CDS IDENTIFIES BORDER SECURITY, LOCAL DEFENCE PRODUCTION AS KEY PRIORITIES
By: Sunmola Ganiyat The Defence Headquarters has identified border security and indigenous technological development as central to Nigeria’s evolving defence strategy. In a statement issued...
“UN CONFIRMS 922 MIGRANT DEATHS IN RED SEA’S MOST LETHAL YEAR”
AGENCY REPORT The number of migrants who died on the “Eastern Route” from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula doubled to a record...
INDIGENOUS CONTRACTORS THREATEN PROTEST AT APC CONVENTION OVER DEBT BACKLOG
The All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) says its members may stage a protest at the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention in Abuja...
2027: SOLUDO’S DAUGHTER DEEPENS GRASSROOTS ENGAGEMENT WITH CITY BOYS, LG WOMEN COORDINATORS
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Anambra State Women Leader of the City Boy Movement, Ifeatu Soludo, has met with local government women coordinators and their deputies...
LAGOS SET FOR COLOURFUL 2026 FANTI CARNIVAL TO CELEBRATE AFRO-BRAZILIAN HERITAGE, CULTURE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Lagos State Government has unveiled plans for the 2026 Lagos Fanti Carnival, positioning the annual cultural festival as a major...
FG LAUNCHES UNIFIED POVERTY REGISTER, TARGETS N3.2TN TO BOOST PROSPERITY
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Federal Government has unveiled a unified national poverty register and proposed a N3.2tn humanitarian and poverty reduction fund to streamline interventions,...
PETROL TRUCK CRASH KILLS SIX IN IBADAN
A petroleum truck on Tuesday crushed no fewer than six persons to death along the Beere/Agodi Road in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
BAYO ADELABU APOLOGISES TO NIGERIANS OVER EPILEPTIC POWER SUPPLY
BY JEN NOMAMIUKOR Bayo Adelabu, the minister of power, said sorry to Nigerians for the bad electricity supply and the frequent power cuts that have...
LAGOS CONVENES HIGH-LEVEL FORUM TO ENFORCE ZERO TOLERANCE ON BUILDING COLLAPSE
By: Hammad Fasasi The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL), on Tuesday,...
SINGER ASA LOSES MOTHER
Nigerian singer-songwriter, Bukola Elemide, popularly known as Asa, has announced the death of her mother following a sudden brain tumour. The 43-year-old musician made the...