By Halimah Balogun Governorship hopeful in Akwa Ibom State, Godwill Richman, has pledged to reposition the state on the path of industrial growth and social welfare if elected in 2027. In a statement: “A Message of Wisdom and Hope”, Richman addressed elders, youths, women, political leaders, and other stakeholders, calling for unity and reflection on […]

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has replaced the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, with Abayomi Shogunle. The change was announced yesterday. The new Commissioner of Police is to oversee all policing operations in the state during the forthcoming governorship election. According to a statement

• NEC committee tours facilities • ‘We can’t use obsolete tools to train our officers in today’s modern policing’ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on security training institutions as part of efforts to tackle criminality and insecurity across the country. Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah said this yesterday in Ikeja,

The Nation has won overall best at the Ninth Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Nigeria Media Awards. The newspaper’s reporter, Juliana Agbo, clinched the award across print, radio, and television categories, earning top recognition for her contributions to science and agricultural biotechnology reporting in Nigeria. Director General of National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency

Federal Government has launched its Tertiary Institution Governance and Transparency Platform (FTIGTP). The government said the platform would promote transparency, accountability, good governance, restore public trust and enable evidence-based policies and reforms aimed at improving performance-based funding decisions and resource allocation. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, unveiled the platform yesterday in Abuja. The minister said

   

President of Sasakawa Africa Association, Shuichi Suzuki, yesterday visited former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to deepen collaboration in advancing agricultural growth and improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods. Obasanjo lauded the body for its lcommitment to agricultural development and food security in Nigeria and Africa.  He urged African leaders to emulate its consistency in

korea International Cooperation Agency, in partnership with Universal Basic Education Commission, has pledged to sustain and expand digital learning initiatives in Nigeria as the first phase of KOICA-UBEC Multimedia Education Project comes to a close. Speaking at 2025 KOICA-UBEC Key Stakeholder Closing Workshop in Abuja, Country Director of KOICA Nigeria Office, Eunsub Kim, said the

New Covenant Church’s humanitarian arm, ‘Liberty International Outreach,’ has extended its 26-year empowerment and medical intervention programme to Imota, Ikorodu in Lagos State. The outreach, first launched in Ibadan in 1998, attracted beneficiaries, including elders, children, women, youth and persons with ailments. The event featured free surgery, free primary healthcare, empowerment, pastoral care, spiritual healing

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday urged the Senate to consider and approve a fresh request of N1.15 trillion borrowing from the domestic debt market to finance the deficit in this year’s budget. The request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary. President Tinubu stated that the proposed borrowing was