Wike Gets Hero’s Welcome in Yangoji as FCT Minister Inspects Completed Gomani Road

Wike Gets Hero’s Welcome in Yangoji as FCT Minister Inspects Completed Gomani Road

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja Residents of Yangoji in Kwali Area Council trooped out en masse on Monday, June 1, 2026, to receive the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, during an inspection tour of the newly completed Gomani-Yangoji Road. The crowd that lined the streets of Yangoji and Dafa caught even the Minister by surprise. Addressing journalists after touring projects in Gbazango, Bwari Area Council, and Yangoji, […]

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Tinubu Gets Automatic APC Clearance as Party Waives Presidential Screening Requirement

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has sparked fresh controversy after waiving the screening requirements for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the party’s upcoming presidential primary election. The decision, taken during the APC NWC’s 188th meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday, effectively cleared Tinubu to participate in the primary without appearing before a screening panel, a move likely to deepen concerns over […]

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UNODC Says Nigeria No Longer Safe Haven for Drug Cartels as NDLEA Gets Modern Interrogation Facilities

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has declared that Nigeria is no longer a permissive ground for international drug cartels, citing sustained arrests, seizures and convictions recorded by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency under its current leadership. The UNODC Country Representative in Nigeria, Cheikh Ousmane Toure, stated this in Abuja on Monday during the handover of newly upgraded audiovisual interview and interrogation rooms to […]

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Army Gets 15 Locally Produced Vanquisher Armoured Vehicles

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Army has taken delivery of 15 locally produced Vanquisher Light Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) as part of efforts to strengthen its operational capability and promote indigenous defence technology. According to a statement by Captain Jafiada Chinda, Public Relations Officer of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), the vehicles were formally handed over to the army on 4 March 2026 after being produced locally by […]

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Kogi gets approval for Ajaokuta free trade zone

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has granted Kogi State a licence to establish the Ajaokuta Economic City Free Trade Zone, a project the state government says could transform its economy. The approval certificate was presented to Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo at the NEPZA headquarters in Abuja. In a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, described the […]

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Nigeria gets W’Bank $1.5bn for subsidy removal, tax bills

he World Bank has fully disbursed a $1.5bn loan to Nigeria following the Federal Government’s implementation of key reforms, including removing fuel subsidies and introducing comprehensive tax policies, The PUNCH reports. The loan, part of the Reforms for Economic Stabilisation to Enable Transformation Development Policy Financing initiative, is among the fastest disbursements Nigeria has received with both tranches released in less than six months. According to a World Bank document , the […]

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Defence ministry gets 20 armoured personnel carriers

The Ministry of Defence, on Wednesday, handed over 20 newly acquired Armored Personnel Carriers to the Defence Headquarters to enhance the professional capabilities of troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces. This is contained in a statement by Dr Ibrahim Kana, Permanent Secretary of the MoD in Abuja on Thursday. The APCs were handed over to the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, by the PS. In his remarks at […]

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Dangote refinery gets valid operating licence soon – FG

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, announced that it was set to issue a fully valid operating licence to the 650,000 barrels per day capacity Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It announced this at the Stakeholders’ Consultation Forum on Midstream and Petroleum Host Community Development Trust Regulations organised by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority in Abuja. The NMDPRA, an agency of the Federal Government, however, explained that though it had […]

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Impeachment: Shaibu gets final chance to open defence

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Thursday, failed to show up to open his defence before the seven-man panel probing allegations of perjury and leaking the government’s secrets against him. The retired Justice S. A. Omonuwa-led panel, which had its inaugural sitting on Wednesday in Benin, had adjourned till Thursday for Shaibu to open his defence. The Edo State House of Assembly, which is the petitioner in […]

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