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VP SHETTIMA ARRIVES IN BRAZIL FOR UN CLIMATE SUMMIT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Belém, Brazil, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). Hosted by Brazilian President Luiz
TRUMP THREATENS ATTACKS ON NIGERIA OVER ‘KILLING OF CHRISTIANS’ By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Former U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked global outrage after threatening to launch attacks on Nigeria over what he described as “the killing of Christians.” In a fiery post
PETROLEUM MINISTRY, NUPRC, NNPC REJECT NEW DECOMMISSIONING COMMISSION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) have opposed a bill seeking to create the National Commission
OPERATION WHIRL STROKE TROOPS SMASH CULTIST HIDEOUT IN BENUE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have intensified their fight against cultism with a successful raid on a suspected cultist den in North Bank, Makurdi, Benue State. According to
FG BEGINS TISSF IMPLEMENTATION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has started disbursing the Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund (TISSF), with over 9,000 staff benefiting in the first year, representing 28% of 33,000 verified applicants from 219 tertiary institutions nationwide. According
COURT HALTS PDP NATIONAL CONVENTION IN IBADAN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its national convention, which was scheduled to take place in Ibadan, Oyo State, on the 15th
VP SHETTIMA URGES ACF TO BACK TINUBU’S RENEWED HOPE AGENDA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to unite behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, stressing that the North must remain
GOVERNOR LAWAL WARNS AGAINST PEACE DEALS THAT LET ARMED GROUPS KEEP WEAPONS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Dauda Lawal has warned that peace talks allowing armed groups to keep their weapons only delay violence and weaken state authority. Speaking at the National
KANO ASSEMBLY ACCUSES CUSTOMS SERVICE OF MARGINALIZING NORTHERN STATES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State House of Assembly has faulted the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for allegedly sidelining northern states in its ongoing recruitment exercise. During plenary, Majority Leader Lawan Hussaini
ICPC, PENCOM TEAM UP TO FIGHT PENSION FRAUD By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the National Pension Commission (PenCom) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to tackle pension fraud and promote transparency