The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to prioritizing innovation and the adoption of a performance-based curriculum in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope economic recovery agenda. Prof. Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmed, Minister of State for Education, stated this at the opening ceremony of a five-day workshop to review the 2020 Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) Minimum Standards held in Akwanga, Nasarawa State. The exercise aims to align the NCE Minimum Standards with current...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake, on his re-election as Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategic Group (AMSG). AMSG is a forum of ministers in charge of mining and solid minerals on the continent. It aims to maximise the benefits for Africans from Africa’s vast mineral resources. Alake was first elected in 2024 on the sidelines of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF) and later re-elected at the...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred Nigeria’s second-highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on businessman Gilbert Chagoury, a long-time associate. In an official Instrument of Conferment dated 8 January 2026, President Tinubu said the honour was in recognition of Chagoury’s “outstanding virtues and … services to our country, Nigeria.” The document states: “In exercise of the powers vested in me under section 1(4) of the National Honours Act,...

 Gombe State Government has inaugurated a high-level White Paper Implementation Committee on Grazing Reserves, Forest and Game Reserves, and Cattle Routes in the state. The committee is expected to engage relevant stakeholders and roll out practical strategies for the seamless and effective implementation of the White Paper policies, in line with the state government’s commitment to security, food sufficiency and sustainable development. Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya while inaugurating the committee, said his administration...

Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, popularly known as Abba, son of former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring his commitment to work for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The defection was formally announced on Thursday at the National Assembly, Abuja, and has since generated widespread political reactions, especially within the North-East geopolitical zone, where...