The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a one-week ultimatum to activist Omoyele Sowore, demanding that he retract an alleged disparaging post against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and tender a public apology. In a letter dated September 7, 2025, and signed by Uwem Davis on behalf of the Director-General, the DSS said Sowore’s remarks …
In its quest to invest in human capital development, Dream Rite, a non-profit organisation, has empowered over 3,000 young Nigerians through the provision of scholarship opportunities in tertiary institutions across the country and mentorship programmes aimed at helping them transform their lives and secure their future. Registered in both the United States and Nigeria, the …
Nigerian industrialist and philanthropist Tony Elumelu has been nominated to receive the Appeal of Conscience Award at the 60th Annual Gala in New York. He is to be honoured alongsidewirrjfg the Archbishop of New York, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The organisers of the Award, Appeal of Conscience Foundation, announced this in a statement issued by PR …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today depart Abuja for a 10-day working vacation in Europe, the State House has confirmed. In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President is scheduled to spend the period between France and the United Kingdom before returning to Nigeria. The trip …
The federal government has dismissed claims that it increased the pump price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), clarifying that recent adjustments were made by private investors. In a statement on Thursday, the Brands and Corporate Communications Manager of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), Matilda Johnson, described reports attributing price hikes to government directives …
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that troops of Operation Delta Safe foiled oil theft worth ₦545,872,819 in August. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, disclosed this during the monthly military operations briefing on Thursday in Abuja. READ ALSO: Troops Foil Abduction, Rescue Six Children in Katsina Village Kangye said troops recovered 619,236 …
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has started a nationwide campaign to stop unruly graduation “sign-out” practices and promote national values. The Director-General of NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, launched the campaign on Tuesday at the Federal Secretariat in Bauchi. The “sign-out” culture where graduates write signatures and farewell notes on uniforms or plain shirts has become …
Retired Nigerian soldiers on Thursday blocked the entrance of the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja to protest delays in the release of funds to the Military Pensions Board (MPB) for payment of their outstanding entitlements. The pensioners said they resorted to protest after officials of the ministry failed to honour assurances that their benefits …
The Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative (PIN), Gbenga Sesan, has been elected chairperson of the national mirror/technical committee on digitally delivered services by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON). This was announced in a letter signed by the Director, Standards Development Department at SON, Yunusa Mohammed, according to a statement on Wednesday, September 3, by …
Members of the Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) today, setember 3, 2025 blocked the entrance to the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, protesting the non-payment of funds for contracts they executed for the Federal Government. The contractors carried placards demanding immediate payment for projects completed since 2024. READ ALSO: NIPCO’s 65.22% Hike in …
