National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) says it will confer its highest honour, the Grand Patron, on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to celebrate its 60th anniversary. The grand event, according to a statement by NYCN’s National President, Sukubo Sukubo, in Abuja on Thursday, will hold on Dec. 7 at Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt. Sukubo […]

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State have locked horns over governance in the state.

The Federal Government has disclosed that the Tax Reform Bill before the National Assembly would, apart from ensure ease of doing business, protect poor people from extraneous tax payment.

By Dickson Omobola Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development and the Nigeria Air Force have expressed plans to jointly host Nigeria’s first ever international air show in 2025. Mr Tunde Moshood, Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, disclosed this in a statement. Moshood stated […]

 Flags-off 93,731 Renewed Hope Employment Initiative  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The Federal Government on Friday said about 4,000 Nigerians will be trained in Information Communication Technology, ICT, and digital skills under the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative, RHEI.  The government also said that 3,000 slots out of the 93,731 beneficiaries of the scheme under the supervision […]

Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), operating under Sector 4 in Diffa, Republic of Niger, have intercepted 174 able-bodied Nigerian men attempting to cross into border communities in the Republic of Niger.

There was confusion in Kano on Friday as heavy security operatives, including the police and DSS, barricaded the entrance to the palace of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.

The House of Representatives has called on security agencies to reduce the number of checkpoints on the Onitsha-Enugu expressway. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Amobi Ogah (LP-Abia), during plenary in Abuja. Presenting the motion, Ogah expressed concern over the current approach of mounting excessive security checkpoints, adding […]

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, says there is a need to strengthen the collaboration between the ministry and the Nigerian Navy in safeguarding Nigerian maritime space as it is done in other climes. Oyetola made this submission on Thursday in Abuja at the Senate public hearing on the Nigerian Coast Guard Establishment […]

 A renowned Islamic cleric and preacher, Alhaji Muyideen Ajani Bello is dead. Bello, according to a family source, died on Friday morning…