On Friday last week, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former House of Representatives Speaker and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i, former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam, former Governor of Imo State Achike Udenwa, and former Governor of Kaduna State Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, alongside other political heavyweights, paid a visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna. It was ostensibly a social visit. They were seen exchanging banter, having a tête-à-tête, and enjoying lunch—all for the photo ops—before going into a closed-door meeting, where the main issue would be tabled. As the…
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The Agriculture/Agro-Wealth Development Initiative (AAWDI) has unveiled a blueprint to complement government efforts in achieving food sufficiency and security in Nigeria.
The Narcotics Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, Mr Olayinka Joe-Fadile has expressed worry over the high intake of illicit drugs in the state.
UNICEF, in partnership with the Katsina State Government, has trained about 80 youths on plastic waste management, climate change, and the importance of tree planting.
The Federal Government said the statement by the National Assembly North – East Caucus that its zone was” completely excluded” from the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) programme was not correct.
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has engaged Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on disability-inclusive climate change policy review in Abia.
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has declared that dredging and sandfilling activities near seas and rivers—especially around bridges—in Lagos State and across Nigeria are illegal and attract severe penalties. His statement comes nearly 90 days after Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, an opposition figure and former Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, raised concerns about unregulated dredging and sandfilling in the state, particularly in coastal areas like Makoko. In February, Rhodes-Vivour challenged the Lagos State Government to produce the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) authorizing the sandfilling in Makoko and to account for the potential consequences of such actions. Reacting to…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Muhammad Goronyo, has launched a scathing critique of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government in the state, accusing it of mismanagement, insensitivity, and a failure to address the growing hardship faced by citizens. Addressing journalists at the party secretariat in Sokoto on Saturday during a quarterly meeting of current and former party executives, Goronyo described the administration as “anti-people and anti-progress,” claiming it has reversed the gains made by the PDP before leaving office in 2023. “Since we left office, governance in Sokoto has become worse. Businesses are being…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has proposed a four-pillar framework to guide national and global efforts in combating the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The United States Embassy has announced new visa interview requirements for Nigerian applicants, effective April 22, 2025. In a statement released Friday, the embassy stated that all applicants attending visa interviews in Abuja and Lagos must present a DS-160 visa application form with a confirmation barcode that begins with “AA” followed by two zeroes (00). Importantly, this barcode must match the one used to schedule the interview appointment online. The embassy emphasized that mismatched barcode information will lead to denial of entry into the consular section and disqualification from the visa interview. “Starting April 22, 2025, all visa applicants in…