Politics

LAGOS, NIGERIA (NPA): Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has announced that the first section of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway will be commissioned in May 2026. Umahi made the …

ABUJA, NIGERIA (NPA): The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from an online recruitment scheme falsely attributed to the commission. A fake website, https://tinyurl.com/INEC-Ad-hoc-Staff-Recruitment, had circulated claims of …

ABUJA, NIGERIA (NPA): The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticized the presence of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike at polling units during Saturday’s elections for chairmen of …

ENUGU, NIGERIA (NPA): Governor of Enugu State, Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has expressed satisfaction with the smooth and peaceful conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) local government congresses in Nkanu …

ABUJA, NIGERIA (Agency Report): The Federal Government says it has advanced plans to establish the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences (AFCOM&HS) to strengthen military healthcare services. This …

ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA (NPA): The Southeast Nigeria chapter of the City Boy Movement (CBM)—a sociopolitical group supporting the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027—held its inaugural strategy …

EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA (Agency Report): The Ebonyi sports council has pledged to collaborate with the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Ebonyi chapter on development in the state. The Ebonyi sports …

LAGOS, NIGERIA (NPA): The European Union has officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, following a decision by the Foreign Affairs Council. The move places …

ABUJA, NIGERIA (Agency Report): The Federal Government says Nigeria accounts for 67 per cent of global yam production, producing 67.2 million metric tonnes annually. Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, Minister of State …