The government of the United States of America has awarded a $125,000 grant to preserve the Lejja iron-smelting site in the Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, South East of Nigeria. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation grant will be implemented by the Center for Memories-Ncheta Ndigbo under the Nchekwaba projects, to support digital documentation, conservation, and physical preservation of the historic iron-smelting site in Lejja. The Enugu State Government, at the award...

Governor Ademola Adeleke has hailed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Bola Oyebamiji over his call for peace in Osun State after his visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A statement on Friday by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, noted that Adeleke described the peace advocacy as a positive tone after weeks of heated campaigning and the election season. The governor who also met with President Tinubu on Thursday, stressed...

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze in connection with the discovery of the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office. The President has also ordered the immediate suspension of three Permanent Secretaries: M.S Danjuma, Engineer Nadungu Gagare, and Richard P. Pheelangwah, over the discovery. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission, ICPC, uncovered the purported fake agency in the office of the Secretary...

No fewer than 30 buildings allegedly encroaching on the Right-of-way of the Ring Road 3 corridor linking Karsana, Gwarinpa, and Kubwa in Abuja have been ordered to be demolished. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday ordered the immediate demolition of ongoing road infrastructure projects during an on-the-spot inspection across the FCT. The order followed a briefing by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr Richard...

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his absence from the signing of the National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections. Adebayo said the President’s failure to attend the ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday sent the wrong signal to political actors, security agencies, and government officials about his commitment to peaceful elections. He spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today...

The United States Coast Guard has lifted the 12-year Condition of Entry imposed on vessels arriving in the United States from Nigeria, ending additional security requirements that had applied to ships calling at designated Nigerian ports. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the development on Tuesday in a statement issued by Osagie Edward, Deputy Director and Head of Public Relations at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Oyetola described...

The Federal Government spent ₦9.39 trillion on wage adjustments, minimum wage increases and allowances for public servants between June 2023 and December 2025, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has said. Oyedele disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while presenting the financial impact and scorecard of the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The Minister said the amount spent on workers’ wages during the period was...

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has approved the appointment of the following persons as Special Advisers, SPAs, and Senior Special Assistants, SSAs. A press release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, on Wednesday lists the appointees; Hon. Chukwudi Ezinwa — Special Adviser on Labour Union and Association Matters. Hon. Sunday Nnamani (Orlando)— Special Adviser on Special Duties Mr. Williams Chukwu — Special Adviser on Agriculture Prince...