Popular human-interest online news platform, Citizens Compass, has been nominated in the Online of the Year category at the 19th Edition of the Nigeria Media Nite Out Award (NMNA) 2025. The prestigious award ceremony, which is strictly by invitation, is scheduled to hold on Sunday, November 26, 2025, at the Lagos Airport Hotel. Citizens Compass, founded and published by veteran journalist Mrs. Bose Adelaja, will be competing alongside other leading online platforms for the coveted recognition. Other award categories include Political Writer of the Year, Travel and Tourism Writer of the Year, and Sports Writer of the Year, among others.…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
Voxility, an international Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider, has launched the “Connect Like You Mean It” campaign to promote its integrated IaaS solution designed to help telecommunications companies rapidly connect, scale, and meet new demand across global hubs. The platform offers dedicated hardware on a pay-as-you-grow basis, combining network, colocation, compute, and security capabilities in a single stack. Unlike traditional IaaS offerings built on public cloud environments with abstracted resources, Voxility’s OPEX-based model delivers private, physical infrastructure that gives telcos full control and transparency. This allows operators to deploy their own environments within Tier-3 data centres worldwide, achieving cloud-like agility without sacrificing…
thyssenkrupp Uhde Fertilizer Technology (UFT), a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde, has entered into a strategic agreement with Dangote Fertiliser Limited (DFL) to license its advanced UFT® Fluid Bed Granulation Technology for four new urea granulation units in Nigeria. The agreement covers the provision of the technology license, a comprehensive Process Design Package (PDP), and the supply of proprietary equipment such as granulators and scrubbers. Each of the four new units will have a nameplate capacity of 4,235 metric tons per day, significantly boosting DFL’s annual urea granule production from approximately 2.65 million tons to over 8 million tons. The units…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called on state governments within Nigeria’s biosphere reserves to strengthen efforts in biodiversity conservation by promoting green and sustainable livelihoods. Dr. Jean-Paul Abiaga, UNESCO Representative to Nigeria and Head of the UNESCO Abuja Office, made the call on Tuesday during a Biodiversity Business Training exercise held in communities around the Omo Biosphere Reserve, Ogun State. Abiaga described conservation as central to UNESCO’s mandate, stressing that the organisation’s goal is to help communities within biosphere reserves develop environmentally friendly and sustainable income-generating activities. “What the communities expect from UNESCO is to…
Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has called for sustained dialogue and constructive engagement among critical stakeholders as the most effective approach to tackling insecurity in Kebbi State and across Nigeria’s Northwest region. The Sultan made the call while delivering a speech at the 1st Media and Security Summit themed “Existential Threats and National Security”, organized by the Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners in collaboration with the Kebbi State Government. He commended the organisers for their foresight in convening the summit, which he described as timely and crucial to fostering meaningful collaboration between the media, security agencies, and government institutions in addressing insecurity.…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced a significant downward review of the Hajj fare for the 2026 pilgrimage. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Commission’s Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, Fatima Usara. According to the statement, the revised fare for the Northern zone now stands at N7,696,769.76, while intending pilgrims from the Southern zone will pay N7,991,141.76. ALSO READ Tinubu orders NAHCON to slash 2026 Hajj price tag ALSO READ NAHCON: 2016 Hajj fare should’ve been ₦6.7bn, ₦19bn savings false – Investigation ALSO READ EFCC grills NAHCON boss…
As Nigeria intensifies efforts to achieve sustainable food security and curb rising food prices, farmers have raised fresh concerns over the persistent challenges of poor storage infrastructure and dilapidated rural roads — issues they say continue to undermine productivity and profit margins. Mr. Adewumi Abas, Chairman of the Oyo State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), stated this on Monday in Ibadan, calling for urgent government intervention to prevent massive losses suffered by farmers, especially those producing perishable goods like tomatoes and peppers. Abas lamented that many perishable crops must be harvested every three days, whether there…
The Imole Progressive Network (IPN) has congratulated Kolawole Babatunde (A.K.A. Ameachi) on his appointment as the Special Adviser to the Governor of Ondo State on Legislative and Party Affairs. In a congratulatory message signed by Olorunfemi Christopher Ibukun, Secretary General of the Network, and issued on behalf of Engineer Michael Abayomi Adeyanju, Director General of IPN, the group described the appointment as a well-deserved recognition of Hon. Babatunde’s dedication, loyalty, and remarkable contributions to the political development of Ondo State. According to the statement, the Network expressed confidence that Babatunde’s wealth of experience, wisdom, and leadership qualities will further strengthen…
The Nigerian government has reaffirmed its determination to continue leading efforts to find sustainable solutions to climate change challenges across Africa and beyond. The Special Adviser to the President on National Economic Council (NEC) and Climate Change, Rukaiya El-Rufai, stated this in Belem, Brazil, while speaking with journalists at the 30th Session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). El-Rufai said Nigeria would continue to leverage its regional influence to mobilize climate finance and promote adaptation funding for African nations to collectively tackle the impacts of climate change. “One thing the world will look out for is Nigeria’s leadership…
The Kebbi State Government on Sunday announced the safe rescue of the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Samaila Muhammad-Bagudu, from bandits’ captivity. In a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Yakubu Tafida, confirmed that the lawmaker was rescued through a joint operation by security forces after several days in captivity. Tafida described the development as a testament to the government’s unwavering commitment to the safety and security of its citizens. “The government is relieved to confirm that Samaila is in good health and high spirits. He is also receiving all necessary…