Tinubu presides over first FEC meeting since June
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the State House, Abuja, his first council meeting since June 29, 2026. The meeting commenced with the national anthem shortly after the President arrived at the Council Chamber at about 2:30 p.m. In attendance were the Secretary to the […]
Gaps in HIV/AIDS fight in Nigeria to cost $5.7bn
By Chinyere Amalu & Solomon Asuquo ABUJA — The sum of $5.7 billion has been estimated to cover the gaps in the fight of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, the Director-General National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Professor John Idoko has revealed. The Director-General who made this revelation yesterday in Abuja at a meeting to […]
Gunmen abduct Edo Independent Television’s General Manager
Kidnapping again reared its ugly head in Benin, Edo State, last weekend as a yet-to-be identified gun men have abducted the General Manager of Independent Television/Radio in Benin, Mr. Martins Ekpe.
Aliero impounds 2,453 vehicles in 5 months
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero disclosed, yesterday, that 2,453 illegal commercial vehicles, known as Kabu Kabu, have in the last five months been impounded. Speaking during the mon-thly FCT Operations Briefing in Gwarinpa Life-Camp, Abuja, Aliero, who noted that they impounded from May […]
Senate to boost utilisation of cooking gas
By Emmanuel Aziken Abuja — The Senate is set to revolutionise utilisation of cooking gas among rural dwellers and low income urban dwellers through the annual production of 500,000 low capacity 3kg gas cylinders at reasonable prices. The scheme to introduce more potable gas cylinders alongside millions of the standard 12.5kg cylinders is part of […]
Speak with one voice, Mudiaga-Odje urges N-Deltans
Human rights activist and a Warri-based legal luminary, Dr. Akpo Mudiaga-Odje, has charged the people of Niger Delta to learn to speak with one voice and endure together in peace with one another to eventually propel the resurgence of reinforced and reunited array of ethnic nationalities in the region towards their fight for self determination in Nigeria.
