By Wale Joseph The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has pledged strong support for the National Sports Commission’s athletes’ training grant programme as Nigeria steps up preparations ahead of 2026 Commonwealth Games, reports thegazellenews.com The intervention is aimed at boosting the readiness of elite athletes ahead of major international competitions. Two weeks ago, 26 top athletes across various sports received grants running into millions of naira under the initiative. The funding is designed to enhance access to quality coaching, improved nutrition, modern training equipment, and increased exposure to competitive events. The National Sports Commission described the backing from…
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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake has underscored Nigeria’s readiness to leverage Canada’s advanced mining technology and expertise to strengthen ongoing reforms in the nation’s mining sector. He emphasized the imperative of enhanced bilateral collaboration to accelerate growth, attract investment, and entrench global best practices in the industry. Speaking while receiving the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, H.E Pasquale Salvaggio, in his office on Thursday, 26 February, 2026, Alake reflected on history, recalling Canada’s principled support for Nigeria during the pro-democracy struggle that followed the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election. He noted that Canada’s firm…
In a decisive move to reinforce environmental sanity and public health standards across Ikeja, the Chairman, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), on Thursday, February 26, 2026, personally led a comprehensive environmental enforcement exercise within the Local Government Area. The operation commenced at Alade, off Awolowo Road, where illegal shanties erected in violation of environmental and urban planning regulations were removed. These structures had not only defaced the environment but also posed health, security, and safety risks to residents and passersby. Their removal underscores the administration’s zero tolerance for environmental degradation and unauthorized developments. The Ikeja LG Chairman, alongside officials of…
The Chairman of Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Mayor Abiodun Jimoh Isola Ejigbadero, on Thursday, 26 February, 2026, presented free Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms to 500 beneficiaries in a landmark educational empowerment programme held at the Council Secretariat. The initiative, described as a strategic intervention to promote access to tertiary education, is part of the administration’s continued investment in human capital development and youth empowerment across the council area. Delivering his address to the participants, Mayor Ejigbadero expressed delight at the successful rollout of the programme, noting that it reflects his administration’s firm commitment to…
A civil society group, the Civic Alliance for Security Accountability (CASA), has described the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Frank Mba, as a disciplined and reform-minded officer who served Nigeria with integrity, professionalism and uncommon commitment to duty for 34 years. The civil society organisation said this against the backdrop of changes in the hierarchy of the Nigeria Police Force following the retirement of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the confirmation of AIG Tunji Disu as his successor. With the confirmation of Disu as Acting IGP, about 29 senior officers who are above the incoming Acting IGP, in order…
Following the replacement of former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, and the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Disu Olatunji Rilwan as Acting Inspector-General of Police, emerging personnel records indicate that a significant transition may be imminent within the top echelon of the Nigeria Police Force. PRNigeria findings reveal that eight serving Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) may likely exit the Force in line with established retirement protocols that often accompany leadership changes in military and security institutions. A Shared Enlistment Date Investigations show that Acting IGP Disu and the current DIGs were all enlisted into the Nigeria…
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) advises all individual taxpayers in Lagos State to file their annual tax returns for the 2026 year of assessment on or before 31st March 2026. The statutory filing requirement applies to all taxable persons, including self-employed individuals, business owners, professionals, persons in the informal sector, and employees under the Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) scheme. In accordance with Section 24(f) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sections 13 &14(3) of the Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025 (NTAA), every individual with taxable income is required to submit a true and correct return of…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Walida, a minor who was allegedly abducted and impregnated by Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, a serving operative, to Umar Namadi, Governor of Jigawa state. Walida and her baby were handed to Namadi on Wednesday, 25 February, 2026, at the DSS headquarters in Abuja. According to Daily Trust, the Jigawa Governor was accompanied to the DSS headquarters by government officials, including Haruna Aliyu, Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly; Bello Abdulkadir Fanini, Attorney General of the state; and Hajiya Hadiza Abdulwahab, state Commissioner for Women Affairs. Others present were: Haroun Muhammad, Deputy National…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Lagos State Government has ordered the full closure of the Epe-bound carriageway of the Lekki–Ajah Expressway to facilitate major rehabilitation works along the corridor. The directive, announced by the Ministry of Transportation in a press statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, affects the stretch from Admiralty Way Junction to Jubilee Bridge, Ajah. The closure is designed to enable uninterrupted construction on the busy expressway, with traffic to be diverted to the Lagos-bound carriageway under a structured lane management system. According to the statement, traffic flow will be adjusted based on peak…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with STRATCOMM Consulting to strengthen youth-focused climate and migration programmes and expand youth-led resilience initiatives nationwide. The agreement was formalised on Wednesday, 25 February, 2026 during a signing ceremony in Abuja which Was designed to bolster the Youth Migration and Climate Action Resilience (YM&CA) Department of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development and scale up related interventions across the country. Speaking at the event, the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande represented by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Maryam Keshinro said the collaboration goes beyond climate interventions…