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RMAFC Pledges Support For Oil & Gas Host Communities

12.11.2025

The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Dr Mohammed Bello Shehu, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to ensuring that host communities in Nigeria’s oil and gas-producing areas receive fair and transparent benefits in line with constitutional provisions. Dr Shehu stated this when he received a delegation from the Host Communities of...

FG Commended By NSE For Achievements In Digital Empowerment

12.11.2025

The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala, FNSE, has commended the Federal Government for its remarkable efforts in shaping the future of Nigeria through digital empowerment. Speaking at the NITDA 2025 Digital Nigeria International Conference held on Wednesday in Abuja, she praised the government’s ongoing commitment to advancing digital...

TFA Charges Govt To Bolster Morale Of Security Personnel

12.11.2025

Tilova For Africa (TFA), a non-profit and advocacy organisation, has charged the governments at all levels to improve the welfare package of security personnel to bolster their morale and enhance security in the country. The group, which is based in the United States, stated that there is an urgent need to improve safety and support...

Tacha Gives Vote Of Thanks After Securing Double GWR

12.11.2025

Former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality star and beauty influencer, Natasha Akide, better known as Symply Tacha, has expressed gratitude after Guinness World Records (GWR) confirmed that she broke two titles in a single attempt. The BBNaija star became the first Nigerian to achieve two Guinness World Records in one sitting, completing 82 makeovers in...

Abia Targets Local Economy Boost In Abia -Turkiye Investment Summit

12.11.2025

The Abia-Turkiye Investment Summit and Product Exhibition is being organised with an eye on stimulating and boosting the local economy, Special Adviser to the Governor on Investment Promotion and Public Private Partnership (PPP), Chief Jerome Green-Amakwe, has said. Chief Green-Amakwe was speaking during a meeting he held with the speaker and members of the Abia...

Police Train 325 Officers In Counter-Terrorism, Explosive Handling

12.11.2025

The Nigeria Police Force has strengthened its counter-terrorism and national security capabilities with the graduation of 325 officers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal–Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Basic Course 20/2025. The intensive four-week training, which took place between October 12 and November 7, 2025, at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ende Hills, Nasarawa...

Ajadi Rescue Movement In Taraba Vows Total Loyalty Ahead Of 2027

12.11.2025

The Ajadi Rescue Movement, Taraba State Chapter, has applauded the recent decision of Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo to officially join the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), describing it as a bold and visionary step towards national renewal and sustainable development. Speaking in Jalingo on Monday, the State Coordinator of the movement, Comrade D. N. Muhammad, said...

APC Chieftain Blasts Jama’atu Nasril Islam For Denying Genocide

12.11.2025

The Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Digital Force, Pharm. Ikeagwuonwu Chinedu Klinsmann has accused Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) of whitewashing targeted religious violence against Nigerian Christians. Klinsmann called the JNI denials of Christian genocide a “cowardly betrayal of truth and justice,” stressing that the extremists are in the systematic extermination of Christians...

Wolves Appoint Former Defender Rob Edwards As New Manager

12.11.2025

Wolverhampton Wanderers have confirmed the appointment of Rob Edwards as their new manager on a three-and-a-half-year deal, following the dismissal of Vitor Pereira. New Telegraph reports that Edwards has left Championship side Middlesbrough, who he joined as head coach in June, to take over at Molineux. READ ASLO: Wolves dismissed Pereira on 2 November and, after initially...

Will Eagles Handle Second Chance Better As W’Cup Playoffs Begin In Morocco?

12.11.2025

After a tense and exhausting qualifying campaign that tested the nerves of every Nigerian football fan, the Super Eagles have found themselves on a longer, more complex road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. South Africa claimed the automatic ticket from Group C, leaving Nigeria to fight again, this time through the CAF play-offs in...