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NYSC Acts Swiftly, Withdraws Corps Members From Benue Amid Herders’ Violence
Benue State's National Youth Service Corps has confirmed that its members have left the Mbaa community in Kwande Local Government Area because of the continuous attacks. The Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations of NYSC in the state, Yahuza Adamu, stated this in a statement signed and made available to journalists in Makurdi on Thursday. Adamu said that the withdrawal...
Nigerians Duo Bags £50,000 Commonwealth Peace Prize For Outstanding Contributions
Two Nigerians, Muhammad Ashafa and James Wuye, have been announced as the inaugural Commonwealth Peace Prize winners. The co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre were recognized for their exceptional contributions to “peacebuilding and reconciliation” in Nigeria. The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, announced their win on Wednesday in a congratulatory letter addressed to the Deputy High Commissioner of Nigeria, Sani Suleiman. She said...
Senator Ndume Urges Probe Into USAID’s Operations
Senator Ali Ndume of the APC/Borno South has demanded that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) be investigated for its activities in Nigeria. Speaking on Wednesday during an appearance on Arise News programme, Prime Time, the former Senate Chief Whip said US President Donald Trump’s decision to stop USAID funding is Nigeria’s opportunity to probe their activities. His comment...
US, 36 Governors Strike Deal On Major Partnership Areas
The United States of America (USA) government and 36 state governors operating under the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have reached agreements on how to collaborate in four areas. In a communiqué issued yesterday in Abuja at the end of a meeting of the governors late Wednesday night, the Chairman of NGF and governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said that...
Hon. Amobi Ogah Demands Probe Into NGOs Over Alleged Terrorist Links (Video)
Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, the member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has called on the National Assembly to set up a special ad hoc committee to investigate the activities of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria. The lawmaker made the call during a plenary session, citing growing concerns about the operations of...
Babangida Refutes Allegations Of Ties To Dele Giwa’s Murder
General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), the former military president, has denied any role in the passing of Newswatch Editor-in-Chief and seasoned journalist Dele Giwa. Giwa, a vocal critic of Babangida’s military government, was assassinated via a parcel bomb in his home in Ikeja, Lagos State, on October 19, 1986. Two days before the incident, a senior official of the Directorate of Military...
FG Urges China To Scrap Trade Tariffs For Nigeria
The Federal Government has urged China to remove trade tariffs from Nigeria, just as it has done for 33 other African nations. According to a statement from her media aide, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made the appeal during a recent meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai. She emphasized Nigeria’s commitment to industrialization...
Elumelu Urges Nigeria to Leverage Oil Profits for Economic Transformation
The chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has underlined the need to increase oil production in order to fund Nigeria's economic growth and diversification. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the Nigeria Petroleum Industry Leadership Discourse, he emphasized the importance of oil revenues in driving industrialization, energy security, and infrastructural growth. The meeting, convened by Heirs Energies, which is under...
Umahi Proposes Concrete Roads As Permanent Fix For East-West Road Flooding
Senator David Umahi, the Works Minister, expressed satisfaction with the federal government's remedial work at the Umeh community's portion of the road in the Delta State axis and stated that using concrete rather than asphalt for construction on the East West road would be a long-term solution to the road's constant collapse. “The permanent solution for East West Road is...
NNPCL Withholds N13.7tn From Federation Account, Raising Concerns
The Federation account has not received N13.763 trillion in revenue from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). This is according to a document obtained from the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee after its January 2025 meeting on Wednesday. The unremitted revenue covers a period between 2012 and 2024, indicating concerns between NNPCL’s revenue from crude sales and what is remitted to...
