NIMASA Reaffirms Commitment to Shipyard Development and Sustainable Maritime Growth
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has reiterated its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s shipbuilding and shipyard development as part of efforts to deepen the blue economy and curb capital flight. This assurance was given at a stakeholders’ breakfast meeting event held at the Nigerian Maritime Resource Development Centre (NMRDC), Kirikiri, Lagos. Addressing the Stakeholders […]
NSITF Management meet to set performance target for the year, Opens New Outlets.
Top management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), are gathered in Abuja to reflect on the performance of the Fund in the past one year and chart the course for 2026. At the annual Management Performance Review (MPR) holding from 12-13 February, 2026, the Fund’s Managing Director and Chief Executive, Barrister Oluwaseun Falaye, […]
NAPTAN, NAPPS Hail Governor Alia for Prioritizing Education in Benue State
The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN), in collaboration with the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Benue State Chapter, have commended the Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia of carrying out sweeping reforms in the state’s education sector. The State Chairman of NAPTAN, Chief Godwin Agbo who addressed newsmen on Thursday, […]
Senate Gives Conditional Approval for Electronic Transmission of Election Results
The Senate on Tuesday rescinded its earlier decision on the Electoral Act amendment in which it had rejected the mandatory electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IREV) after vote counting. The upper chamber consequently re-amended the Electoral Act to accommodate the electronic transmission […]
NNMG Hails Renewed Hope Development Plan
The Northern Nigeria Minorities Group (NNMG has welcomed the Federal Government’s approval of the Renewed Hope Development Plan (2026–2030), describing it as a potentially decisive moment in Nigeria’s economic and institutional trajectory. In a statement it issued in Abuja, and signed by its convener, Jacob Edi, the group said the plan which was endorsed by […]
The 1976 Classmates: Benue at Fifty Audit, Not Celebration
“Benue became comfortable being called the Food Basket of the Nation. But a title is not an economy. A slogan is not a system. A nickname does not build processing plants, cold chains, commodity exchanges, export hubs, or agro-industrial parks”
Tinubu Came to Enrich Himself and not to Govern–El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu and his team did not come to power to govern the country but to enrich themselves. In an interview with Abuja-based Trust Television, El-Rufai who was initially nominated by President Tinubu to serve in his cabinet but was turned down as a result […]
We Will not Relent until peace is fully restored in Katsina—Radda
The governor of Katsina state, Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda has vowed that his government will not relent in providing the security agencies with all necessary support until peace is fully restored in the state. He stated this in Katsina in response to the positive commendation of his efforts by President Bola Tinubu at the second […]
I Still remain a Member of PDP—Ortom
Former governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has debunked media rports that he has joined the All progressive Congress APC, adding that he still remain a “proud and committed” member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a statement made available to journalists and signed by Terver Akase, Ortom’s Media Adviser/Consultant, the former governor noted […]
CSOs Give N’Assembly Two Weeks deadline to Pass Electoral Act Amendment
A coalition of leading civil society organisations has urged the National Assembly to FastTrack and conclude work on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and transmit the final version to the President for signing within two weeks. Raising the alarm over what it described as “dangerous gaps” in the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act, the […]