Politics

The federal government has revealed it spends around $150 million a year on vaccine procurement, amid concerns about dwindling support from international donors. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Muyiwa Aina, made this known on Tuesday during the agency’s first quarterly media briefing for 2026 held in Abuja. Aina said the funding, coming from …

There is compelling reason to believe that the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, did not authorize a token or cosmetic inspection when he dispatched Deputy Inspector General Margaret Ochalla to Imo State. The stated objective – to strengthen professionalism, ensure respect for the rule of law and safeguard the rights of prisoners – is in line with ongoing …

Nigeria’s Minister of Electric Power, Adebayo Adelabu, is preparing to step down from his post after receiving approval from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pursue his ambition to become governor of Oyo State. The planned resignation came after a meeting held on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where Adelabu presented a detailed report on his performance in the …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made new appointments to the National Examination Council (NECO), National Board of Technical Education (NBTE), Federal Polytechnic, N’yak Shendam, Plateau State and the National Library of Nigeria, all institutions under the Federal Ministry of Education. President Tinubu has appointed Prof. Modupe Adeola Adelabu Chairman of the Board of Directors of NECO …

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) expresses grave concern over the reported threat by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction broadcast hosts for allegedly presenting personal opinions as fact or bullying guests on air. We believe such a move is dangerous and harmful to journalism. This amounts to a direct attack on the principles of press freedom, editorial independence …

Julius Abure, chairman of the national faction of the Labor Party, has again set the stage for continuing the struggle over who leads the Labor Party. Abure on Tuesday vowed to go to the Supreme Court to challenge the Court of Appeal decision confirming Nenadi Usman’s leadership. Abure, in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, rejected the decision …

Nigerian Army troops have discovered a suspected drone launch site used by terrorists during a combat patrol in Bitta, Gwoza Local Government Area of ​​Borno State, signaling a growing change in insurgents’ tactics in the north-east. Security sources said the operation, conducted at around 6.30am on Monday, followed intelligence reports of unusual drone activity and forest burning allegedly carried out …

By Salihu Pirkusu, Maiduguri The Office of the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima and the North East Development Commission (NEDC), have trained 100 teachers on digital literacy in Adamawa State. THISAGE recalls that similar exercises were conducted in Borno, Yobe, Gombe and Bauchi states across the region. Dr Mariam Masha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Regional Development Programmes, …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has responded to comments by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who said he was too young to lead the country. Atiku, who is running for president under the African Democratic Congress, recently described Jonathan as inexperienced, and said his tenure was marked by glaring missteps. “I know Goodluck Jonathan very well. He is a good young …

It is 36 years today that a deadly onslaught by some middle-level officers against the regime of the then Commander-in-Chief, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), created a state of uncertainty for hours in the country.A group of coupists, led by Major Gideon Gwarzo Orkar, not satisfied with, according to them, the way the gap-toothed General was running the country, launched …