Politics

The Kwara State Education Trust Fund (Kwara-ETF) has awarded its first set of scholarships to 12 outstanding pupils from public schools, covering the full cost of their secondary education. The beneficiaries were selected after a series of rigorous screening stages that began with 640 pupils, narrowed to 180, then 36, […]

France has suspended its counter-terrorism cooperation with Mali and expelled two Malian diplomats following the arrest of a French envoy in Bamako. The expelled officials were given until Saturday to leave the country, in a move that escalates tensions between the two nations. Mali had earlier declared five French embassy […]

The First Lady of Kwara State and Chairperson of the Nigeria Governors’ Spouses Forum, Ambassador Professor Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has distributed school sandals to students in public schools across the three senatorial districts of the state. The distribution, held on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at the Office of the First Lady […]

The Kwara State Government has approved the immediate admission of visually impaired girls into Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Ilorin, with provisions for free education, feeding, and accommodation. The initiative, announced by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, is aimed at strengthening inclusivity and reducing the […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has reaffirmed her commitment to global peace during a meeting with the Qatari Ambassador to Nigeria, Ali bin Ghanem Al-Hajri, in Abuja. The closed-door session focused on strengthening collaboration between her Renewed Hope Initiative and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, with […]

The Kano State Government has formally recruited 4,315 teachers into the state civil service as part of efforts to revamp the education sector. The teachers, who previously served as interns, have now been absorbed as permanent and pensionable staff. At an induction ceremony in Kano, Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf outlined […]

The Federal Government has announced new strategies aimed at reducing road accidents across the country. The Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Saidu Alkali, outlined the plans during a meeting in Abuja with a committee set up to address critical road safety issues. The committee, established on the directive of the National […]

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has suspended self-collection gantry sales of petroleum products at its facility with effect from September 18, 2025. The company said the decision was part of measures to encourage wider adoption of its free delivery scheme, which provides direct shipments of products to retail outlets, […]

China’s Defense Minister Dong Jun warned that Beijing would not allow Taiwan to pursue independence, declaring at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing that the island’s “restoration” is part of the post-war international order. Speaking to international military officials, Dong said China is prepared to stop any separatist moves and “external […]

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd) has formally handed over leadership to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, marking the end of the six-month emergency rule in Rivers State. In a statewide broadcast, Ibas declared that the mandate given by President Bola Tinubu had been fulfilled, citing the restoration of law and order, the […]