FCTA denies early school closure rumours, suspends education mandate secretary
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has dismissed reports that all government schools in the FCT would close by November 28, 2025, calling the...
Amnesty Int’l: Northern children at risk as over 20,000 schools shut...
Amnesty International has warned that a generation of children in northern Nigeria is at risk of losing access to education as widespread insecurity forces...
Chinese worker dies after collapsing at Abuja quarry site
A 53-year-old Chinese national, Cao Chunri, has died after collapsing at a quarry operated by ASBA Mining Company Group in Wasa village, Abuja.
The incident...
FG secures release of kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls
The schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu LGA of Kebbi State, have regained their freedom following a non-kinetic...
Virgin Atlantic’s Richard Branson loses 80-year-old wife
English business magnate Richard Branson has announced the death of his 80-year-old wife, Joan
Branson, co-founded the Virgin Group in 1970, announced Joan’s demise via...
CBN: 16 banks fully meet recapitalisation target
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says 16 banks have fully met new recapitalisation requirements, while 27 others have raised fresh capital ahead of...
Insecurity: Wike deploys joint taskforce to strengthen Abuja security
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has directed an immediate and comprehensive boost to security across Abuja, with intensified surveillance at all border...
Army arrests notorious drug courier in Kogi
Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have intercepted a major drug courier transporting a large consignment of cannabis from Ekiti State to Obajana...
OPINION BY FIDELIS SORIWEI: Championing peace, security In Niger Delta...
By FIDELIS SORIWEI
Dr Dennis Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, cuts the image of a man who came prepared to make a...
Sanwo-Olu presents N4.24trn 2026 budget to Lagos Assembly
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented a N4.24 trillion budget proposal for 2026 to the Lagos State House of Assembly, describing it as...
