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Fire on Monday evening razed a section of the Podium Block at the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt, destroying properties. The affected area includes the section that houses the Rivers State Pension Board. The Head of Service, Iyingi Brown, attributed the incident to an electrical fault. She said firefighters from the State Fire…
President Bola Tinubu has called for the promotion of peace in Nigeria, emphasizing that there is no place for hate. He made the remarks on Saturday in Jos, Plateau State, during the burial ceremony of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, the mother of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nantawe Yilwatda. Addressing the clergy…
The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to sustained civic reorientation as a key driver of national development. He emphasized that attitudinal change, value reawakening, and responsible citizenship are central to achieving the country’s long-term goals. Delivering a keynote address titled “Africa’s New Frontier: Strategic Investment…
President Bola Tinubu has been scheduled to inaugurate the newly renovated National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos on Independence Day. This was disclosed in a statement from the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday. The renovation of the National Theatre has been undertaken by the CBN and the Bankers’ Committee as part of their commitment to…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FCT Command has deployed 4,500 personnel to ensure a hitch-free 65th Independence Day celebration in Abuja and environs. A statement on Monday by the FCT command spokesperson, Monica Ojobi, said the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, ordered the deployment to ensure adequate surveillance of the FCT. Odumosu said that…
The Federal Government has dismissed claims that terrorists in Nigeria are carrying out a systematic genocide against Christians, describing the allegations as “false, baseless, despicable, and divisive.” In a statement on Sunday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said portraying Nigeria’s security challenges as a targeted campaign against a single religious group…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued an order restraining a professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, and his associates from proceeding with their plan to establish a shadow government or cabinet in the country. Justice Omotosho issued the order in a judgment on a suit filed by the Department of…
…Says Nigeria’s economy is improving The Hope Alive Initiative, a good governance advocacy group, has lauded the economic reforms of the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu, describing them as the driving force behind Nigeria’s recent strong economic performance. In a statement signed by its Director of Press, Ernest Omoarelojie, the group noted that data…
The Kaduna State Government and the Gates Foundation has signed the Kaduna Mutual Accountability Framework (KaMAF), a landmark platform to strengthen strategic collaboration, accountability, and sustainable development. The signing, held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, represents a shared dedication to supporting the advancement of sustainable development in Kaduna State through targeted…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the Federal Government’s ongoing reforms and development initiatives are aimed at lifting between 40 and 50 million Nigerians out of multidimensional poverty within the next decade. The Vice President who was represented by the Special Adviser to the President on Power Infrastructure, Sadiq Wanka, at DevFest2025, themed “Ending Poverty…