May 2026 – Page 147 – Rise Africa

Bauchi Battles Erosion, Flooding With N29bn World Bank, ACReSAL Project

14.05.2026

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has inaugurated a N29.69 billion flood and erosion control project aimed at protecting over 213,000 residents of Bauchi metropolis from recurring floods and environmental degradation. The project, under the ACReSAL programme and funded by the World Bank in partnership with the Federal and Bauchi State governments, will address erosion...

PAP Sends Additional 15 Beneficiaries For Post-Graduate Studies In UK

14.05.2026

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), on Thursday, sent an additional batch of 15 foreign scholarship beneficiaries for post-graduate studies in the United Kingdom (UK). The scholars will undertake master’s degree programmes in biomedical science, oil & gas engineering, data science, cyber security, software engineering, automotive engineering, communication culture and media, among others. Speaking at the...

Gov Sule Assures Of Fair, Transparent APC Primaries

14.05.2026

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has again assured aspirants seeking the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of a free, fair and transparent primary election scheduled to commence across the state on Friday. Briefing Journalists on Thursday in Lafia, Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to Governor Sule, Peter Ahemba, said that the...

NEITI Seeks Urgent Reforms To Address Illicit Financial Flows In Mining Sector

14.05.2026

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has highlighted weak regulatory capacity, fragmented institutional coordination, opaque ownership structures, informal artisanal mining, foreign buyers’ dominance and criminal infiltration of mining zones as key factors enabling Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. In a Policy Brief released on Thursday in Abuja, NEITI noted that...

Bauchi Police, Stakeholders Unite On Safe School Initiative

14.05.2026

Stakeholders in the education and security sectors in Bauchi State have joined forces with the Nigeria Police Force to launch a Safe School Implementation Task Force aimed at tackling insecurity in schools. The task force was inaugurated on Thursday at the Police Officers’ Mess in Bauchi in the presence of government officials, security agencies, traditional...

APC Aspirant Launches Campaign In Zaria, Demands Justice

14.05.2026

…Pledges not to betray zone 1 Yusuf Bala Ikara, an aspirant for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to represent Kaduna North Senatorial District, popularly called Zone One, officially launched his campaign in Zaria on Wednesday. Addressing a large crowd of supporters at the Zone’s headquarters, Ikara said what rural communities are demanding from the...

TETFund Backs Police Modernisation, Pledges Support For New Ogun Academy Campus

14.05.2026

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has pledged sustained support for the modernisation of the Nigeria Police Force, including the establishment and development of a new Police Academy campus in Ogun State, as part of efforts to strengthen research-driven and technology-based policing in the country. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono made this commitment...

Atiku, Amaechi Submit ADC Presidential Nomination Forms

14.05.2026

Former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, on Thursday, returned their presidential nomination forms. The duo will be contesting with Alhaji Mohammed Hayatu-Deen for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket for next year’s presidential election. New Telegraph had earlier reported that Hayatu-Deen had returned his nomination forms on Wednesday...

Oyo Chairman Charges Aspirants On Peaceful Conduct

14.05.2026

Ahead of the Friday nationwide party primary expected to produce the candidates of the House of Representatives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections, the party Chairman in Oyo state, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, has charged aspirants to exhibit top-notch moral conduct before, during and after the exercise. He emphasised that...

NiMet Warns Kaduna Against Flood

14.05.2026

…Launches Awareness Campaign Kaduna State Government has intensified public awareness and emergency preparedness efforts, following the 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) report released by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). The report identified Kaduna among states at high risk of flooding due to the forecast of above-normal rainfall during the 2026 rainy season. In a statement...