Food Security: Gov Mutfwang Commissions Additional 150 Agro-Rangers

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFood Security: Gov Mutfwang Commissions Additional 150 Agro-Rangers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 9, 2025

As a move to enhance agricultural productivity and foster peace, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has commissioned an additional 150 agro-rangers to provide security for farmers and their produce across the state. Speaking during the passing-out parade of the agro-rangers trainees at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Command and Staff College, Naton-Fursa, Jos East Local Government Area, Mutfwang said the initiative is a strategic intervention aimed at ensuring food security and...

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FG Reverses 18-Year Entry Age to tertiary institutions, Adopts 16

EducationNewsNigeriaFG Reverses 18-Year Entry Age to tertiary institutions, Adopts 16

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 8, 2025

JAMB Fixes 150 as Varsity Cut-Off, 100 for Polytechnics and Colleges The Federal Government has officially pegged the minimum age for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions at 16 years, with a stern warning to institutions to strictly comply with the new directive or face sanctions. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known on Tuesday at the opening of the 2025 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) held at the...

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Governor Radda: 90% of Bandits in Katsina Are Locals

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Radda: 90% of Bandits in Katsina Are Locals

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 8, 2025

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has said that the overwhelming majority of bandits terrorising communities across the state are not strangers, but locals well-known to the people. Speaking on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Radda explained that “ninety-something percent” of the bandits are homegrown, adding that many of them are familiar faces within their communities. “Most of the perpetrators of this banditry are from our own area. They are not...

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NSCDC Apprehends 16 Suspected Vandals, Illegal Miners

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNSCDC Apprehends 16 Suspected Vandals, Illegal Miners

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 8, 2025

Sixteen suspects have been apprehended by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FCT Command, for vandalism, theft, and illegal mining across various parts of Abuja, the Nation’s capital. FCT Commandant of the Corps, Dr Olusola Odumosu, who disclosed this, stressed zero tolerance for vandalism, urging residents to report criminals and help safeguard national assets vital to Abuja’s daily functioning. Dr Odumosu stated that the arrests followed late-night operations by the CNAI Tactical Squad, which...

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Enugu State Government Launches State Commercial Airline – Enugu Air

NewsNigeriaTransportationEnugu State Government Launches State Commercial Airline – Enugu Air

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2025

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday, officially launched Enugu Air, the Enugu State-owned commercial airline, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu. In his speech, Keyamo applauded the Enugu State Governor’s proactivity in matters of the state, which he said gives him an edge over intending gubernatorial candidates come the 2027 general election in Nigeria. “Governor Peter Mbah was the first governor to visit me immediately after I...

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Tinubu: We’re Using Fuel Subsidy Money to Build Nigeria

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu: We’re Using Fuel Subsidy Money to Build Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 7, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the money saved from removing fuel subsidy is not being wasted. According to him, it is being channelled into crucial infrastructure, social protection programmes, and economic reforms aimed at restoring public confidence and building a more inclusive nation. Speaking through the Minister of State for Finance, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, at a national conference on public accounts and fiscal governance held in Abuja on Monday, Tinubu explained why...

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Presidency to Obi: You’ve Joined the Same ‘Structure’ You Condemned

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresidency to Obi: You’ve Joined the Same ‘Structure’ You Condemned

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 7, 2025

The Tinubu administration has taken a jab at Labour Party’s Peter Obi for joining forces with politicians he once publicly condemned, calling the new opposition alliance a gathering of “internally displaced politicians.” Presidential spokesperson Daniel Bwala, in a post on X on Sunday, mocked the former Anambra governor for aligning with familiar political faces ahead of the 2027 elections—faces Obi had previously criticised as lacking integrity. “One of the members of the coalition of internally...

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Nigerians Reject Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ Over Hardship, Insecurity, Poll Reveals

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigerians Reject Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ Over Hardship, Insecurity, Poll Reveals

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 7, 2025

A new nationwide poll has revealed a crisis of confidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, with 83 per cent of Nigerians saying they have lost trust in the federal government, nearly two years into his presidency. The findings were released in the Nigeria Social Cohesion Survey 2025 conducted by the Africa Polling Institute (API). The report paints a grim picture of public opinion, showing widespread disillusionment across the country over the government’s handling of...

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Flood Wreak Havoc In Kogi Community, Destroys Over 500 Houses

NewsNigeriaFlood Wreak Havoc In Kogi Community, Destroys Over 500 Houses

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2025

No fewer than 500 houses have been submerged, while properties worth millions of naira have been lost due to floods in Kabba, the headquarters of kabba/Bunu local government area of Kogi state. According to locals on Monday, the flood was caused by the consistency of rainfall that occurred for three days without ceasing, making streams and brooks in the areas overflow their banks, and flooding the communities. The Idde-Iyah community in the Kabba metropolis was...

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Tinubu Orders Military to Crush Terrorists, Bandits and Separatists

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Orders Military to Crush Terrorists, Bandits and Separatists

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 6, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the Nigerian Army to remain unwavering in its fight against terrorism, insurgency, banditry, and separatist agitations, describing the threats as “existential” and demanding a “united, firm, and uncompromising response.” Speaking on Sunday through Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the grand finale of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) held at the Murtala Square in Kaduna, the President gave what he termed a clear mandate to the Nigerian Army and...

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