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The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) plays a critical role in ensuring transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public procurement processes. In this interview monitored on AIT’s “Focus Nigeria”, Dr. Adebowale A. Adedokun, the Director-General of the BPP, shares his vision for transforming Nigeria’s public procurement system and highlights the agency’s efforts to promote transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the procurement …

The Nigerian Governor Forum (NGF) has strongly condemned the new violence attack on the Yelewata and Daudu community in the Guma regional government in the state of Benue, describing the attack as a severe violation of human dignity. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by the Chairman of the NGF, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq from the State of Kwara, …

The National Statistics Bureau (NBS) has announced a decrease in Nigerian headline inflation rate from 23.71 percent in April 2025 to 22.97 percent in May 2025. Ironically, food inflation rose to 21.14%, up 0.12% when compared with 2.06% recorded in the previous month. This bureau makes this known in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report which was released on Monday, …

President Bola Tinubu has reprogrammed his official visit to Kaduna’s state. Instead, it will travel to Benue State on Wednesday 18 June 2025, as part of the renewed efforts to encourage peace and face the persistent conflict that affects communities in the state. The visit of the President aims to evaluate firsthand the recurring crisis that has caused numerous lives …

An athletic coach has been released from the abuse of the son of the Jakob Ingrigtsen Olympiad gold medalist – in a high profile trial that gripped Norwegian. Gjert Ingebrigtsen, 59, was found guilty of one charge of a minor attack against his daughter Ingrid, 19, and will avoid prison after receiving a sentence of being deferred 15 days. He …

The Sissoco president receives a special correspondent for Tinubu Guinea Bissau (Core Reporters) The President of Guinea Bissau, His Excellency, Ura Sissoco Embalo, Received in Audience The Special Envoy of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the West Africa Economic Summit (Wes), and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency, Ambassador White Ambassador Odumegwu-Ojukwu, During Which the Envoy Delivered the …

Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun arrived in the state of Benue on Monday to oversee efforts to overcome the increase in violence and restore security, following a wave of deadly attacks by alleged shepherds that had made more than 160 people killed in various communities. Wearing a full uniform, Egbetokun landed in Makurdi, immediately deploying the tactical police unit …

[Press Release] The Foundation Council (BOT) of the end of Augustus Akhabue Aikhomu Foundation (Laaaaf) has appointed a government body that will act as a Foundation manager. The decision was made in a Bot meeting held in Lagos on Saturday 14 June 2025. The members of the government body are: 1. Chief Dr Leemon Ikpea with. – President 2. Professor. …

The Governor of the State Edo, Monday, Okpebholo, has stated that his emergence as a leader of the country was divine regulated, especially given the ongoing campaign against violence related to cult and social riots in the state. Speaking during the special thanksgiving mass held at the Catholic Church of St. Paul in the expression on Sunday, Governor of Okpebholo …

The talented Nigerian Afrobeat singer Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, who is known among music as Ayra Starr, has condemned critics who continue to trace him on social media. The singer ‘sability’, in a post that was shared on the official X page (previously Twitter), honestly talked about the ongoing harassment and the cyberbullying he had experienced. In his post on the …