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NEMA Distributes Relief Materials To Kebbi Victims

05.03.2026

The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has flagged off the distribution of relief materials to persons affected by recent banditry attacks in Shanga, Yauri, and Bunza Local Government Areas of Kebbi State. The flag-off ceremony, which took place in Birnin Kebbi, was in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda...

Soludo Insists On Salary Cut For Failing To Work On Mondays

05.03.2026

The Anambra State Government yesterday said there was no going back on the implementation of the pro-rata payment policy measure against the Monday stay-athome culture among civil servants. The Commissioner for Finance Moses Okafor said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday while speaking on the deductions from workers’ February...

We’ll Hold Okpebholo Responsible If Anything Happens To Obi –Group

05.03.2026

The Igbo Elders Consultative Forum yesterday said it would hold Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo responsible if anything happens to PeterObi. Obi and other African Democratic Congress (ADC) leaders were attacked in Benin last month. In a statement yesterday forum Chairman Simon Okeke and Secretary Charles Nwekeaku recalled that the governor earlier threatened that he...

UK Introduces Visa Bans On 4 Countries To Stop ‘Abuse’

05.03.2026

The United Kingdom yesterday put emergency visa bans on four countries after accusing migrants of exploiting Britain’s asylum system. Study visas for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan have been halted, as have work visas for Afghans. The government has placed an emergency brake on the visa routes as it claims a growing number...

APC Records Mass Defection As Okpebholo Reassures Of 2.5m Votes For Tinubu

05.03.2026

Edo State Monday Okpebholo yesterday declared that the state was firmly in the grips of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that the party will deliver 2.5 million votes for President Bola Tinubu. The governor spoke at a rally held at Garrick Memorial Ground on Ekenwan Road in Benin...

Tinubu Sends 5-Man Delegation To Attend Jesse Jackson’s Burial

05.03.2026

President Bola Tinubu has sent a five-person delegation to represent him and the country at the final burial rites of Rev. Jesse Jackson, the American civil rights leader, activist and former presidential candidate. Jackson passed away at age 84 on February 17 in Chicago. Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, is...

Reps Demand Details Of Customs, NPA, CBN, NACCIMA Involvement In Pre-shipment

05.03.2026

The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Investigation of Pre-Shipment Inspection of Exports and the Non-Remittance of Crude Oil Proceeds yesterday directed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) to submit all documents requested by...

FG Revives Adult Literacy Commission, Places 6-Year Ban On New Varsities

05.03.2026

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved the restoration of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education as an independent body. The Council, chaired by President Bola Tinubu, also imposed a six-year moratorium on new tertiary institutions and approved reforms to recognise medical fellowships as PhD equivalents. Briefing State House Correspondents at...

IGP Pledges Officers’ Neutrality, Professionalism

05.03.2026

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu has assured that officers deployed for election duties will conduct their constitutional duty with the highest sense of neutrality and professionalism. This is as he further committed to the protection of the electoral process, officials, and democratic institutions before, during, and...

FEC Approves Concrete Roads, Carter Bridge’s Demolition, Reconstruction

05.03.2026

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the construction of several concrete roads across the country and the demolition of Lagos Carter Bridge for reconstruction. Minister of Works David Umahi, who briefed newsmen after the Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu yesterday at the Presidential Villa, also disclosed that there would be commissioning of...