By Angela Atabo The National Peace Committee (NPC) and European Union (EU) have called on Nigerians to prioritise a shared national identity above ethnic, religious, and regional affiliations. They warned that the country risks worsening instability, if these longstanding divisions continue to dominate public life. The call was made duringContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, said over two million rural Nigerians now have access to clean and safe drinking water, following the completion of hundreds of government water-supply projects. The minister made the announcement while delivering the keynote address at the Citizens andContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has recognised the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) as the overall top-performing agency of the Federal Government for 2025, followed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the announcementContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government has earned N7 billion from hydropower and agro-allied concessions, while expanding irrigable land nationwide to 154,000 hectares, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has said. He made the disclosure at the Citizens and Stakeholders’ Engagement on the Achievements of theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Former President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo has raised concerns over the deepening threats facing professional journalism in Nigeria. Isiguzo raised the concerns at the NUJ FCT 2025 Capacity Building Programme for Information and Media Officers on Tuesday in Keffi, Nasarawa State. HeContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, a philanthropist, has committed more than N87.5million to sponsor free surgeries for vulnerable patients suffering from hernia and hydrocele in Katsina State. A member of the Mangal Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Mr Hussaini Kabir, revealed this during a screening exercise for patients at theContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The Native, a cultural coalition, says it is committed to supporting the welfare and development of children in care homes through monthly welfare initiatives and donations. Mr Jethro Annum, President of the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), made this pledge when he led a delegation from The NativeContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi ActionAid has called on governments, civil society, the private sector, media, development partners and community leaders to intensify efforts to prevent and respond to all forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) Country Director, Mr Andrew Mamedu, made the call at the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Technology-FacilitatedContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced a nationwide enforcement exercise to end the operations of unregistered Point-of-Sale (PoS) agents across the country. CAC, in a statement signed by its management, directed all operators to regularise their businesses before Jan. 1, 2026. The commission said the directiveContinue Reading
