By Ibrahim A. Jagaba Twelve years after Agege based non governmental organisation (NGO), the Agege Molebi United Forum, was established, a new dawn has officially begun for the Forum, with a history-making inauguration of its first elected executive committee, on Saturday, 21 June, 2025, in Lagos. The epoch-making inauguration ceremony, was held in the heart of Agege, at No 20, Market Street, Gbogunleri, Isale-Oja, Agege, the official secretariat of the Forum, otherwise known as Babaloke Villa. The 10-member Executive Committee, led by Dr. Afolabi Abiodun Tajuddeen, Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Legislature, Politics and Civic Engagement, was…
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday, 23 June, 2025, in Abuja declared that Nigeria’s agricultural renaissance has begun as he commissioned 2,000 tractors for nationwide deployment under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme. The commissioning ceremony marked the programme’s formal launch at the National Agricultural Seeds Council, Sheda, along the Abuja–Lokoja Expressway. President Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to transforming Nigeria’s agriculture sector by modernising farming practices and ensuring national food security. He described the initiative as a landmark moment in his administration’s food security agenda and a crucial part of efforts to empower farmers and stimulate rural development. “We are…
By Segun Adewale in Gombe The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the governments and people of Borno and Kano states over the recent tragic incidents that claimed lives and caused injuries. Governor Inuwa Yahaya, on behalf of the NSGF, expressed deep shock and sadness over the suicide bomb attack in Konduga, Borno State, which led to the loss of several lives and injuries to many others, mostly innocent civilians. He described the incident as a callous and barbaric act of terror, and…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says the Commission will organise a retreat and agricultural summit for the Niger Delta region in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s agrarian programme. The NDDC Chief Executive Officer, who announced this during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope Multi-Purpose Training Centre in Otuokpoti, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, stated that the retreat would be put together in conjunction with the state governments in the Niger Delta region. Ogbuku stated that the NDDC was determined to make the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Federal…
A Qatari-based dairy industry, Baladna, is set to establish a multi-million dollar food factory in Ogun State. Baladna is an agricultural company that raises livestock and produces dairy products. It is Qatar’s largest locally-owned food and dairy producer that supplies over 95 percent of the country’s fresh dairy products. The Head of Products and Solutions Architecture at Baladna, Mr. Aidan Thomas Iynan, disclosed this when he and other members of the company, led by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Aisha Rimi, paid a courtesy visit to the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in his…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has urged the National Assembly to provide backing for the Office of the First Lady both at the Federal and State Level just as it is done in the United States. She pointed out that this will go a long way in improving the ability to impact more than they are presently doing. The First Lady spoke with journalists after her 2nd Quarterly Meeting with Wives of State Governors and State Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Coordinators at the State House, Abuja. “On our part, the RHI has been able in the last…
Thousands of people trooped to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja to celebrate the 11th Edition of the International Yoga Day. The first celebration of the Yoga Day took place In 2015 and since then the day has grown into a global movement promoting health, harmony and peace. Speaking at the occasion at the weekend in Abuja, the acting High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, Ms. Vartika Rawat said this year we come together under the theme: “Yoga for one Earth, One Health,” resonates deeply I our current era, where health of our planet and our personal wellbeing are intricately…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has won the 4th Japanese Ambassador’s Karate tournament with 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 3 Bronze Medals Anambra State came in Second with 6 Gold, 6 Silver and 2 Bronze, while Bayelsa State was Third with 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze Medals. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the competition in Abuja, the Japanese Ambassador in Nigeria, Hideo Suzuki said his country is happy to sponsor the tournament as a token of a contribution into sport development in Nigeria. He said: “It is a great honour for me to be able to attend…
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has awarded Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum with its prestigious media friendly award. The event was held on Saturday, 21 June, 2025, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Conference Centre, Abuja, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Union. Zulum had won multiple award in the past owing to his outstanding achievements and style of leadership. Some of the earlier awards were the NUJ Good Governance Award, 2024; NUJ most promising first term governor in 2019; Forbes Magazine African Leadership Award, 2024, among others. In his remark shortly after receiving the award, Governor Zulum,…
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) is commencing a nationwide tour to sensitize on the ease of doing business. The tour which would see it conducting technical sessions and town hall meetings in all the 36 states of the federation and FCT is to bring home the strategies on doing business right. A press statement at the weekend by PEBEC read: “The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) is pleased to announce its nationwide tour, starting on June 23, 2025, to drive the ease of doing business reforms across all 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory…