NEWS
FG Resumes National School Feeding Programme
The federal government is set to relaunch the school feeding program, according to Dr. Yusuf Sununu, Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, who made the announcement on Wednesday. Speaking during a meeting with development partners, NGOs, and government officials in Abuja, Sununu said the relaunch would take place to mark President Bola Tinubu’s second year in office. He...
Nigeria Seeks Return To JP Morgan Bond Index
The Director-General of the Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha, said Nigeria is in advanced discussions with JP Morgan to re-enter the Government Bond Index and renew investors’ confidence. Oniha disclosed this on Wednesday at a Nigerian Investors’ Forum on the sidelines of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. The DMO boss explained that Nigeria has...
Reps To Rule Out Outdated Maritime Laws
The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education, Administration has pledged full legislative backing to modernise maritime laws and boost Indigenous vessel ownership. The Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Uduak Odudoh, stated this on Wednesday during an oversight visit to the Nigerian Maritime Resource Development Centre in Kirikiri, Lagos. Odudoh acknowledged concerns raised by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety...
Ending Child Marriage Crucial To Tackling Teenage Pregnancy – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) claims that adolescent pregnancy has major negative effects on girls and young women's physical and mental health and is a reflection of persistent "fundamental inequalities" in society. WHO, in a statement on Wednesday, stated that teenage pregnancy remained the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19, which countries could help prevent by...
FG To Meets Unions, NiMet Workers Over Strike
Nigerian Meteorological Agency worker's protest has disrupted flight activities at the Lagos, Abuja, and Kano airports on Wednesday. At the Lagos airport, XEJET, Aero Contractors, and Ibom Air operated as scheduled, while Air Peace did not. In a statement posted on its X handle, Air Peace stated that following the strike by NiMet staff, it had to suspend its operations. The statement,...
Insecurity: Governors Form Subcommittee To Collaborate With Security Chiefs
Alarmed by the escalating insecurity marked by rampant crime, banditry, kidnappings, and widespread destruction of property across the country, the 36 state governors, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), have formed a subcommittee to partner with security agency heads in crafting a coordinated and urgent response to the nation’s security crisis. In response, the 36 state governors...
FG To Seize Retirees’ Property Over Unpaid Housing Loans
The Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board says it has begun the compilation of list of retired civil servants who have defaulted on the full repayment of housing loans obtained. Head of Information and Public Relations, FGSHLB, Mrs Ngozi Obiechina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Obiechina quoted the Executive Secretary of the Board, Mrs Salamatu Ahmed, as...
Tinubu Demands Fresh Security Blueprint From Intelligence Chiefs
President Bola Tinubu has directed a security outreach to Plateau, Benue, and Borno, the sites of recent killings to bring peace to regions plagued by bombings and mass murders. National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, revealed this to State House correspondents after a four-hour security briefing with the President at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. “We listened and we took...
Lagos LG Chair Aspirant Withdraws For Obasa’s Son
The Vice Chairman of Agege Local Government Area, Lagos State, Mr Oluwagbenga Abiola, has withdrawn his interest to vie for the chairmanship position of the LG in the upcoming July 12, 2025 council election. Abiola said he stepped down for Abdulganiyu Obasa, son of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. Abiola, who is a political protégé...
INEC To Legalise Voting Without PVC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated that it would be open to allowing eligible Nigerians without Permanent Voter Cards to cast ballots in the general elections of 2027. INEC claims that this action be supported by changes to the law. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, told The PUNCH on Wednesday that the commission was committed...
