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Two non-governmental organisations have decried the ongoing attack on Makoko community, an impoverished and predominantly fishing community in Lagos, describing it as a symbolically inhuman and vicious New Year gift on the urban poor while calling on the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to halt the exercise. Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and Centre…
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has called on citizens to unite in the fight against insecurity, urging a renewed spirit of patriotism, collective responsibility, and civic engagement to foster national peace and development. In his new year message to Nigerians, Issa-Onilu noted that, while the government continues to intensify…
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa, has called on the people of Edo State and Nigerians in general to embrace unity, hope, and collective responsibility as the nation steps into the New Year. In his New Year message released by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Friday Aghedo, the deputy governor said…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved a substantial increase in rural allowances for health workers as part of efforts to address the shortage of medical personnel in remote communities across the state. The governor announced the decision after inspecting several government projects in the northern axis of Borno. The inspection covered Government Secondary School,…
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that 2026 will be a more prosperous year for all. Tinubu stated this in his New Year message on Thursday, adding that his administration would sustain the momentum on its major reforms. “During 2025, we sustained the momentum on our major reforms. We had a fiscal reset and also…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has received the report and resolutions of a five-man committee set up to investigate the state’s stake in the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) and the Radisson Hotel projects. Receiving the report at Government House, Benin City, Governor Okpebholo assured that the findings would be fully implemented, disclosing that…
Femi Gbajabiamila has not been replaced as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, the presidency said on Thursday. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, dismissed reports suggesting that Tinubu had replaced Gbajabiamila with his Principal Private Secretary, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. This comes after several social media posts began circulating the…
The Federal Government has declared December 25, 26 and January 1, 2026, as public holidays. Announcing this on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani, said the holidays are to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and the New Year celebrations respectively. Tunji-Ojo called on Nigerians to reflect on the…
A former lawmaker at the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, is dead. Nwaoboshi reportedly died after an illness that lasted for some months. This was disclosed in a statement by the Delta State Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ahon, on Friday. In the statement, the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, expressed grief over the death…
President Bola Tinubu has cautioned governors that he may be forced to issue an executive order to enforce direct allocations to local governments if they fail to comply with the Supreme Court ruling affirming financial autonomy for Nigeria’s third tier of government. Tinubu gave the warning during the 15th National Executive Committee meeting of the…