A Brazil-based Nigerian businessman Uche Franklin Onyekwere has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja-Lagos for concealing parcels of cocaine in his private part and soles of his footwear. Onyekwere was arrested on
President Bola Tinubu has called for the reactivation of a regional standby force leveraging Nigeria’s National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in Abuja. The proposed force would function as an intelligence and kinetic fusion unit to strengthen regional counter-terrorism responses. Nigeria’s position was conveyed in an official statement delivered on Saturday
Unidentified hoodlums on Saturday disrupted the Labour Party (LP) – African Democratic Congress (ADC) event in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was organised by the parties to officially mark the defection of LP members in Alimosho into ADC.
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has directed that all markets and shops across the state should open for business, specifically, on Mondays and all viable days, as part of efforts to revive economic activities. Soludo gave the directive on Thursday in Awka during an interactive session with market and line
BUA Foods Plc says its profit after tax rose by 91 per cent to N507.73 billion in its unaudited financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025. The food manufacturing conglomerate said the figure represented an increase from the N265.99 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. In
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it is extending the application deadline for the 2025/2026 academic session from Jan. 31 to Feb. 27. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday by the Fund’s Director, Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. Oluwatuyi said the extension
The Ogun State Government and the Federal Government have formally sealed the transfer of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, to federal ownership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed by Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and the Minister of State
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the immediate commencement of direct payment of monthly statutory allocations to the accounts of the state’s 27 local government councils. The Acting Governor, Dr Umar Kadafur, announced the approval on Thursday in Maiduguri after presiding over the swearing-in of the newly elected council
No fewer than 3,343 men have received free surgical treatment for hydrocele, a disease that causes scrotal swelling, helping to improve their health, restore dignity and reduce stigma. This was disclosed by Joy Tarbo, Communications Associate at Sightsavers Nigeria, in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja ahead of Neglected
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Tinubu’s Reforms Rebuilding Nigeria’s Global Image –Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday said the ongoing reforms of the President Bola Tinubu administration are rebuilding Nigeria’s global image and restoring confidence in the country. Shettima stated this at the inaugural Convocation Ceremony of the Professionals’ Certification Programme, held at the State House Conference Hall, Abuja. The News Agency