Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District and former Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong, has congratulated Nde Ezekiel Gomos on the occasion of his 70th birthday, describing him as an accomplished administrator, development strategist, and statesman whose contributions to Plateau State and Northern Nigeria remain invaluable. In a goodwillContinue Reading
Nigeria on Monday took a major step towards positioning itself as a continental leader in the governance of artificial intelligence (AI), as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) unveiled the country’s Artificial Intelligence Readiness Assessment (RAM) Report and urged stakeholders to establish robust guardrails for the emergingContinue Reading
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has firmly rejected calls to suspend Nigeria’s newly introduced National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations, 2026, insisting that the country can no longer afford a plastics economy that allows products to flood the market without responsibility for their recovery and disposal.Continue Reading
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has trained 106 personnel on intensive pistol management as part of efforts to strengthen professionalism, improve operational efficiency and prevent accidental discharge of firearms. The two-week training programme, held at the command’s headquarters in Wuse Zone 5,Continue Reading
The Kaduna State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH), the EngenderHealth-led consortium and the Unified Health Media Network Kaduna Health Advocacy and Media Alliance (KADHAMA), will hold a one-day roundtable discussion aimed at strengthening evidence-based health reporting in the state. TheContinue Reading
Flynas has completed the airlift of 2026 Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria in two weeks record time, and thanked President Bola Tinubu and Nigerian Hajj Commission for supporting it to conduct a seamless operation. The airline airlifted the last batch of Kebbi State pilgrims back to Nigeria onContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor, Mal Dikko Umaru Radda, has announced a significant expansion of the state’s automatic employment policy, extending job opportunities to all Katsina State first-class graduates across higher institutions nationwide. The announcement was made at the closing ceremony of the First Katsina State Students’ Week, Organized by the KatsinaContinue Reading
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has been described as a peace-making Governor, a transparent leader, and arguably the best Governor in the history of the State. The assertion was made on Sunday, when Christian leaders under the umbrella of the Northern Christian Religious Leaders’ Assembly, (NOCRELA), Bauchi State Chapter, stagedContinue Reading
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has named and honoured the Director‑General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Adeola Ajayi, as ‘Man of the year’. This is contained in a statement by the National President of the NUJ, Mr Alhassan Yahaya on Sunday in Abuja. Yahaya said theContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has congratulated Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, Governor of Ekiti State, on his historic re-election for a second term in office. In a message to the Ekiti State Governor, Radda described the re-election as a clear vote of confidence from the people of Ekiti,Continue Reading