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FG, Firm Seal $400m Deal To Strengthen Nigeria’s Steel Production
The Federal Ministry of Steel Development, and Stellar Steel Company Limited, yesterday, signed a Joint Strategic Cooperation Declaration of $400 million to construct a modern Steel Plant in Ewekoro, Ogun State. This was made known in a statement issued by the Ministry, explaining that the project will be developed in three phases, with the first phase expected to begin production...
NSCDC Deploys 10,000 Security Personnel For Anambra Gov Poll
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed over 10,000 operatives to ensure adequate security during the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 8. The Commandant General of the Corps, Prof. Ahmed Audi, ordered the deployment, which includes tactical forces from the Corps’ National Headquarters in Abuja. The move, according to the NSCDC spokesperson, Afolabi Babawale, is part...
CDCFIB Releases Date For Recruitment CBT Across Paramilitary Agencies
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board CDCFIB has announced the release of the shortlist for applicants who participated in its recent recruitment exercise into the Nigerian Correctional Service NCOS, Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, Federal Fire Service FFS, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC. In a statement issued on Wednesday night, the Secretary to the Board,...
NPN Faults Ned Nwoko Comment Over Igbo Claim
Socio-cultural group, Ndokwa Professional Network, NPN, has disagreed with senator representing Delta North senatorial district, Ned Nwoko, over his comment that Ndokwa-Ukwuani people are Igbo and speak the Igbo language. President of NPN, Mr Nigel Ojji; General Secretary of the group, Dr Great Ijomah and Board of Trustee Chairman, Dr Edike Kaine, in a statement, faulted the remark, arguing that...
Newly Appointed Service Chiefs Affirms Unwavering Commitment To National Security
The new service chiefs, appointed by President Bola Tinubu last weekend, were yesterday confirmed by the Senate, with the new Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, calling on the Federal Government to empower the Police with adequate funding, so the force could relieve the military from internal security to concentrate on its constitutionally-assigned role. He also called...
FG Releases ₦2.3bn To Clear Salary, Promotion Arrears In Federal Universities
The Federal Government has released a total of ₦2.3 billion to clear outstanding salary and promotion arrears in federal universities across the country. According to a statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs. Folasade Boriowo, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, confirmed that the disbursement—classified as Batch 8 arrears—was processed through the Office of the...
Falcons Won Benin To Seal 2026 WAFCON Ticket
Despite being held to a 1-1 draw by the Benin Republic in Abeokuta on Tuesday, 10-time African champions, Nigeria, qualified for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco thanks to a 3-1 aggregate win, according to PUNCH reports. Defender Ashley Plumptre opened the scoring with her first goal for Nigeria in the 13th minute, but it didn’t set...
US Revokes Wole Soyinka’s Visa
The US consulate in Lagos has revoked the visa of Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate said Tuesday. "I want to assure the consulate... that I'm very content with the revocation of my visa," Soyinka, a famed playwright and author who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature, told a news conference. Soyinka previously held permanent residency in the United...
Nigeria Can Rise Again Through Ideas, Discipline, Education — Gov. Otti
Governor Alex Otti has challenged Nigerians to embrace discipline, innovative thinking, and strong educational values as the keys to rebuilding the nation, declaring that “we truly can do better.” In his address at the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference themed “Better Leadership for a Better Nigeria,” Otti argued that development is a “human function and a rigorous intellectual exercise,”...
Soldiers Raid Ex-Bayelsa Governor, Timipre Sylva’s Abuja Home Over Alleged Coup Plot
Armed personnel of the Nigerian Army have reportedly stormed the Abuja residence of former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, over an alleged link to a coup plot currently under investigation by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA). According to multiple security sources, the operation was carried out by a special military team in...
