News
EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede says public corruption remains widespread, with some public officers allegedly taking national resources while in office.
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EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede says public corruption remains widespread, with some public officers allegedly taking national resources while in office.
News
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike says he will lead campaign teams supporting President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid in the FCT and Rivers State.
News
Defence Minister Christopher Musa has called for stronger international cooperation to address terrorism, banditry and other security threats affecting Nigeria and the wider Sahel region.
News
CIOTA has announced a new professional regulation seeking to prevent non-transport professionals from occupying sensitive leadership positions across Nigeria’s transport sector.
News
Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal has urged FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to join the APC if he intends to support President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.
News
The Nigeria Labour Congress in Delta State shut the state secretariat in Asaba to protest the death of a deputy director following an alleged confrontation at the complex.
News
Several UK universities have advised fresh graduates to apply for welfare benefits while transitioning from full-time study to employment amid rising youth unemployment.
Lifestyle
OPay has asked the Department of State Services and Nigeria Police Force to investigate a false social media claim that the fintech company was shutting down its Nigerian operations.
Lifestyle
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have foiled kidnapping attempts in Sokoto State, rescuing 22 victims during separate operations in Sabon Birni and Isa local government areas.
News
EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede says public corruption remains widespread, with some public officers allegedly taking national resources while in office.
News
EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede says public corruption remains widespread, with some public officers allegedly taking national resources while in office.
News
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike says he will lead campaign teams supporting President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid in the FCT and Rivers State.
News
Defence Minister Christopher Musa has called for stronger international cooperation to address terrorism, banditry and other security threats affecting Nigeria and the wider Sahel region.
Politics
Peter Obi says anyone involved in electoral malpractice under his administration would face prosecution and possible imprisonment.
Politics
Buba Galadima says only God and Tinubu know what will happen in the 2027 presidential election.
Politics
Onaiyekan and Osigwe urge electoral reforms to ensure voters, rather than courts, determine Nigeria’s election outcomes.
Politics
Peter Obi insists he left Anambra without borrowing or issuing bonds, disputing claims over outstanding state debt.
Sports
Maduka Okoye has joined the Super Eagles camp ahead of Nigeria’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Madagascar.
Sports
Scaloni says he personally persuaded Messi to return for a farewell match with Argentina before his international retirement.
Sports
Raphinha takes Brazil’s iconic No. 10 shirt after Neymar’s international retirement, beginning a new chapter for the Seleção.
Sports
Ivory Coast defeated Ghana 2-0 as debutant Malick Yalcouye scored and helped the Elephants secure a crucial victory.
Tech & Education
Osun State University has grown its academic programmes from 66 at inception to 128, with student population surging from 14,680 to 42,780, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Odunayo Clement Adebooye revealed at the institution's 16th convocation. In a powerful keynote, NUC Governing Board Chairman Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe called for the urgent harmonisation of Nigeria's dysfunctional dual regulatory system, warning that overlapping mandates between the NUC and professional bodies are imposing unnecessary c
Tech & Education
In a historic move to revitalise Imo State's education sector, Governor Hope Uzodimma has inaugurated 6,030 newly recruited teachers and 345 non-teaching staff, marking the largest single injection of personnel into the state's school system in decades. The governor pledged to make teachers the most important civil servants in Imo, promising priority salary payments, digital teaching devices, and deployment to their native communities to bridge the rural-urban staffing gap.
Tech & Education
Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has defended his two-year extension of UNIOSUN Vice-Chancellor Prof. Clement Adebooye's tenure, pointing to 40 completed building projects and full implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement, even as ASUU and some civil society groups initially raised legal objections.
Tech & Education
*NECO recorded a 58.67% pass rate in English and Mathematics for the 2026 SSCE, with exam malpractice dropping by 64.74%, according to Registrar Prof. Dantani Wushishi.
Agriculture
The South East Development Commission (SEDC) has flagged off a 200-hectare agricultural development project in Enugu State, marking a major step toward food security and economic transformation in the region. The project, located in Nkanu West Local Government Area, will feature cassava and maize cultivation, poultry and fishery enterprises, and an out-grower scheme designed to empower 5,000 farmers across the South East.
Agriculture
The National Sheep and Goat Development Association of Nigeria (NASHGODAN) has called on the Federal Government to establish demonstration farms across the country's six geopolitical zones to strengthen small ruminant production, combat transboundary diseases, and unlock the sector's vast economic potential. National President Abdullateef Ahmed said the centres would serve as practical learning platforms for farmers, students, and investors while providing routine vaccination and treatment servi
Agriculture
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has commenced the distribution of free fertilisers, seedlings, and other farm inputs to farmers for the 2026 farming season, in a decisive intervention aimed at tackling food scarcity and empowering grassroots agriculturists. Council Chairman Christopher Zakka Maikalangu said the programme reflects his administration's commitment to agriculture as a driver of food security, employment, and wealth creation across the FCT.
Agriculture
The South East Development Commission (SEDC) is set to flag off its first agro-mechanisation project in Enugu State, part of a N5 billion blueprint to develop 50,000 hectares across the region
Health
Plateau State has reported 469 suspected diphtheria cases and 31 deaths. The government has vaccinated 160,000 children and established isolation centres as cases begin to decline.
Health
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued an interim public health advisory requiring travellers from countries with active Ebola transmission to complete Health Declaration Forms as part of enhanced surveillance measures. The advisory follows the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has now recorded over 7,600 cases and nearly 3,700 deaths, with Nigeria placing itself on high alert to prevent the importation of the deadly virus.
Health
Surgeons at Redeemer's Health Village in Ogun State remotely operated on a kidney cancer patient in Abuja, 500km away, in what doctors describe as West Africa's first telerobotic surgery, using a China-made Toumai surgical robot
Health
Nigerian diagnostics firm Ash Biomedical has announced the production of seven own-brand rapid test kits covering HIV, malaria, hepatitis, and pregnancy, with 15 million test kits delivered over 15 years through 66 government contracts across 27 states. Managing Director Adetoyese Shodeinde says the milestone reflects years of investment in quality and regulatory compliance, as the company prepares to commission a manufacturing facility in Abuja by the first quarter of 2027
Security
The Oyo State Police Command has launched a rescue operation for an abducted headmaster following the recent wave of school attacks in the state. Security operatives say efforts are ongoing to track down the suspects and secure the victim’s release.
Security
Four family members linked to ISWAP have surrendered to troops in Borno State as the military continues its counter-insurgency pressure in the North-East. The latest development adds to a growing pattern of defections and surrenders from terrorist enclaves in the region.
Security
The Nigerian Air Force has carried out precision airstrikes on an ISWAP enclave in Borno State, killing multiple terrorists and destroying key infrastructure including weapons caches and vehicles
Security
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a high-value suspected logistics supplier to ISWAP in Borno State, dealing another blow to the terrorist group’s supply network.
Youth Empowerment
The Katsina State Government, in collaboration with the UNDP and the German Federal Foreign Office, has trained 250 internally displaced persons from Batsari Local Government Area in modern livestock production and animal rearing. The two-day programme is designed to equip beneficiaries with practical skills to rebuild their economic livelihoods, achieve self-reliance, and escape the cycle of displacement-induced poverty.
Youth Empowerment
The Federal Government has equipped 70 digital media managers with tablets to serve as grassroots information channels, bridging the gap between vocational empowerment programmes and potential beneficiaries nationwide
Youth Empowerment
Aliko Dangote has announced a landmark initiative to help up to two million vulnerable Nigerian women, including widows and conflict victims, acquire ownership stakes in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery through its ongoing Initial Public Offering. The Aliko Dangote Foundation will partner with state governments to facilitate participation while donating additional shares to beneficiaries as long-term savings, in what could become one of Nigeria's largest private-sector-backed financial inclusion p
Youth Empowerment
In a bold move to tackle rural poverty and food insecurity, the BATN Foundation has empowered 200 women in Jigawa State with Noiler birds, poultry feed, and medication under its EMPOWER-Her Poultry Project. The initiative, launched in Dutse in collaboration with the Jigawa State Government, is designed to help rural women build sustainable businesses, generate income, and strengthen household nutrition across the state.
Pacesetters
At just 23, Abena Serwaah has built a thriving hydroponic container farm business supplying premium vegetables to Accra's top hotels and restaurants.
Pacesetters
A retired schoolteacher's dream to bring books to children in a remote Brong-Ahafo fishing village has grown into a community library serving 400 students.
Programs
Oxfam Nigeria and its implementing partners have trained community stakeholders and local government officials in Adamawa and Borno states to take ownership of their development priorities, as part of a broader push to reposition the North East in the post-insurgency era.
Programs
The Nation Builders Corps has opened applications for Phase 3 targeting 50,000 graduates in ICT, healthcare, education and agriculture.
Programs
The Ghana Education Service reports 1.2 million students enrolled in the Free Senior High School programme in the current academic year.
