THE Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Yusuf Sununu, has appealed for support in implementing the Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme. Sununu made the appeal during a meeting with development partners, NGOs, and…
NATIONAL Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Yusuf Dantalle, has urged stakeholders to intensify efforts toward eliminating all gender-related barriers, especially those inhibiting inclusive politics in Nigeria. Dantalle made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at a conference for…
PROF. Samuel Asagba, the Vice Chancellor, Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, says the institution spends about N720 million annually on electricity bill. Asagba, the 8th substantive Vice Chancellor of DELSU, made this known during the university’s 17th Convocation Press Conference,…
Aviation workers’ unions, which include those representing workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), have declared an indefinite nationwide strike, effective Tuesday night. The strike is in protest against poor remuneration and the failure of the agency’s management to fulfil agreements made with the…
THE Executive Council of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Benue State Branch, on Tuesday suspended its indefinite strike. This was contained in a memo signed by JUSUN Chairman, Mr Terlumun Aba, on Tuesday in Makurdi, and addressed to…
Gov Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State on Tuesday inaugurated a dialysis centre at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital equipped by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). Oyebanji said that the facility was a testament to the remarkable outcomes…
THE death of Pope Francis on Monday at the age of 88 has launched the Catholic Church into one of its most defining transitions in recent memory, with cardinals preparing to elect a new pontiff in the coming weeks. For the first…
MINISTER of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has ordered an immediate investigation into allegations of extortion involving officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The officers, according to a viral post, allegedly extorted ₦5.2 million from a…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected ₦1.75 trillion as revenue for the first quarter of 2025. The Comptroller-General (C-G) of the service, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a press briefing on its activities for the…
President Bola Tinubu has lauded the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for fostering regional integration. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, at the inauguration of a series of events to mark the regional body’s golden jubilee. Mr…
