Oyedele Defends $5bn Loan, Says Spending Details Follow Budget Process
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has defended the Federal Government’s $5 billion financing facility with First Abu Dhabi Bank, saying the transaction followed due process and is intended to refinance more expensive debt. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Oyedele dismissed calls for the government to […]
Five Workers Die at Edo Factory in One Month, Okpebholo Orders Safety Review
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has ordered Rongtai Building Materials Nigeria Limited to strengthen safety measures after reports that at least five workers died at the company’s facility in Utesi, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, within the past month. The governor visited the factory on Wednesday following a violent protest by workers and youths from the […]
NYSC DG Warns Corps Members Against 2027 Campaigns
NYSC DG Warns Corps Members Against 2027 Campaigns The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, has warned corps members against participating in political campaigns or using their NYSC identity and social media accounts to promote political parties or candidates ahead of the 2027 elections. Nafiu issued the warning on Wednesday […]
Katsina Begins Distribution of 90,000 Bags of Grains to Vulnerable Households
Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has launched the distribution of 90,000 bags of assorted grains to vulnerable households across the state’s 34 local government areas as part of efforts to ease economic hardship and improve food security. The distribution was flagged off on Wednesday in Kaita Local Government Area, where the governor directed officials and […]
Kwara CP Warns Officers Against Indiscriminate Phone Searches
Kwara State Commissioner of Police Ojo Adekimi has directed police officers to stop indiscriminately searching the mobile phones of National Youth Service Corps members under the guise of checking for internet fraud. Adekimi issued the warning on Wednesday during a visit to the NYSC Orientation Camp, where 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II corps members are […]
Lagos, Ogun, Oyo Declare Thursday Work-Free for Isese Day
The Lagos, Ogun and Oyo State governments have declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day to mark Isese Day, an annual celebration of Yoruba traditional religion, culture and indigenous heritage. The declarations will allow public servants and residents to participate in prayers, traditional rites, processions, drumming and other cultural activities marking the occasion. In Lagos, […]
Scotland Confirms Isolated Case Of Mad Cow Disease
A case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, has been confirmed in a cow on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The Scottish Government said on Wednesday that precautionary movement restrictions had been imposed on the animal’s offspring and other cattle in its cohort at the affected farm. […]
Gunmen Attack Adeleke’s Convoy After Palace Visit
Suspected hoodlums on Wednesday attacked the convoy of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke shortly after his visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, triggering an exchange of gunfire with security personnel. The incident occurred shortly after Adeleke left the palace hall, where he had met with the traditional ruler. The […]
Seven Killed in Helicopter Crash in Northern Kenya
Seven people, including six tourists and a pilot, have been killed after a helicopter crashed in Samburu County, northern Kenya. The aircraft crashed at about 9:13 a.m. local time on Wednesday after taking off from the Loisaba Wildlife Reserve for a sightseeing flight, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Fredrick Kabunge, Director of the […]
NERC Transfers Akwa Ibom Electricity Regulation to State Commission
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has transferred regulatory oversight of Akwa Ibom State’s electricity market to the Akwa Ibom State Electricity Regulatory Commission (AKSERC). The move is part of the ongoing decentralisation of Nigeria’s electricity sector under the amended Constitution and the Electricity Act 2023. NERC announced the development in a public notice on […]
