ABUJA — National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has said the intervention programmes of President Bola Tinubu’s administration are delivering tangible economic benefits to millions of Nigerians by supporting entrepreneurship, small businesses and youth empowerment. Yilwatda said the Presidential Intervention Funds demonstrate the administration’s commitment to fulfilling its campaign promises […]

Confirms agency has budget line in 2026 Appropriation Act By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate has said it has no petition before it regarding the controversy surrounding the alleged existence of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and its purported Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public […]

…As govt expands fire stations, acquires modern equipment By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has disclosed that its emergency response agencies saved property valued at about ₦118 billion and rescued more than 1,900 people from emergencies in 2025. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu also said his administration has expanded the state’s emergency response capacity by adding […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has rescued 396 beggars across the metropolis during a coordinated environmental sanitation enforcement operation aimed at promoting a cleaner, safer and more orderly environment. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X handle on Tuesday. According […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Minister of  Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, have dismissed claims linking the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to flooding in Lagos.

By Innocent Anaba A Federal High Court in Lagos has nullified the N60 billion sanction imposed by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON, on Facebook Nigeria Operations Limited over alleged unapproved advertisements targeted at the Nigerian market. The court held that the regulator acted outside its statutory powers and violated the company’s constitutional right […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — A bill seeking to strengthen the Public Complaints Commission (PCC), improve public service delivery and establish a legal framework for the protection of whistleblowers has passed second reading in the Senate. The proposed legislation also seeks to expand the investigative powers of the Commission, enabling it to conduct more effective […]

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday signed into law constitutional changes that will extend his term by two years until 2030, the government said.

By Hadiza Yusuf KANO — The Kano State Geographic Information Service (KANGIS) has sealed more than 200 illegal structures across the state as part of efforts to enforce planning regulations and promote orderly urban development. The Director-General of KANGIS, Dr. Dalhatu Aliyu Sani, disclosed this on Monday while leading members of the Committee on the […]

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to replicating the infrastructure development being recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) across the country.

“The IOC is sending a clear signal: the Olympic movement must remain free from politics,” Russian sports minister Mikhail Degtyarev said on Telegram, adding Russia planned to participate in qualifiers for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

By Hadiza Yusuf KANO — No fewer than five people lost their lives, while property worth ₦120.45 million was destroyed in fire and other emergency incidents across Kano State in June, the Kano State Fire Service has said. The figures were contained in the Service’s operational report for June, released on Tuesday by its Public […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to discontinue the policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating former Boko Haram members into society, insisting that suspected terrorists should instead be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law. The upper chamber also condemned the worsening insecurity across the country, describing it […]

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, has been appointed by the African Union, AU, to represent West Africa on the Governing Board of the African Humanitarian Agency, AfHA, the AU’s newly established continental institution for humanitarian coordination and response. The Minister’s Senior Technical Adviser on Information Systems and Data Analysis, Dr […]

By Jimitota Onoyume  Okpeyo Temile Foundation has doled out over four hundred and fifty million naira to aid operators of small scale enterprises ,SMEs   under its 2026 business support grant and the aged   in its – Support for Subsistence Living Programme , SSLP.  The programme Coordinator , Omasan Eyikimiaghan who spoke yesterday in Warri ,Delta […]