The recent attack and abduction of Mr. Robo Iliya, a member of ECWA 1 Aso B, Mararaba in Karu local government area of Nasarawa state, is one of the unfortunate incidents on insecurity recorded in the area so far. On Sunday, 15th October, 2023, around 11 pm, unknown gunmen broke into the house of Mr. Iliya, a member of ECWA …

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Lagbaja, has assured the good people of Zamfara state and the state government that in a few weeks, there would be an aggressive military operation in Zamfara state against terrorists and bandits. He made the pledge Monday when he paid an official visit to Zamfara state governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal, at Government House, …

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja expressed sadness at the loss of gallant officers and soldiers in Monday’s helicopter crash in Niger. The crash in which the officers and men died occurred at Chukuba Village near Shiroro. “These officers and men were answering the call of duty while on an evacuation mission. “In their dedicated service to our beloved …

  Gunmen have invaded Ora, Ayetoro community in Ekiti local government area of Kwara state and abducted three people in the process. It was gathered that the incident happened on Monday when about nine gunmen, four of them wearing masks, stormed the area wielding AK-47 rifles shooting sporadically. The abductors were said to have also invaded the palace of the …

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and three Chinese partners have signed a memorandum of understanding for new projects worth $2 billion. The signing ceremony was performed on Thursday at Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, China, in the presence of Vice President Kashim Shettima. NASENI also received letters of intent for new projects and investment worth $4 billion …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Aliyu Tijani Ahmed as the new Federal Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI). Mr Aliyu Tijani Ahmed is a recipient of Bachelors and Masters degrees in Sociology and has previously served the Nasarawa State Government as the Secretary to the State …

  The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has tasked the United Nations agencies and other international stakeholders on the need to help deepen Nigeria’s democracy. Speaking when he received at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Thursday National Vice Chairman of the NNPP Prince Onu Nwaeze told the Office of Internal Oversight Services for the  United Nations Secretariat that the …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Thursday asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prevail on the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Simon Lalong, to stop his reckless move to undermine the implementation of Labour/Federal Government agreement of October 2, 2023. Labour in a statement signed by the general secretary, Comrade Emma Ugboaja, said it would take this as president Tinubu’s …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Chief Executive Officers for parastatals and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. They are Mr. Jibrin Baba Ndace, Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON); Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA); Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos, Director-General, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA); and Dr Muhammed Bulama, Director-General, …

Former Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has felicitated former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on his 89th birthday. Tallen in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, described Gowon as Africa’s living legend, as well as the father and symbol of Nigeria’s unity. She also extolled Gowon’s attributes as an “elder statesman, passionate patriot, epitome of …