
The Northern Elders Forum has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in northern Nigeria, citing the worsening scale of insecurity and the government’s constitutional and international obligation to protect lives. In a communiqué signed by its spokesperson, Prof. Abubakar Jiddere, on Wednesday, the forum demanded, “a state of emergency in northern
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The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), has sworn in the 23 newly elected local government chairmen in the state. The chairmen, who were elected during last Saturday’s council election in the state, were presented with certificates of returns by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) on Monday afternoon. Speaking during
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Olumode Samuel Adeyemi as the new substantive Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), effective 14th August 2025. The appointment was announced on Wednesday in a statement by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), signed by its secretary, Abdulmalik Jibrin. “This appointment
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Nigeria has unveiled an ambitious 10-year Strategic Action Plan (2026–2035) designed to transform the country’s agricultural sector through youth-led innovation, as part of a continent-wide response to food insecurity under the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) Kampala Declaration. Vice President Kashim Shettima made the announcement on Tuesday at the ongoing United Nations Food Systems
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The Federal Government has said that the Kaduna–Kano Standard Gauge Rail Line is scheduled for completion by 2026. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced this in a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) account. Idris also shared the update on the government’s infrastructure project drive. Echoing this assurance, the Minister
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to ending all forms of violence against children as it hosts the First Regional Meeting of Pathfinder African Countries on the Global Alliance to End Violence Against Children. The 2-day summit at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, brought together high-level delegates from across Africa to strengthen
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