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ADC Commences Membership Drive In Gombe

20.09.2025

The Gombe State Chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Friday, launched a membership enrolment movement to strengthen its electoral fortunes ahead of the 2027 general elections. The State Chairman, Auwal Barde, who spoke at the inauguration of the State Transition and Membership Drive Committee, said that the party was working carefully to rescue...

NEMA Participates In National Crisis Response Simulation Exercise

20.09.2025

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has participat- ed in a National Crisis Response Simulation Exercise, code-named “Ex Rapid Response 2”, organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The exercise brought together key stakeholders in the nation’s security and emergency management architecture to test inter-agency collaboration, coordination, and response to terrorist threats....

OPDs Raise Alarm Over Prohibition Act Violation, Hails Oborevwori

20.09.2025

The Organization of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) has urged the National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWDs) to upscale awareness and enforce compliance on the thematic areas of the Disability Discrimination (Prohibition) Act. The organization, during a 2-Day Capacity Building for OPDs on the Disability Discrimination (Prohibition) Act, organized by the Disability Rights Advoca- cy...

Diri Receives NULGE’s Best Governor Award

20.09.2025

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has honoured Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State as the Best Governor on Local Government Re- forms in Nigeria. NULGE President, Comrade Aliyu Kankara, presented the award to the governor in Yenagoa, the state capital, during a conference on “Promoting Local Government Workers’ Welfare: The Bayelsa Model.”...

Trump Imposes $100K Fee On H-1B Visas For Foreign Workers

20.09.2025

The United States (US) President, Donald Trump, on Friday, signed a proclamation that will require a $100,000 annual visa fee for highly-skilled foreign workers and rolled out a $1 million “Gold card” visa as a pathway to US citizenship for wealthy individuals. Saturday Telegraph reports that the development, according to President Trump, was aimed at curbing...

Misconduct: 6 School Principals Suspended In Sokoto

20.09.2025

The Sokoto State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, has suspended six school principals for misconduct, including unauthorized collection of fees related to Junior Secondary School examination results. Statement issued by Ibrahim Mohammad Iya, PRO MoBSE, further stated that the state Commissioner, Professor Ahmad Ladan Ala, has approved the establishment of a five-member investigative committee...

Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Forge Economic Partnership

20.09.2025

The Federal Government has expressed its willingness to strengthen its economic ties with the international community desirous of investments in Nigeria. Minister of State for Finance, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite stated this in her keynote address titled: “GCC-Nigeria Partnership – shaping new growth pathways” at the money20/20 middle east Conference in Saudi Arabia. She noted that...

Nnamdi Kanu: Abuja Igbo Community Demands Political Solution

20.09.2025

Over three million Igbos of the South East extraction resident in Abuja have protested the long encasaration of the leader of Indigenous People Of Biafra IPOB Mazi Nnamdi Kanu contending that there should be a political solution to issues concerning their brother . The body also urged their kit and kin resident in Abuja to...

NCAA Threatens Sanctions As Foreign Airlines Snub Directive Over Ill-Treatment Of Passengers

20.09.2025

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has threatened to sanction Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, and Saudi Airlines for failing to comply with its directives and determinations on passenger complaints. Spokesman for the Authority, Michael Achimugu, who posted this on his verified X handle @mikeachimugu01 on Friday, detailed infractions committed by the airlines. He said:...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News September 20

20.09.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Saturday, September 20th, 2025. Fubara Gives Reasons For Not Challenging Emergency Rule Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, yesterday explained that his deliberate refusal to challenge the declaration of a state of emergency in the state by President Bola Tinubu is...