By Nnasom David The Federal Government has launched 100 electric mass transit buses for federal civil servants as part of efforts to ease transportation challenges, improve workers’ welfare and enhance productivity. The buses were launched and commissioned on Wednesday at Eagle Square, Abuja, with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HoCSF, Mrs […]

—Describes reconciliation committee as ‘nonsense’ By Dayo Johnson Akure Former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jumoke Akindele, has warned that it would be “politically suicidal” for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to support members of opposition parties seeking election in the 2027 general elections. Akindele, the first female Speaker in the history […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government has unveiled a N365 million annual National Laureate Prize to reward outstanding academic research, innovation and intellectual excellence across Nigeria’s universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, unveiled the initiative on Wednesday in Abuja, describing it as part of efforts to reposition tertiary […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA: Senators from the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, under the aegis of the Northern Senators Forum, NSF, have called on the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, DSS, and other security agencies to intensify efforts to secure the immediate and safe release of […]

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has said the anti-graft agency has forfeited cash and assets worth more than $500 million to the Federal Government in the past three years. Olukoyede disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering a lecture at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime in the […]

By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, the Federal Ministry of Works, the Edo State Government and other stakeholders have commenced an urgent intervention to address failed sections of major highways linking Edo and Delta states. The intervention followed growing concerns over the deplorable condition of the Benin-Sapele-Warri and Benin-Agbor roads, which […]

More than 300 tourists remain unaccounted for, and at least 19 people have died following severe flooding and a mudslide near the Nepal-Tibet border, after the disaster struck on Wednesday.

By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt Nigerians have been urged to view the tax reforms of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration as a tool for national development rather than a punitive measure that could worsen their economic challenges. Senator Osita Izunaso made the call while advocating effective implementation of the new tax framework, stressing that increased […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Government has inaugurated the Presidential Committee on the National Threat Assessment and Five-Year Strategic Defence Operations Plan, charging it to develop a clear framework for identifying security threats, setting objectives and achieving measurable outcomes. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, gave the charge on […]

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes Iran’s supreme leader, who has not been seen in public since taking over after his father’s killing in February, remains alive.

…Says it could fall to ₦200 The Presidential Candidate of the Accord Party, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said petrol can be sold at a sustainable price of ₦605 per litre under an Accord administration, with the price potentially falling to between ₦200 and ₦300 if production costs and the exchange rate are stabilised. Hashim, who […]

Liverpool could face Real Madrid for a third successive season in the Champions League, but UEFA has placed a restriction on where the match can be played.

The Presidency has blamed the contractor handling the Benin-Agbor-Asaba highway for the deplorable condition of the road and the gridlock that recently left motorists stranded for days. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, said the contractor failed to fulfil its obligations, while insisting that the Federal Government responded […]

The family of Mary Habila, the 25-year-old nurse who died at the residence of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said she had been diagnosed with a hole in her heart and died following a cardiac arrest. Habila was buried on Friday in her hometown of Nok, Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State. […]

… Says fertilizer shortage, higher fuel cost to hit sub-Saharan AfricaBy Nkiruka Nnorom The United States has warned that Iran’s disruption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz will worsen food insecurity in Nigeria and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa due to fertilizer shortages and rising energy costs. Speaking at a UN Security Council Open […]