May 2026 – Page 62 – Rise Africa

ASUU Condemns Non-Implementation Of 2025 Agreement, Others

21.05.2026

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the Federal Government over what it described as the partial implementation of the 2025 agreement reached with university lecturers across the country. The union also rejected plans by the Federal Government to scrap academic courses considered irrelevant, insisting that such a move would undermine university autonomy...

APC postpones Kwara Gov’ship Primary

21.05.2026

The Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary, earlier scheduled to hold on Thursday, May 21, 2026, has been postponed. This was contained in an official notice from the Office of the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Olawale Babatunde, in Ilorin, the state capital. According to the notice, “the new date...

NEMA Launches Preparedness Campaign In Bauchi

21.05.2026

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has launched a nationwide disaster preparedness campaign in Bauchi State aimed at reducing the impact of flooding and other related disasters across vulnerable communities. Speaking during the stakeholders’ engagement and flag-off ceremony on Thursday in Bauchi, the Director-General of NEMA, Zubaida Umar, said the agency had developed vulnerability maps...

APC Will Disintegrate Without Power

21.05.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will disintegrate if it fails to win the next general elections. The ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, who spoke at the launch of a political pressure group, “Rise Up Naija (RUN) Movement” by the party, said APC has no ideology, unlike...

Shettima Leads Party Members To Borno APC Guber Primary

21.05.2026

… As Gubio Emerges Guber Candidate Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, for Abuja after participating in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which produced Engr. Mustapha Gubio is the party’s governorship flagbearer. The Vice President, who led the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, and...

Unongo Emerges APC Senatorial Candidate, To Face Suswam

21.05.2026

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has officially affirmed Thomas Tyolumun Unongo, son of the Second Republic Minister of Steel, Wantaregh Paul Iorpuu Unongo, as its senatorial candidate for the Benue North-East Senatorial District ahead of next year’s general elections. New Telegraph reports that Unongo would lock horns with former Governor of the...

Sanwo-Olu Hails Peaceful Lagos APC Guber Primary, Backs Hamzat

21.05.2026

The outgoing Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, lauded the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in the state, describing the exercise as peaceful, transparent and orderly. This is as Sanwo-Olu publicly endorsed his Deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, who emerged as the party’s consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election. Speaking...

NIMASA Trains 492 Personnel To Strengthen Maritime Security

21.05.2026

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Thursday graduated 492 personnel under the Deep Blue Project (DBP) to further strengthen the country’s maritime security architecture. Unveiling the graduates in their tactical attire at the Elele military barracks, Port Harcourt, the Director General of the agency, Dr Dayo Mobereola, explained that the occasion gave NIMASA...

Zamfara Primaries: Aspirant Rejects Consensus

21.05.2026

Following the results presented by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Committee for the primary elections of the National Assemblies in Zamfara State, an aspirant who contested for the Shinkafi/Zurmi federal constituency, Hon. Usman Ajiya Shinkafi, has strongly condemned consensus as optional. Speaking to newsmen in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, Shinkafi, who is a former...

Proposed Cooperative Bank To Finance Workers’ Housing Needs

21.05.2026

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security and Supervising Minister for Cooperative Affairs, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, has said that the proposed Cooperative Bank of Nigeria would provide a platform for seamless, affordable housing for Nigerian workers. The Minister disclosed this during the 2026 Cooperative Housing Summit Africa (CHOSA), with the Theme: “Catalysing Adequate...