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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Shu’aibu Aliyu as the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). The academic replaces Ahmed Galadima Aminu, who resigned to pursue a governorship bid in Adamawa State for the 2027 elections. This change at the helm of the PTDF signals a shift towards research-driven leadership in Nigeria’s…
The World Bank has approved a $500m credit to repair Nigeria’s underperforming agricultural sector. This fresh injection of capital from the International Development Association targets the chronic low productivity that plagues smallholder farmers. Dubbed the AGROW project, the scheme aims to turn subsistence plots into commercially viable businesses. It arrives at a time of deep…
Nigerian forces have ramped up their offensive against internal security threats, neutralising terrorists and dismantling kidnap rings across several states in the last 24 hours. The operations, spanning the North-East, North-West, and North-Central regions, demonstrate a heightened reliance on technology and rapid response tactics. These coordinated strikes aim to disrupt the logistics and movement of…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6, as public holidays to mark the 2026 Easter celebrations. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, confirmed the dates in a Wednesday statement, formalising the traditional four-day break for the Christian season. Good Friday and Easter Monday remain pillars of the national calendar, offering a…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued a final ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the conclusion of stalled salary renegotiations before the end of April or face industrial action. The warning came in a communiqué signed by SSANU National President Muhammad Ibrahim, at the end of the union’s 54th National…
Nigeria’s power crisis may finally be meeting its match in structural reform. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised “imminent improvements” in electricity supply on Friday night, directly addressing the public frustration over a string of national grid collapses. Speaking at the APC National Convention in Abuja, the President pivoted from apology to policy. He unveiled a…
The Nigerian Army has delivered a crushing blow to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Timbuktu Triangle. Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), successfully repelled a massive assault on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Mandaragirau in Borno State. Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the Media Information Officer…
The Nigerian Army is systematically dismantling the command structure of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, confirmed on Friday that a series of intensified ground and air offensives have neutralised several high-ranking insurgent leaders. These operations are not random skirmishes; they are targeted strikes…
Nigeria has stopped gambling with its energy security. Vice President Kashim Shettima made this clear on Thursday while commissioning the new head office of the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) in Abuja. The government views the power sector as the primary floor for national progress. This new facility in the Asokoro District is not…
The Federal Government has moved to consolidate Nigeria’s fragmented youth empowerment schemes into a single, industry-led national system. At a high-level roundtable in Abuja on Tuesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima called for an end to “isolated interventions” that fail to translate into stable employment. Represented by Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, the Vice President argued that…
