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NAHCON CHAIRMAN MEETS SAUDI HAJJ OFFICIALS TO STRENGTHEN PREPARATIONS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Sale Usman, has met with the Director General on Hajj Affairs at the
KWARA POLICE INTERCEPT CANNABIS HIDDEN IN YAMS, ARREST SUSPECTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kwara State Police Command has dismantled a major drug trafficking and kidnapping syndicate after intercepting 127 bags of cannabis concealed under tubers of yam. The operation, carried out
FG, DELTA STATE PARTNER TO REDUCE MATERNAL AND CHILD DEATHS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling the high rates of maternal and neonatal deaths in Nigeria, pledging stronger collaboration with state governments to save lives.
NIGERIA CALLS GLOBAL INVESTORS TO REFORMED OIL SECTOR AT UNGA 2025 Nigeria is opening its oil sector wider to the world. At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, urged global
ADC ORDERS MEMBERS TO QUITE OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has directed all its members to resign from other political parties as part of efforts to strengthen its base ahead of future elections. The decision was announced after a
SWAN SUSPENDS BOYCOTT, OPENS DOOR FOR DIALOGUE WITH NFF By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has suspended its nationwide boycott of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) activities. The decision follows assurances that no immediate changes will be made
ZAMFARA FIRST LADY CALLS FOR PEACE AT UN EVENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The First Lady of Zamfara State, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal, has called on women and youth in Nigeria to embrace peace and unity. Speaking at the 2025 United Nations
NO CRISIS IN EDO NLC – EGWAKHIDE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Acting Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State Council, Comrade Bernard Egwakhide, has dismissed claims of crisis within the state labour movement. Speaking with Radio Nigeria in Benin
PCNGi EXPANDS FREE CNG TRAINING TO ASNAT MEMBERS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi) has extended its free CNG conversion training to members of the Association of Nigerian Artisans and Technicians (ASNAT). Executive Chairman, Ismael Ahmed, said
FIRS URGES JOURNALISTS TO PROMOTE TAX COMPLIANCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged journalists to help drive voluntary tax compliance by educating Nigerians on the importance of paying taxes for national development. At a workshop in