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C’River Assembly Vows To Regulate House Rent

16.10.2025

The Cross River State House of Assembly has pledged to introduce legislation that will provide a regulatory framework for property rental and leasing in the state. The House also recommended that the state government, through the Ministry of Housing should direct and regulate the activities of landlords and housing agents while also taking proactive steps...

FG Unveils Nat’l Job Centres, Empowerment Programme

16.10.2025

The Federal Government has launched two major initiatives aimed at creating sustainable employment opportunities and strengthening Nigeria’s labour market infrastructure, the National Job Centre Project and the Labour Employment and Empowerment Programme (LEEP). The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, announced the initiatives on Wednesday during the Mastercard Foundation Annual Nigeria Partner...

WASH: UNICEF, Niger Partner To Address Open Defecation

16.10.2025

As part of efforts to promote hygiene practices across Niger State, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), through its Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programme, has joined forces with the Niger Foods to put an end to open defecation. The partnership was birthed when the UNICEF WASH Specialist, Mrs. Theresa Pamma visited the Niger Foods...

Tinubu’s Wife Urges 400 Rivers Farmers To Embrace Agric

16.10.2025

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has urged farmers in Rivers State to utilise the agricultural empowerment support programme to help build a food-secured Nigeria. Represented by the wife of the Rivers State Governor, Lady Valerie Siminalayi Fubara, the First Lady made the call during the distribution of agricultural support materials to 400 pre-selected farmers at the...

Obi Only Opposition Voice In Nigeria – Fayose

16.10.2025

Ayodele Fayose, the former Governor of Ekiti State and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has opined that the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the only remaining opposition voice in Nigeria. This was as he maintained that no one would defeat President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in...

Partnerships Built On Values Can Expand Educational Access, Give Hopes To Families –First Lady

16.10.2025

First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has said that partnerships built on shared values could expand educational access and give hope to Nigerian families. Mrs Tinubu said this said this yesterday in Banjul, The Gambia, where First Ladies in Africa meet to address health gaps and women issues on the continent. At the 12th edition of the...

Reps Want Ban On Hazardous Pesticide

16.10.2025

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministries of Agriculture and Food Security, Health and Social Development, Environment and nongovernmental organisations to immediately conduct a nationwide review and inventory of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHP’s) in circulation. It also urged National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to strengthen regulation, monitoring and...

NSCDC: Our Operatives Arrested 70 Kidnap, Rape Suspects In Edo

16.10.2025

Seventy suspected kidnappers, rapists and other criminal elements were arrested in the Okpella, Esouko East Local Government Area of Edo State, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) revealed yesterday. A statement signed by the Corps’ spokesperson, CSC Afolabi Babawale, said the suspects were roundedup by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad. Babawale quoted...

Jigawa Speaker Seeks Global Action On Girls’ Education, Safety

16.10.2025

The Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, has called for more concerted efforts and global action to protect girls’ education, safety, and security. The Speaker made the appeal while speaking in Dutse yesterday shortly after a children’s parliamentary session performed by female students from selected secondary schools in the state...

Association Decries Attacks On NAHCON’s Chair, Urges Responsible Journalism

16.10.2025

The Association of Hajj Media Support Professionals (AHMR), has urged media organisations to exercise Professionalism and caution’s while reporting issues that deals with National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON) and its leadership. The association in a statement signed by it’s National Chairman, Ibrahim Nagarta, emphasised the importance of accuracy, fairness, and responsible journalism in reporting...