Gov Lawal’s N125bn road projects changing Zamfara’s landscape in 2026
GUSAU — The Zamfara State Government, under Governor Dauda Lawal, has committed about N125 billion to the construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads across the state in 2026, in a major infrastructure drive aimed at improving connectivity and opening up communities. The projects, spread across the three senatorial zones, include major inter-town roads, emergency routes, […]
Yar’Adua Cancer Centre partners Innova to establish oncology hub in Abuja
By Golok Nanmwa JOS: The International Cancer Centre Abuja, ICCA, founded by the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s widow, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua, has entered into a partnership with Singapore-based Innova Healthcare Nigeria Limited to establish a comprehensive oncology centre in Abuja. The two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, for the project, which is […]
Falana urges FG to enforce NHIA Act, ensure health cover for Nigerians
—As stakeholders launch N1bn insurance trust fund for entertainers By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS: Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr Femi Falana, has urged the Federal Government to fully implement the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, Act, 2022, to guarantee health insurance coverage for Nigerians. Falana said the law, which provides for […]
Malami unveils DG, 600-member ADC campaign council in Kebbi
…Calls for unity, reconciliation, discipline, issue-based campaign By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday inaugurated the Director-General and more than 600 members of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Campaign Council in Kebbi State, charging them to build a united, inclusive and disciplined political movement […]
Delta disrupts two Lagos-Atlanta flights
By Dickson Omobola Following the cancellation of two scheduled flights, numerous passengers travelling on Delta Air Lines’ Lagos-Atlanta route have been stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. The airline first cancelled Flight DL9895, which was scheduled to depart Lagos for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday, August 23, 2026. Affected travellers said […]
2027: Stop weaponising religion to manipulate voters, CISLAC warns
Rafsanjani also decried religious leaders being used by politicians to turn their pulpits to woo voters and mobilise political support, warning that the trend is not healthy for the electoral process and poses grave danger to Nigeria’s democracy, national cohesion and peaceful coexistence.
