February 2026 – Page 86

Ex-Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Gambari Bags US Varsity Role

17.02.2026

Former Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has been appointed a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Center for Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania, United States. The appointment, another cap to his decades-long career in diplomacy, academia, and public service, was approved by the university’s School of Arts and Sciences and will...

A’Ibom CP Tasks Newly Promoted Officers On Professionalism, Rule Of Law

17.02.2026

The Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, has decorated a total of 613 Inspectors of Police recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police II (ASP II). The decoration ceremony, held at the Command Headquarters in Uyo, was presided over by CP Azare, who was represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in...

Akere Solicits Osun Residents’ Support For Oyebamiji

17.02.2026

Osun State Renewed Hope Ambassador, Oluomo Sunday Akere, yesterday urged residents to embrace change as he rallied support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, whom he described as a prepared technocrat capable of repositioning the state for prosperity. Akere spoke at Osamdo Event Centre, Osogbo, during a medical and welfare...

GIMP Preaches Peace, Love On Commencement Of Ramadan, Lent

17.02.2026

The Guild of Interfaith Media Practitioners Nigeria (GIMP-Nigeria) has called on Muslims and Christians across the country to seize the spiritual opportunity of national unity Ramadan and the Lent to promote religious tolerance, peaceful coexistence, and national unity. In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, the Vice Chairman of GIMP-Nigeria ‘s Governing Council, Mr. Muyiwa Akintunde observed...

Reps Query N9.8bn GIFMIS Payment, Ask AUGF, AGF To Submit Financial Statement

17.02.2026

The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has queried the payment of N9.8 billion to vendors of the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) in 2024. The lawmakers expressed worry that the platform has yet to deliver its core mandate of facilitating accurate and timely reconciliation of government accounts. The committee consequently...

Utomi, Falana, Iyere Unveil Movement To Emancipate Youths, Women

17.02.2026

Political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), and humanitarian activist, Comrade Kennedy Iyere, have unveiled the Nigerian Youths and Women Political Emancipation Movement (NYWOPEM) and formally launched the #FixNASS2027 civic campaign in Lagos. The unveiling, organised by the Youths Off The Street Initiative (YOTSI), brought together stakeholders from across political platforms,...

Remi Tinubu Urges Support For Food Bank Program

17.02.2026

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged traditional and religious leaders to support the Federal Government’s National Community Food Bank programme. This is as the First Lady warned that no eligible family must be left behind as the initiative rolls out nationwide in April. Remi Tinubu made this appeal at the National Traditional and Religious...

Okpebholo To Unveil 54 Construction Equipment For LGs

17.02.2026

In what promises to be a defining moment for grassroots governance in Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State will formally present 54 units of construction equipment to the 18 Local Government Councils across the state. A statement from Dr Patrick Akhere Ebojele, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, said the event...

Women Affairs Ministry Presents N134.2bn 2026 Budget To Senate

17.02.2026

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim, yesterday, presented the Ministry’s 2026 budget proposal of N134.2 billion to the Senate Committee on Women Affairs. According to Sulaiman-Ibrahim, the proposed budget, which is broken down into N2.1 billion for personnel, N810.9 million for overhead, and N131.2 billion for capital expenditure, aims...

Supporting UNILAG’s Faculty Of Law Was Payback

17.02.2026

The Lagos State Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Dayo Bush Alebiosu, has described his support for the renovation of the Faculty of Law at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as a deliberate act of giving back to an institution he said contributed immensely to his legislative success. Alebiosu made the remark during the unveiling of...