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The United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF), in partnership with the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) have wrapped up a major national initiative to support State-led electricity market reforms. The State Learning Workshop Series focused on Electricity Market Development, Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and energy modelling software. Workshops in Lagos, Calabar, Kano and Jos have…
Zulum Inaugurates Construction of 100 houses in Hawul Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has launched the construction of 100 houses in Azare, the headquarters of Hawul local government area of the state. The project, part of the 600 housing scheme for teachers in 5 local government areas flagged off on Tuesday, aims to reduce…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He announced this at a stakeholders meeting at the government house in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Fubara said he decided to leave the PDP to support President Bola Tinubu of the APC, saying that he…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned in strong terms the closure of Badeggi Radio in Niger State by the State Governor Mohammed Bago, describing it as not only a suppression of press freedom but an affront to democracy. The Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr Tony Ojukwu, condemned the action while reacting to…
The troops of Operation Hadin Kai have again demonstrated resilience in the face of the adversary, neutralising 13 Boko Haram insurgents in a failed ambush/Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on the troops’ convoy at Kareto, Borno State. The failed ambush occurred on Wednesday, 3 September 2025, while the troops were providing escort to humanitarian trucks…
Northern Group Congratulates Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s New PG Mbata Stella Peters Northern Christian Youth Professionals Congratulate Senator John Azuta-Mbata on His Emergence as President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organisation representing the Igbos worldwide. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Isaac Abrak, the group said: “His (Senator John Azuta-Mbata) assumption of this esteemed role…
…Says FG Recently Approved Daily Feeding of Inmates from N1,125 The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has described it as false, misleading, and a gross misrepresentation of the realities within its facilities, as well as the publication alleging poor feeding of inmates in the country. The NCoS’s reaction was contained in a statement on Sunday signed…
By Tracy Ohovwore Environmental advocacy groups, including the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), and the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance, have called on the Federal Government to urgently ban the use and distribution of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their by-products in Nigeria. The demand was made during…
The Court of Appeal Abuja has held that the Senate acted within its powers when it suspended the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for misconduct. In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, the appellate court said it was satisfied that neither the Appellant’s parliamentary privilege nor her constitutional rights were…
