The board of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC), with Prof. Muhammad Bashir Nuhu, from Niger State, as the Executive Director, has been inaugurated. The Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, urged the board to prioritise transparency and avoid corruption in contract awards. Momoh stressed that the commission must focus on agriculture and mining sectors, which he described as key to the Renewed Hope Agenda. The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Labaran Shu’aibu Magaji, thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for creating the commission and confirmed that Nasarawa has provided office…
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Environmental experts have said that Nigeria needs to include climate change solutions in its peace efforts to reduce growing risks in the country. They shared this message at a workshop held on Thursday in Abuja, focused on building skills for climate planning that considers conflict situations. During the workshop, a report was also presented. It talked about how Nigeria can include peace and conflict issues in its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for climate change. Mr. Mahmud Kambari, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, said it’s important to include conflict-awareness when planning for climate change. Kambari, who was represented…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, working with the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) in Nigeria, has donated food items to people in need in Adamawa, Plateau, Sokoto, Akwa Ibom, and Enugu states. Mr. Isaac Morrison, who represents the church, gave the food items to NCWS on Thursday in Abuja. Morrison said these states were chosen because they have faced many recent problems. He explained that between December 2024 and February 2025, Nigeria went through serious troubles, such as attacks by insurgents in Adamawa, which destroyed homes and forced many to leave. He also mentioned violent attacks…
Health experts in Bauchi State are happy about the progress in reducing deaths among mothers and children. They say part of the success comes from a new oxygen plant, which was set up with help from IHS, UNICEF, and the Canadian government. Dr. Mohammed Sambo, head of the Bauchi State Hospital Management Board, told reporters that deaths of mothers and children—especially due to pneumonia and breathing problems in babies—are major concerns in the state. He said the COVID-19 pandemic showed that Nigeria’s healthcare system had serious problems, especially in the supply of medical oxygen. In response, international partners stepped in…
The Rivers State Government has promised to find and punish fake doctors and shut down medical facilities that are not properly approved or qualified to operate. The Ministry of Health’s Anti-Quackery Committee said it recently shut down four places pretending to be hospitals or clinics because they broke rules for medical practice. One of the closed facilities was pretending to be both a clinic that did surgeries and a non-governmental organization. Dr. Vincent Wachukwu, head of the Anti-Quackery Committee and Director of Medical Services, shared this during a press briefing in Port Harcourt. Dr. Wachukwu explained that the committee’s job…
Sarah Ayashim, the best nursing graduate at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), overcame personal and societal challenges to achieve academic excellence and redefine the narrative around single motherhood and resilience. For Sarah, success was not just about ambition—it was an act of defiance. Hailing from Zangon Kataf in Kaduna State, Sarah graduated with First Class honours from the Department of Nursing Science at UDUS, finishing with a 4.61 GPA on a 5-point scale. The achievement made her the best-graduating nursing student of the 2023/2024 academic session. But for Sarah, it was about more than grades—it was about rewriting a story…
The highlight of President Tinubu’s visit to Brazil was the announcement by our Oga that there is no corruption any more in Nigeria today. He claimed that: “The reforms I’ve embarked upon since I took over in Nigeria have been very impactful. I can beat my chest for that. It was initially painful, but today the result is blossoming. It’s getting clearer to the people. We have more money for the economy… no more corruption,” Tinubu told his audience.This is not the first time this claim has been made. In May last year, President Bola Tinubu spoke of his administration’s…
Nigeria, a nation endowed with vast resources and a diverse population, is currently ranked 157th out of 189 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI). This ranking is not just a statistical reflection of the country’s socio-economic challenges; it underscores a deeper malaise that manifests particularly in the stark regional disparities within the nation. The situation is particularly alarming in the North Western and North Eastern regions, where over 60 percent of the population lives in extreme poverty. The socio-economic environment of Nigeria is marred by profound inequalities, with the northern states lagging significantly behind their southern counterparts. In 2017,…
National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed speculations of his defection, saying he remains firmly in the party. Speaking at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday, Kwankwaso said the NNPP was making progress in Kano and other states. “We have our party, and we are comfortable. We are happy and ready to do whatever it takes, because we are not in a hurry,” he said. The former Kano governor stressed that any negotiation ahead of the 2027 elections would be a collective decision of the NNPP family,…
The International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), has released the official nominees list for the 2025 edition of the continental awards, featuring Africa’s biggest stars and emerging talents. The announcement, made on Wednesday, revealed a record-breaking 10,717 entries — the highest since AFRIMA was founded 12 years ago. From these, a 13-member international jury shortlisted 343 nominees across 40 categories, representing Africa’s five regions and the diaspora. Voting will open globally on September 10, 2025, via the official AFRIMA website and close on November 30, a day before the…