to Atiku’s recent claims accusing the Tinubu administration of fiscal recklessness, including allegations of excess borrowing in the 2024 budget, questioning of the fuel subsidy removal, criticism of tax reforms, claims of a N7.98 trillion oil windfall, and suggestions that Nigeria was drifting economically. The Presidency argued that while criticisms…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Benue State, long celebrated as Nigeria’s “Food Basket of the Nation,” is grappling with a deepening agricultural crisis as insecurity, herder attacks and land-use conflicts continue to drive farmers from their fields and cripple food production. This was disclosed on Friday, 31 July, 2026 at the unveiling of a Strategic Food Security Plan in the state, themed “Enhancing Food Security and Peacebuilding in Nigeria through Strategic Planning Project,” where government officials and stakeholders, including farmers and academics, gathered to chart a path toward stabilising the state’s troubled food economy. Presenting the plan, Dr Akange Edward painted…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye, has called for a deliberate media push to inform Nigerians about the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigeria Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), as part of a new grand strategy to reposition Nigeria’s foreign policy around the 4-Ds doctrine. The call was made during a courtesy visit by the Director-General of NTAC, Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub, who led a delegation of the agency’s management to the Minister in Abuja, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, 1…