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If We Say We Want Democracy, We Should Be Sincere About It –Onaiyekan

06.03.2026

‘Let no one tell us there’s no way out of security challenges’ Cardinal John Onaiyekan is the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Abuja. In this interview monitored on Arise Television, he speaks on the Catholic Bishops Conference communiqué on collapse of national institutions and rising insecurity in the country, among other issues, ANAYO...

SEDC Targets $200bn South-East Economy in Ten Years

06.03.2026

The South East Development Commission has unveiled an ambitious economic blueprint aimed at expanding the South-East economy from an estimated $40bn to about $200bn within the next decade. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Mark Okoye, disclosed this on Thursday while presenting the commission’s 2026 budget proposal before the House of...

Nigeria’s $750M Renewable Energy Programme is World’s Larges

06.03.2026

The Federal Government is implementing what has been described as the largest publicly funded renewable electricity programme in the world. It is aimed at expanding power access through mini-grids, solar infrastructure, and off-grid electrification projects across Nigeria, the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, has said. Aliyu disclosed this on Thursday in...

Sokoto AGILE Project Invites Bids For Construction Of 56 Schools

06.03.2026

The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project in Sokoto State has commenced the bidding process for the construction of 28 Junior Secondary Schools and 28 Senior Secondary Schools across the state. The flag-off ceremony for the bidding process will be held at the AGILE office along Garba Nadama Road in Sokoto. Speaking...

Vitafoam Shareholders Approve N3.75bn Dividend Payout

06.03.2026

Shareholders of Vitafoam Nigeria Plc have approved a N125m capital injection through a bonus share issue and endorsed a N3.75bn dividend payout. This signalled a strong investor confidence in the company’s improving financial performance. The approvals were granted at the company’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday, where shareholders authorised the capitalisation of N125,084,406 from retained...

Address Worsening Humanitarian Situation In Adamawa

06.03.2026

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has appealed to the Federal Government to sustain the support in addressing the worsening humanitarian situation in the State. Fintiri made the appeal Tuesday when he received the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard Mohammed Doro, who paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yola....

Nigeria Affirms Commitment to Peaceful Nuclear Energy Use

06.03.2026

Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the application of nuclear technology to support national development. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, stated this on Thursday in Abuja when he received the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, Anthony Ekedegwa, at the...

After Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria Signals Interest In Hosting AFRIMA

06.03.2026

Algeria has formally expressed interest in hosting a future edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), marking a significant potential expansion of the African Union Commissionbacked Pan-African music platform into North Africa. The development followed a meeting in Abidjan between Algeria’s Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, His Excellency Mohamed Abdelaziz Bouguetaia and the 9th AFRIMA...

Nigeria Rolls Out $750m Mini-Grid Solar Power Initiative

06.03.2026

The Federal Government is implementing what has been described as the largest publicly funded renewable electricity programme in the world, aimed at expanding power access through mini-grids, solar infrastructure, and off-grid electrification projects across Nigeria, the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, has said. Aliyu disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja while...

Niger Gov Inaugurates Medical Facilities

06.03.2026

Niger State Governor Umaru Bago has inaugurated remodelled medical facilities at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Specialist Hospital. The facilities to boost tertiary health services to world-class standards have 60-bed portable cabins, an accident and emergency unit, an intensive care unit, a radio-diagnostic suite housing a mammogram, MRI, CT scan, X-ray, and other scanning rooms, among...