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EL-RUFAI ALLEGES AIRPORT HARASSMENT AS AIDES CLAIM SECURITY AGENTS SEIZED PASSPORT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Former Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai was at the centre of fresh controversy on Thursday after his media aide alleged that security operatives attempted to arrest
GOV. IDRIS INAUGURATES RENEWED HOPE AMBASSADORS IN KEBBI By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has inaugurated 21 Local Government Coordinators of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors to strengthen grassroots mobilisation in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking at the
FG INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO MODERNISE POLYTECHNIC LABORATORIES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has inaugurated a ministerial committee to oversee the modernisation of polytechnic laboratories and strengthen skills development in Nigeria. Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa said the initiative aims
POLICE ARREST SUSPECT OVER BOMB SCARE AT BAYELSA SECRETARIAT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Police in Bayelsa State have arrested a suspect following a bomb scare at the State Secretariat complex in Yenagoa on Wednesday morning, which led to the evacuation of civil
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SPORTS SEEKS INCREASED FUNDING By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Director-General of the National Institute of Sports (NIS), Mr. Philip Shuaibu, has called for increased funding to reposition the institute and strengthen sports development in Nigeria. He made the appeal
AMB. ISMAIL ABBA YUSUF APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF NAHCON By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Tinubu has nominated Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The appointment is subject to
TINUBU UNVEILS 2026–2030 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, TASKS STATES ON GRASSROOTS GROWTH By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the Renewed Hope National Development Plan for 2026–2030, marking a shift from economic recovery to a new phase of national transformation.
NIGERIA’S AGRIC MINISTER EMERGES IFAD COUNCIL CHAIR By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has been appointed Chairman of the 49th Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Speaking at the IFAD
TINUBU NAMES NEW HEADS FOR NEMSA, SHESTCO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Tinubu has approved new leadership appointments for key federal agencies, naming Mallam Magaji Da’u Aliyu as Managing Director of the Sheda Science and Technology Complex, Abuja, and Engr. Adesayo
KWARA GOVT CALLS FOR UNITY, CONDEMNS DIVISION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kwara State Government has urged public servants to promote unity and peaceful coexistence, warning against religious intolerance, tribalism and other divisive tendencies. The call was made in Ilorin by the