Rural Electrification Agency deploys 20 solar-powered mini grids to Adamawa 

The Rural Electrification Agency has approved 20 solar-powered mini grids and are currently being deployed across Adamawa State to provide electricity to underserved communities. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe disclosed this on Monday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Kofare, Mbamba and Saminaka Solar Hybrid Interconnected Mini Grid in Adamawa state. He said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains committed to improving electricity supply across the country, describing the...

Government will not negotiates with bandits- Council Chairman 

The chairman of Talata Mafara Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Yahaya Abubakar Yari, has insister that criminals have no genuine demands that would justify peace talks.  He said negotiations with bandits should be held only with armed groups that take up arms over specific political or social grievances. Speaking to BBC Hausa, Yari cited the example of former rebels in Colombia, saying they ended their armed struggle after the government addressed their concerns. “They...

PFIPC Bribery Scandal: Activist Demands Forensic Probe Of Death Of Principal Intermediary 

The former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has called for a thorough forensic probe of how the principal intermediary, Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola died mysteriously, following the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) bribery scandal. Frank noted that for accountability’s sake, the parents, family members, relatives and the public deserve to know what led to Tanimola’s death at a time when his presence would have helped to uncover...

Atiku appoints Kenneth Okonkwo as campaign spokesperson for 2027 election

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed party chieftain and former spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, as his official spokesperson. Okonkwo announced the appointment on Thursday in a post on his verified X account, where he shared a copy of the appointment letter signed by Atiku. The letter, titled “Offer of Appointment as My Spokesperson,” formally appoints the lawyer...

Federal High Court Upholds David Mark-led ADC Leadership

The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by former Senate President David Mark. Justice Musa Liman, who delivered the judgment on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed by Leke Abejide, a member of the House of Representatives, challenging the legality of the emergence of Mark as the party’s national chairman and former Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola as national secretary. Listed as defendants in the suit...

#GbajabiamilaGate Scandal: Atiku Seeks Judicial Foreclosure Of Issue Before 2027 Elections

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has demanded that the issue around the N400 million bribe Prince Adeyemi allegedly claimed he gave to the chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, should be resolved before the 2027 general elections, saying that the government shouldn’t sweep the matter under the carpet. In a statement on Thursday signed by the Atiku Media Office on the bribery allegation...

The Nigeria Union of Teachers Suspends Oyo Teachers’ Strike

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has suspended the indefinite strike by public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State, directing members to return to the classroom from Thursday. The union said the decision followed a directive from its national leadership after reviewing the security situation and holding consultations with the Oyo State Government and other stakeholders. The decision was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Oyo State...

Bauchi State Government to domesticate National Tobacco Control Act

Bauchi State Government has started taking measures to curb tabocco use and reduce its health and environmental consequences in the State by domesticating the National Tobacco Control Act in collaboration with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre. This was revealed during a meeting on the development of the Bauchi State Tobacco Control Framework, where participants from relevant ministries, departments and agencies examined the need for a state law to regulate tobacco products. The Bauchi State...

Lagos State Government To Revoke Delayed Contracts

Lagos State Government has warned contractors handling ongoing state housing projects to speed up construction work or ƙk revocation. Logos State Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, have the warning during an inspection tour of the housing projects at Abraham Adesanya Extension, a Joint Venture development, and the Sangotedo Housing Scheme Phase 2. “The state government remains committed to delivering at least 2,000 housing units before the end of the year and would not tolerate unnecessary...

FG Airlifts 269 Nigerians from South Africa as Anti-Migrant Protests Escalate

The Federal Government on Tuesday evacuated another 269 Nigerian nationals from South Africa as nationwide anti-immigration protests intensified across the Southern African nation, bringing the total number of Nigerians repatriated under the ongoing voluntary evacuation programme to about 600. The latest batch of returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, aboard an Air Peace aircraft at about 10:54 a.m., after departing Johannesburg at about 5:00 a.m. local time. The returnees were received...

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