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Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for unity and restraint within the All Progressives Congress (APC) as political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a personally signed message titled “2027: Don’t Pull Down the Roof,” Shettima cautioned party leaders, aspirants, and supporters against actions that could create […]

The Kwara State Government has restated its commitment to achieving a healthier population through sustained immunization programmes, with a renewed focus on eradicating polio and other preventable childhood diseases. This was disclosed at a Review Meeting on the Abuja Commitment held on Wednesday at G Pinnacle Hotel, Ilorin, which brought […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has completed the River Niger crossing of the 130-kilometre Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben, OB3, Gas Pipeline, marking a major milestone in Nigeria’s gas infrastructure expansion. NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company, a wholly owned NNPC subsidiary, executed the crossing about two kilometres beneath the River Niger riverbed using horizontal […]

The Federal Government has declared Friday as a public holiday to mark the 2026 International Workers’ Day celebration. The announcement was made on behalf of the government by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Magdalene Ajani, in Abuja. According […]

The Senate has taken steps aimed at reducing Nigeria’s estimated $2 billion annual spending on rice imports by advancing key agricultural bills designed to strengthen local food production and improve food security. The development followed the presentation of committee reports on three major bills during plenary on Wednesday. The bills […]

The Federal Government has intensified efforts to boost participation in the ongoing nationwide online verification and enrolment exercise for civil servants with accrued pension rights, following the low turnout recorded so far. The exercise is being conducted by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) for all active employees of treasury-funded Ministries, […]

The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish the Joint Doctrine and Warfare Centre, a proposed think tank designed to strengthen coordination and operational effectiveness within Nigeria’s Armed Forces and paramilitary agencies. The bill, sponsored by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Abbas […]

Pakistan has opened six overland transit routes for goods bound for Iran, in a move aimed at easing trade disruptions caused by heightened US-Iran tensions and restrictions on maritime shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The Ministry of Commerce announced the Transit of Goods through the Territory of Pakistan Order […]