December 2025 – Page 116

Sultan, Kukah Urge Unity, Collective Action To Tackle Nigeria’s Challenges

04.12.2025

The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, have called for deeper national unity, religious harmony, and collective responsibility in addressing Nigeria’s mounting security and socio-economic challenges. Speaking at the 2025 Celebration of Excellence and Award ceremony of the University of...

Tinubu Re-Appoints Owoeye As MD Of Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital

04.12.2025

President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Dr Olugbenga Adekile Owoeye as substantive Medical Director of Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, for the second and final term of four years, effective June 1, 2025. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Administration of the hospital, Dr Adeyinka Antwi. Dr Owoeye, who is currently the...

Odoh Urges Compliance As Court Reinstates Him As UNIZIK VC

04.12.2025

The sacked Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Professor Benard Odoh, has called for total compliance with the judgment of the National Industrial Court (NIC), which reinstated him as the VC of UNIZIK. Odoh, in a statement by his media aide, Charles Otu, commended and described the judgment “As a delightful affirmation of...

Reps Postpone Debate On Constitution Amendment

04.12.2025

The House of Representatives on Thursday postponed its planned debate on key proposals in the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution, despite voting originally scheduled for December 10 and 11. The postponement followed complaints by lawmakers that they had not yet received the constitutional review documents. Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu had announced at Tuesday’s plenary...

Fire Hazards: UITH Burn Expert Cautions NURTW Members

04.12.2025

A leading burn expert at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) and member of the Nigerian Burn Injuries Society, Dr. Olubunmi Aderibigbe, has warned members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) about the rising incidents of fire on Nigerian roads and in residential areas. Addressing the union members on Thursday in...

PAP Foreign Scholarship Beneficiaries Graduate With Master’s Degrees From UK Universities

04.12.2025

Nine students awarded foreign postgraduate scholarships by the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have successfully graduated from master’s degree programmes at universities in the United Kingdom. These scholars are the first to graduate under the offshore postgraduate scholarship initiative deployed to UK institutions by the PAP Administrator, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, for the 2024–2025 academic session. They...

Tinubu’s Distribution Of Campaign Vehicles Betrayal Of Public Trust – Obi

04.12.2025

The Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, has condemned the distribution of campaign vehicles for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, describing it as a display of insensitivity and a betrayal of public trust. Obi, in a statement on X on Thursday, criticised the allocation of Hilux trucks and Hummer buses to state coordinators...

UBA Partners Lions Group, Wakanow On Exclusive Offers For ‘Detty Side’ Campaign

04.12.2025

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), has announced a strategic partnership with the Lions Group, a leading entertainment and lifestyle company, targeted at delivering exclusive benefits to customers and Nigerians as part of the highly anticipated ‘Welcome to the Detty Side’ festive campaign. This collaboration, which will offer premium entertainment experiences throughout the...

Bayelsa Govt Urges NDDC To Complete Abandoned Akenfa Bridge

04.12.2025

The Bayelsa State Government has called on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to resume and complete the long-abandoned bridge project in Akenfa community, a suburb of Yenagoa, the state capital. Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo made the call on Thursday while presiding over an enlarged meeting with representatives of the NDDC, leaders of Akenfa community...

Adamawa-Taraba Customs Command Seizes 184,000 Litres Of Pms In 8 Weeks

04.12.2025

The anti-smuggling operations of the Nigeria Customs Service, known as Operation Whirlwind (Zone D), have recorded 55 seizures of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at ₦181,603,515 within the last eight weeks. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, announced this on Thursday in Yola while parading the intercepted items during...