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PLATEAU GOVT RAISES ALARM OVER RISING MALE SCHOOL DROPOUT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Plateau State Government has expressed concern over the increasing number of boys dropping out of school across the state. Governor Caleb Mutfwang raised the alarm during the commissioning
OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION Treasury House, Garki, Abuja PRESS RELEASE Date: 9 March 2026 OAGF Explains Delay in February 2026 Salaries for Federal Ministry of Steel Development and 4 Agencies The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF)
KEBBI GOVT URGES CLERICS TO PROMOTE PEACE, AVOID POLITICAL ATTACKS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kebbi State Government has dismissed claims that the administration of Governor Nasir Idris has failed to support Islamic affairs and the development of the state. The Commissioner
President Tinubu approves the postings of Ambassadors: NON-CAREER: 1. Senator Grace Bent → Lome, Togo 2. Sen. Ita Enang → South Africa 3. Ikpeazu Victor → Spain 4. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu → Tel-Aviv, Israel 5. Mahmud Yakubu → Qatar 6. Paul Oga
TINUBU APPROVES 50,000 ADDITIONAL NYSC MOBILISATION FOR 2026 By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the mobilisation of 50,000 additional graduates for the 2026 National Youth Service Corps programme. The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Olakunle Nafiu,
TINUBU INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO DRIVE GAMCO POWER REFORM By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated a committee to oversee the establishment of the Grid Asset Management Company (GAMCO), a new initiative aimed at improving Nigeria’s electricity transmission and unlocking
NCPC SUSPENDS ISRAEL, JORDAN PILGRIMAGES AFTER 2025 EXERCISE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission has suspended pilgrimages to Israel and Jordan over rising security concerns in the Middle East. Executive Secretary Stephen Adegbite announced the decision after confirming the
APC CONDUCTS PEACEFUL STATE CONGRESS IN KWARA By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has successfully held a peaceful state congress in Ilorin, where party executives were affirmed unopposed. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq called on members to sustain unity and
KEBBI APC RE-ELECTS KANA-ZURU AS STATE CHAIRMAN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The All Progressives Congress in Kebbi State has re-elected Abubakar Kana-Zuru as its chairman for a second term. Kana-Zuru emerged unopposed at the party’s state congress held in Birnin Kebbi, described
TINUBU NOMINATES OYEDELE AS MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Doris Anite-Uzoka. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo