ARCN, Agriculture College Heads Back ASUCA’s Call to Review CATA Funds, Exit IPPIS

ARCN, Agriculture College Heads Back ASUCA’s Call to Review CATA Funds, Exit IPPIS

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) and heads of Federal Colleges of Agriculture across the country have backed the Academic Staff Union of Colleges of Agriculture (ASUCA)’s call for a review of CATA funds disbursement and the proposed exit of the institutions from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). According to a statement signed by Khadijat O. Ameen, Public Relations Officer to the […]

October 8, 2026 79

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Ododo Urges Nigerians in Diaspora to Back Tinubu’s Reforms, Invest in Kogi

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has called on Nigerians in the diaspora to support President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms and contribute their investments, expertise and global networks towards the development of Kogi State and Nigeria. According to a statement signed by the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Governor Ododo made the call on Thursday during a town hall meeting with […]

July 30, 2026 35

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Marwa Warns Against Complacency as EU, UNODC, ECOWAS Back Nigeria’s New Drug Control Plan

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mohamed Buba Marwa, has warned that Nigeria cannot afford to be complacent in the face of evolving drug trafficking and substance abuse threats across Africa. Opening the two-day National Drug Control Master Plan Consultative Forum in Abuja, Marwa said projections by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime indicate that drug use in Africa […]

May 19, 2026 25

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Wike Says 2027 Elections Won’t Stall FCT Projects, Hits Back At Atiku Criticism

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has assured residents that infrastructure development in the FCT will not slow down due to political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking to journalists on Thursday, April 16, 2026, after inspecting the Federal Highway 105 to Kuje town road and the dualization of the Kuje-Gwagwalada road, Wike said the administration remains focused on its […]

April 17, 2026 29

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APC Women’s Group Presents ₦2.6m Nomination Form to Back Adele’s Return as National Women Leader

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja A group of women under the New Hope Women Network has presented a cheque of ₦2.6 million to support the return of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Women Leader, Dr Mary Alile-Adele, ahead of the party’s next convention. During a courtesy visit to the office of the APC National Women Leader, the delegation — made up of representatives from Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, the Federal […]

March 18, 2026 26

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I brought you back to life politically, Wike slams Odili

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, came down hard on ex-Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili, describing him as a rent seeker and an ingrate for siding with incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Wike was reacting to Odili’s recent remark that Fubara stopped him (Wike) from turning Rivers into his private estate. According to a statement on Sunday by his media aide, Leke Olayinka, Wike spoke at […]

December 30, 2024 85

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Reps back ban on under-18 SSCE, UTME candidates

The recent decision by the Federal Government to peg the minimum age for candidates sitting for the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination may have come to stay, the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education has said. The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, had in July stated that with effect from 2025, any candidate below the age of 18 will not be allowed to sit the SSSCE and without […]

September 6, 2024 35

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Kaduna APC, NLC back Assembly over El-Rufai’s probe

THE Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday, expressed its support for the move by the state’s House of Assembly to probe the financial dealings, particularly loans obtained by the administration of the immediate-past governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Similarly, the Kaduna State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress backed the probe. The state Assembly had on Tuesday set up a 13-man panel to probe El-Rufai’s administration. The probe […]

April 18, 2024 73

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