The wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, has arrived in Addis Ababa to attend the 30th African First Ladies’ Assembly. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Kwapchi Bata-Hamman, Special Assistant to the President on Media and ICT in the Office of the Vice President’s Wife, on Thursday in Abuja. Bata-Hamman said Shettima would represent the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, at the three-day summit. She said that Shettima was accompanied by Vice President Kashim Shettima, who would be attending the 39th African Union Heads of State session on behalf of President Bola Tinubu. The African First…
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Justice O. A Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 dismissed the “no-case submission,” filed by the former director of Small Scale and Medium Enterprises, SMEDAN, Bature Masari, ordering him to enter his defence against the fraud charges levelled against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The anti-graft Commission is prosecuting Masari on amended 22-count charge, bordering on money laundering and official corruption to the tune of N119,507,080 (One Hundred and Nineteen million, Five Hundred and Seven Thousand, Eighty Naira). Following EFCC’s conclusion of its case after calling a witness and tendering exhibits…
Globacom has partnered with the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) to expand its “Safe SIM Programme,” aimed at promoting safe internet use among Nigerian children. The partnership was announced during a meeting with NCWS members in Abuja on Thursday, led by the council’s National President, Princess Edna Azura, alongside senior officials of the telecommunications company. Head of Operations for the Safe SIM Programme, Mr David Ibrahim, described the initiative as a school-based intervention designed to support children’s learning while protecting them from harmful online content and digital risks. Ibrahim explained that the specialized SIM card—configured for use in tablets,…
No fewer than 1,000 small-scale farmers in Katsina, including displaced persons and people with special needs, will receive free agricultural inputs from the Federal Government. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this during the flag-off of the distribution exercise in Katsina on Thursday. Represented by a director in the ministry, Umar Musa, Kyari said the intervention supports President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and sustainable food security. He described food security as a critical national and global priority, aligned with the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Kyari said the government had launched wide-ranging economic…
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to fully regulate all nicotine products to curb addiction and safeguard public health. Oluwafemi Akinbode, Executive Director of CAPPA, made the call at a news briefing on Tuesday in Lagos. He shared findings from CAPPA’s latest report titled “New Smoke Trap: New and Emerging Nicotine and Tobacco Products, Youth Exposure and Policy Gaps in Nigeria.” The study examines the rapid expansion of new-generation nicotine and tobacco products across Nigeria and interrogates their regulatory and public health implications, given the country’s youthful demographic and vulnerability to industry…
QNET, a direct-selling wellness company, has collaborated with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Police, and other agencies to ensure compliance and protect consumers from brand misuse and fraud. The company’s Deputy Regional General Manager, Mr Cherif Abdoulaye, disclosed this on Thursday during a media webinar titled “Energize Everyday” on setting the narrative for the year. Abdoulaye said QNET would continue to prioritize transparency, innovation, and responsible entrepreneurship in 2026 while addressing public misconceptions about its operations. “QNET operates within regulatory frameworks and we have zero tolerance for brand misuse, fake job offers, or fraudulent activities,” he…
French police have detained a woman in her fifties after the bodies of two newborn babies were discovered in a freezer at a home in eastern France. Sources close to the investigation told AFP on Thursday that the grim discovery was made in the town of Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont, in the country’s east. According to one source, a man alerted police on Tuesday after finding the body of a newborn in his freezer at his residence. When officers arrived at the property, they uncovered the body of a second infant. Suspicion quickly turned to the children’s mother, who had reportedly left the…
Tanzania, through the Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority (TISEZA) and Al Dahra Group, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore sustainable agricultural investment and large-scale production opportunities in the United Republic of Tanzania. The agreement cements a strategic partnership between the UAE-based agribusiness giant and Tanzania’s investment authority, aiming to unlock the East African nation’s vast agricultural potential and enhance food security. Under the terms of the MoU, both parties will collaborate on identifying and assessing agricultural land suitable for irrigation-based, commercial-scale farming operations that are modern, diversified and climate-smart. Leveraging Al Dahra’s…
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Gabriel Yomere, of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers, has announced the commission’s readiness to conduct the Feb. 21 by-elections. Yomere said the commission had concluded necessary preparations to ensure a smooth and credible exercise across the affected constituencies. The REC disclosed this during a briefing with journalists after a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the commission for security agencies on Thursday in Port Harcourt. He said preparations for the Ahoada-East II and Khana II State Constituencies by-elections in Rivers State had been completed. According to him, key steps including the publication of…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has pledged to remove non-tariff barriers, address operational bottlenecks and work with relevant agencies to create an enabling environment for exports. The NCS`s Comptroller-General (C-G), Bashir Adeniyi, gave the assurance to onion farmers and other export-focused stakeholders in a statement by the service`s spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Thursday in Abuja. “We will remove all known non-tariff barriers and work with other government agencies and stakeholders to create a more facilitating environment for trade,” he said. NAN recalls that a delegation of the Regional Observatory of Onion in West and Central Africa (ORO/AOC), led by its…