By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking to establish the State Security Service (SSS) Research and Development Bureau to strengthen research, innovation and technological advancement within the Department of State Services (DSS). The Bill was passed on Thursday,23 July, 2026 following the consideration of the report of the House Committee on National Security and Intelligence. Presenting the report before the clause-by-clause consideration, the committee’s Chairman, Ahmed Satomi, said the proposed legislation would provide the legal framework for the bureau to coordinate intelligence research, develop indigenous security technologies and enhance the operational capacity of Nigeria’s…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the creation of four new divisions of the Nigerian Army, saying the move will significantly strengthen the country’s counterterrorism and anti-banditry operations. The position of the forum was contained in a statement issued on Friday, 24 July, 2026 and personally signed by its Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The Governors described the decision as the largest single expansion of the Nigerian Army in modern history, noting that it reflects the President’s commitment to protecting lives and property across the country.…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to power telecommunications infrastructure with renewable energy in a move aimed at reducing operators’ dependence on diesel and expanding network coverage to underserved communities across the country. The agreement was signed on Friday, 24 July, 2026 at the NCC-REA Stakeholder Forum in Abuja. Under the partnership, telecom base stations will draw electricity from existing and planned renewable energy mini-grids, a development expected to lower operating costs, improve broadband penetration and strengthen connectivity in communities with limited or no…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has honoured 78 members of staff with Long Service Awards in recognition of their dedication, loyalty, and outstanding contributions to the growth of the Commission and the development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking during the ceremony at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbu, stated that the welfare of staff remained a top priority for the Board and Management, noting that employees were the institutional memory of the Commission. Ogbuku, who was represented by the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye, congratulated the awardees for their…
In a bold move aimed at tackling one of Nigeria’s biggest development challenges—the failure to commercialise research—the Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has partnered with Israel to inject fresh funding, mentorship and global expertise into transforming university inventions into thriving businesses. The renewed commitment was unveiled on Friday in Abuja as Israel announced funding for the fifth edition of the Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (iFAIR 5), even as TETFund disclosed an ambitious nationwide programme to establish innovation centres in more than 60 tertiary institutions to ensure research breakthroughs no longer remain confined to…
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has rejected the Federal High Court’s dismissal of a landmark environmental case filed by the monarch of Ekpetiama Kingdom against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and other defendants, describing the ruling as a setback for environmental justice in the Niger Delta. The suit, FHC/YNG/CS/8/2025, filed by HRM King Bubaraye Dakolo of Ekpetiama Kingdom, sought to hold Shell accountable for decades of alleged oil spills, gas flaring and environmental degradation across the Gbarain oil fields in Bayelsa State before the company’s divestment of its onshore assets to Renaissance African Energy Limited. Delivering…
The Nigerian Army on Friday, 24 July, 2026 announced that Troops of the Operation Hadin Kai and the Yobe State Hunters Group have arrested five suspected kidnappers at Jegalari Village in Fune Local Government Area of the state, reports thegazellenews.com. In a statement on Friday, the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Mohammed Goni, who confirmed the development through a statement on Friday, 24 July, 2026, said the troops achieved the feat “during a well-coordinated intelligence-led operation conducted on 23 July 2026″. “The operation, executed by troops of 233 Battalion deployed at Damaturu Military Cantonment, followed credible intelligence on…
German football governing body, (DFB) on Friday, 24 July, 2026 appointed Jürgen Klopp as national team coach replacing Julian Nagelsmann, who tendered his resignation in early July following the team’s exit at the 2026 World Cup. Nagelsmann exit was expected after a disappointing round of 32 defeat at the hands of Paraguay, Germany’s third consecutive early World Cup exit since winning the tournament in 2014. DFB gave Kloop, former Liverpool manager given the task of rebuilding the struggling European giants. With Klopp’s appointment, his contract will see him through to the 2030 World Cup co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco,…
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the elevation of 68 legal practitioners, which also included four women into the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The decision was taken at the committee’s 174th Plenary Session held on Thursday, July 23, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. The successful candidates include 67 advocates and one academic applicant. See the full list below: Advocate Appointees (In Order Of Seniority At The Bar) 1. Ibrahim Gamdeh Adamu, Esq. 2. Jude Chukwuemeka Okafor, Esq. 3. Godwill Achibong Umoh, Esq. 4. Sunday Samuel Obende,…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the forthcoming 2027 presidential election has denied the allegations of playing ethnic politics and that Nigerians should not vote for him in the coming poll credited to former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal. Atiku, through statement on Thursday, 23 July, 2026 by his media aide, Phrank Shaibu, said he had no involvement in any alleged plot to replace the ADC governorship candidate in the state. “The allegations are entirely false, baseless and the product of the fertile imagination of those determined…