FG Awards ₦200,000 to Nigerian Teen Champion at TeenEagle Global Finals

EducationNewsNigeriaFG Awards ₦200,000 to Nigerian Teen Champion at TeenEagle Global Finals

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 29, 2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria has awarded ₦200,000 to Nafisah Abdullahi, the nation’s World Best in English at the TeenEagle Global Finals, in recognition of her exceptional performance in the competition. At a formal ceremony in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, accompanied by the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suiwaba Ahmad, presented the cash reward to the 17-year-old pupil of Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC), Yobe State. The award...

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Tinubu Approves Lifetime Salary for Senior Officers Retiring from Interior Ministry Agencies

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Approves Lifetime Salary for Senior Officers Retiring from Interior Ministry Agencies

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 29, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a policy granting lifetime salary benefits to senior officers retiring from agencies under the Federal Ministry of Interior. The development was announced today during the 2025 Ministerial Retreat by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. According to a statement issued by DCF P.O. Abraham, Head of Corporate Services at the Federal Fire Service, “In recognition of the welfare of senior officers, the minister announced that any officer retiring...

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Progressive Governors, led By Uzodinma Pay Condolence Visit To Ododo

NewsNigeriaProgressive Governors, led By Uzodinma Pay Condolence Visit To Ododo

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 28, 2025

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has led the Progressive Governors on a condolence visit to the Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, over the demise of his father, the late Alhaji Ahmed Momohsani Ododo. The governors, elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday expressed their profound sympathy over the death of the patriarch. They also extended their condolences to the Ododo family, the people of Okene, and...

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Nigerians Paid ₦2.57 bn in Kidnap Ransoms in One Year — SBM Intelligence

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerians Paid ₦2.57 bn in Kidnap Ransoms in One Year — SBM Intelligence

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 28, 2025

Geopolitical research firm SBM Intelligence has revealed that Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis worsened between July 2024 and June 2025, as abductors demanded over ₦48 billion in ransom, but victims’ families paid only ₦2.57 billion. The findings, published in the report Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry, reveal that 4,722 individuals were abducted in 997 separate incidents, resulting in 762 deaths. “Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis has evolved into a lucrative criminal enterprise, with ₦2.56 billion ($1.66 million) confirmed in...

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NRC MD Opeifa Takes Responsibility for Abuja–Kaduna Train Derailment

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNRC MD Opeifa Takes Responsibility for Abuja–Kaduna Train Derailment

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 28, 2025

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, has publicly assumed full responsibility for the derailment of the Abuja-Kaduna train near Asham station in Kaduna State on Tuesday. Appearing on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, Dr Opeifa characterised the incident as “serious,” emphasising that “some coaches and the locomotive capsized.” He said: “As managing director and chief executive, I take full responsibility. In the case of safety, there is...

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Uzodimma Approves ₦104,000 Minimum Wage for Imo Civil Servants

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUzodimma Approves ₦104,000 Minimum Wage for Imo Civil Servants

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 28, 2025

In a decisive move to alleviate economic hardship, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on Wednesday announced substantial increases to the minimum wages of civil servants across the state. Speaking at the Government House in Owerri during a meeting with labour union representatives, Governor Uzodimma disclosed that the general minimum wage would rise to ₦104,000 from the former ₦76,000. Under the revised wage structure, medical doctors will now earn a minimum of ₦503,000, up from...

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NewsNigeriaMemories of 2022 Attack Resurface as Abuja–Kaduna Train Derails

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2025

A Kaduna-bound passenger train derailed on Tuesday morning, sending several carriages tumbling off the track and sparking panic among travellers. The incident, which occurred at about 11:09 a.m. at kilometre 49 of the Abuja–Kaduna corridor, left multiple passengers injured and dozens stranded as rescue teams worked to evacuate people from the scene. Eyewitnesses described chaotic scenes as passengers scrambled from the carriages after a sudden, violent jolt. “We just heard a loud screech, then suddenly...

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By 2027, 50% of Nomadic Children Will Be in School — FG

EducationNewsNigeriaBy 2027, 50% of Nomadic Children Will Be in School — FG

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2025

The Federal Ministry of Education has set an ambitious target: to integrate at least 50 per cent of Nigeria’s nomadic children into the formal basic education system by 2027. Folake Olatunji-David, Director of Basic Education at the ministry, made this announcement during a virtual interview from Abuja with a team of journalists. Under the proposed phased plan, the ministry intends to integrate 20 per cent of nomadic children by 2026 and an additional 30 per...

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People’s Democratic Party NEC Zones 2027 Presidential Ticket to the South

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPeople’s Democratic Party NEC Zones 2027 Presidential Ticket to the South

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 26, 2025

Confirms Damagum as National Chairman The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken two significant decisions at its 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Monday at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. Firstly, the NEC resolved to zone the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections to the southern region of Nigeria. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, stated that following “extensive” discussions, the committee accepted the recommendation of the zoning committee...

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Defence Chief Links Rising Terrorist Attacks to 2027 Election, Promises to Expose Sponsors

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaDefence Chief Links Rising Terrorist Attacks to 2027 Election, Promises to Expose Sponsors

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 24, 2025

General Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), has disclosed that the federal government has initiated efforts to track and identify those financing terrorism, a threat that has long plagued the nation. The revelation came during an interview with Channels Television on Thursday. General Musa explained that several key agencies, including the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA),...

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