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NAHCON, States Pilgrims Welfare Boards Discuss Key Operational Issues

16.10.2025

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has held a strategic meeting with officials of State Pilgrims Welfare Boards to harmonize the exchange rate that will be applied to all Hajj 2026 cost computations. According to a statement by Fatima Sanda Usara, Deputy Director, Information and Communication, NAHCON Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, in his...

PCC At 50: We Inherited Several Unresolved Complaints In Benue

16.10.2025

A Federal Commissioner of the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) representing Benue State, Chief James Ogaba Oche, has revealed that the Commission inherited numerous unresolved complaints in the state over the past year. Speaking to journalists in Makurdi during the Commission’s 50th anniversary celebration, Chief Oche said that since assuming office on October 2, 2024, his team...

Okpebholo To Reintroduce Edo Languages In School Curriculum

16.10.2025

Paradigm shift in Edo State, as Governor Monday Okpebholo announced the reintroduction of Edo indigenous languages into the school curriculum across the state, a practice that has long been abandoned. Speaking in a press statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, Okpebholo reaffirmed his administration’s focus on preserving the state’s rich cultural...

FG, EU Launch €40m Education, Youth Empowerment Project In N’West

16.10.2025

The Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union (EU), has inaugurated a National Programme Steering Committee (NPSC) to oversee the €40 million Education and Youth Empowerment in Northwest Nigeria (EYEPINN) project. The initiative, which will be implemented in Jigawa, Kano, and Sokoto States, is designed to tackle the challenge of out-of-school children, enhance teacher...

Stakeholders Set To Celebrate ‘Ogun Pepe’ With Alaafin

16.10.2025

Professional stakeholders from the fields of academia, film, culture, tourism, and history have concluded plans to converge on Oyo Town in November for the commemoration of the 130th anniversary of the 1895 Ogun Pepe (Pepe War), a historic battle in which Alaafin Adeyemi Alowolodu resisted British imperial forces. The week-long event, organized in collaboration with His...

Aiyedatiwa’s Aide Debunks Bond Allegations

16.10.2025

…Highlights Developmental Strides The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Ondo State on Public Enlightenment, Comrade Olufemi Lawson, has reaffirmed the transparency and accountability of the administration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, describing recent claims by certain groups about a purported ₦240 billion bond as false, baseless, and politically motivated. Speaking at a media parley...

Merck Foundation, African First Ladies Strengthen Push For Healthcare, Girls’ Education

16.10.2025

The Merck Foundation has reaffirmed its partnership with African First Ladies to drive key initiatives in girls’ education, healthcare access, and women’s empowerment across the continent. Speaking at the 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, co-chaired by the First Lady of The Gambia, Madame Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, in Banjul, the Foundation’s CEO, Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej,...

Lagos Railway Corporation Law To Boost Safety

16.10.2025

The Lagos State House of Assembly has said it is considering a Railway Corporation Bill aimed at establishing a body to oversee the daily operations, maintenance, and safety of train services and related infrastructure across the state. The Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, the Majority Leader, Noheem Adams, and the Chairman of the House Committee...

PPP Key To Achieving Innovative, Sustainable Renewable Energy

16.10.2025

The European Union (EU) has said that creative partnerships between the public and private sectors, including research and innovation ecosystems are critical to helping Nigeria achieve its clean energy goals as the country works to strengthen renewable energy manufacturing and champion local content. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Gautier Mignot, stated this...

PSN Demands Equity In Health Sector

16.10.2025

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has called on the Federal Government to address deepening inequities in the nation’s health sector and to take urgent, holistic measures to curb the rising cost of drugs. Speaking during a pre-conference briefing ahead of the 98th Annual National Conference tagged DABO 2025, PSN President, Pharm. Ibrahim Tanko Ayuba,...