ShareThe National Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Dickson Akoh, has announced the commencement of a nationwide personnel re-validation exercise for officers and men trained by the organisation from 1998 to 2026. Akoh disclosed this on Wednesday during a news conference at the organisation’s headquarters in Abuja. He saidContinue Reading
ShareA 41-year-old travel agent, Ismail Monsuru, on Friday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining the sum of N572,000 under the guise of procuring a Canadian visa. The defendant is facing trial on a two-count charge of fraud and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. TheContinue Reading
Share Nigeria’s healthcare system is facing increasing pressure as the migration of frontline health workers, especially doctors and nurses, continues to rise, leaving hospitals understaffed and patients struggling to access quality medical care nationwide. Popularly referred to as the “Japa syndrome,” the migration of healthcare professionals to countries including theContinue Reading
ShareThe Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) says the Federal Government saved about N1.1 trillion within a year through a newly established Price Intelligence Unit. Dr Adebowale Adedokun, Director-General(D-G), BPP, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Adedokun said that the unitContinue Reading
ShareNigeria’s Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) will begin a two-day clean-up and enforcement operation along the Lagos port corridor on May 14, targeting chronic congestion and traffic bottlenecks around the Apapa and Tin Can ports. PEBEC Director-General Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu said in a statement on Saturday that theContinue Reading
ShareThe National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has dismissed reports suggesting that the newly inaugurated Gateway International Airport, Iperu, Ogun, was rejected by Saudi airlines carrier, Flynas for Hajj operations. In a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, the NAHCON Chairman, Amb. Ismail Yusuf, described the claims from certainContinue Reading
ShareThe National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday held an inaugural flight for the 2026 Hajj operations with the transportation of 473 Nigerian pilgrims from Kogi to Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims, who were transported through UMZA flight UMZ3501, departed Abuja to Madinah at 5 p.m. The Vice President, Sen.Continue Reading
ShareThe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Harde Business School have begun talks on a multi-tiered strategic partnership to bolster capacity building, digital learning, and communications expertise across key sectors. NAN reports that the partnership meeting was the fruit of the agency’s courtesy visit to the business school on ThursdayContinue Reading
ShareThe Federal Government has underscored the direct link between effective driver education, national productivity, and internal security, calling for urgent reforms to strengthen training standards across Nigeria. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, made the call at the 2026 National Workshop for Driving School Proprietors andContinue Reading
ShareA Kaduna Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 27-year-old farm manager, Israel Tony, to eight months in prison for stealing 30 crates of eggs. Tony, a resident of Barnawa Kaduna, was charged with stealing. In his ruling, the Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Tony to eight months imprisonment without an optionContinue Reading
