The Chinese Government has announced a ¥200 million Yen Grant to Nigeria to support the implementation of developmental projects agreed upon by both governments. The disclosure was made during a meeting between the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Dunoma Umar Ahmed. According to…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has deployed 2,500 personnel and 50 operational vehicles, including seven heavy-duty tow trucks and six ambulances, to ensure effective traffic management and emergency response during the Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, August 15th, 2026. In a press statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer, Deputy Corps…
President Bola Tinubu has assured that Nigeria’s state-owned refineries will return to operation after undergoing a comprehensive restructuring process, while providing no timeline. The president made the disclosure in Abuja while receiving the National Executive of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, led by its National President, Comrade Salimon Oladiti, at…
The Lagos State Government has commenced engagement with landowners, traditional rulers and other stakeholders over plans to construct Material Recovery Facilities, MRFs, at Erekiti in Badagry and Agbowa in Ikorodu. Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services, Mr. Mobolaji Gaji, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting held in Alausa, Lagos. Mr. Gaji said the proposed facilities…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has increased the number of Ministries in the State to 29, with the creation of the Ministry of Inter-Ethnic Relations. According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Musa Ikhilor, the ministry is established to promote inter-ethnic and inter-community harmony, strengthen peaceful coexistence, and harness the…
The Association of Resident Doctors, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, has threatened to resume its suspended industrial action on August 28th, 2026, if the Oyo State Government and Hospital Management fails to resolve its outstanding welfare demands. The association made this known in a statement signed by its President, Dr. Adedapo Mustapha,…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency, NPERA, bill 2026, clearing the way for the creation of a new body to oversee economic activities in Nigeria’s port sector. The approval was made known by the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, Dr Pius Akutah, through…
The Federal Government has commenced the digital transformation of Nigeria’s cooperative sector as part of efforts to improve smallholder farmers’ access to capital, agricultural inputs, markets and other economic opportunities. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security and Supervising Minister for Cooperative Affairs, Sen. Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, disclosed this on Tuesday in…
Sensitive election materials have arrived in Osogbo ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, as the Independent National Electoral Commission said it would draw ad-hoc personnel from a pool of more than 30,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps. The development came as security agencies stepped up preparations for the poll, with no fewer…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons, NAPTIP, said it has secured more than 20 convictions for sexual and gender-based violence offences, SGBV, rescuing over 3,000 victims in 2026. Head of the Press and Public Relations Unit, NAPTIP, Mr. Vincent Adekoye, disclosed this in an interview with the newsmen on Monday in…