The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered essential relief materials to victims of a devastating rain and windstorm in Erinmo Ìjèsà , Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State. The distribution exercise, conducted by officials from NEMA’s South-West Zonal Office based in Ibadan, took place over the weekend at Penny Deriik Hotel, Erinmo Ìjèsà . The
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has arrived at the Katsina State Command as part of his ongoing 2025 operational tour and work assessment initiative. This visit underscores the Corps’ commitment to enhancing security operations and ensuring optimal performance across its formations nationwide. Upon his
Hundreds of residents have been displaced following a devastating windstorm that tore through five communities in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The disaster, which occurred on Friday, May 2, 2025, left a trail of destruction across homes, schools, and public infrastructure. The affected communities include Ikot Otu, Uruk Uso, Uyo Road,
In a bold move to modernize Nigeria’s technical education assessment system, the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has partnered with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to upgrade its ICT infrastructure and digitize its examination processes. The agreement, sealed at NABTEB headquarters in Benin City, Edo State, marks a significant
The Muslim community of Iwo-Isin in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State has officially installed Sheikh Ibrahim Zakariyah as the new Grand Chief Imam, marking a significant moment in the town’s religious and communal history. The installation ceremony, which took place at the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) Primary School in Iwo-Isin, attracted a
The Presidency has issued a strong rebuttal to recent comments made by the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, regarding Nigeria’s economic standing, particularly the claim that the country’s GDP per capita has significantly declined since independence in 1960. Dr. Adesina, a former Nigerian Minister of Agriculture, had stated during a
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has issued a strong warning to the public against falling victim to a fraudulent scheme involving fake postgraduate scholarship offers falsely attributed to the Commission. In a statement released on Sunday, May 4, 2025, and signed by the Director of Corporate Affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama, the NDDC disowned a circulating
The lingering threat of disease outbreak hangs over Owena Ijesa, a boundary town in Osun State, as open defecation, contaminated water, and widespread refuse dumping continue to plague the community months after a deadly cholera outbreak claimed lives and exposed the scale of infrastructural neglect in the area. The town recently, signs of environmental decay
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to meet with executives of Nigeria’s power generation companies (GenCos) in a critical move to address the ballooning N4 trillion debt threatening the stability of the nation’s power sector. The proposed meeting comes amid growing concerns over the solvency of GenCos, who have raised alarm over delayed payments for
Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that despite the commencement of operations at his $20 billion refinery located in the Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, efforts to undermine the facility remain relentless. He said he is still in a fierce battle to protect the refinery from entrenched interests
