…Empowers 1,300 petty traders with N130m monthly By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano North), has urged constituents in his senatorial district to remain united and support President Bola Tinubu, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, himself and other […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, the National Speaker of the Women Parliament of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ambassador Sa’adatu Abdullahi, has called on women leaders across the country to strengthen grassroots mobilisation and build functional party structures. Abdullahi made the call on Friday at the SDP […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — The management of Kaduna State University (KASU) has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), KASU branch, to suspend its ongoing warning strike, citing steps being taken by the Kaduna State Government to address the union’s concerns. The university, in a statement signed by its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi […]

ABUJA — The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and paraded four suspects allegedly linked to an organ harvesting and human trafficking syndicate operating in Nasarawa State. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) on August 19, 2026, following credible intelligence on the activities of the syndicate. According to a statement […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan LAGOS — The naira appreciated to N1,403 per dollar in the parallel market on Friday from N1,407 on Thursday. However, the currency depreciated to N1,337 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira weakened […]