Anambra State Governor’s wife and founder of the non-governmental crusade, Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo initiative, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has launched the healthy living garden programme and weeekly physical exercise in Anaocha Local Government Area. The launching of the flagship projects took place at the local government headquarters, Neni, with the garden programme expected to…

Light rail is a transit system designed for shorter, more frequent trips within a city or state, carrying a lighter passenger load compared to heavier rail systems like commuter or intercity trains. In the final approved budget, lawmakers allocated N150 billion for Kano, N100 billion for Ogun, N100 billion for Kaduna, and N50 billion for…

At least 450 foreign service officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have yet to receive their salaries for the past five to six months. The officials, serving under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are in financial distress and cannot pay rent and children’s school fees or meet other family and social obligations. The acting spokesperson…

The House of Representatives Wednesday cautioned the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to institute measures to forestall negatively impacting businesses of innocent traders during its operations against fake drugs in drug markets. The caution was consequent upon the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by Afam Ogene…

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has remarked that the previous General Officer Commanding 6 Division of the Nigerian Army undermined did not appreciate collaboration between critical stakeholders, especially the State Government in addressing security challenges. Fubara made the remark when he played host to the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army and…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Danjuma Adamu Ismaila as Rector and Chief Executive of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria. This was disclosed in a release by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday. Ismaila, an expert in air transportation management, transport economic policy, and aviation security, graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,…

The purported reinstated council chairmen and councillors of All Progressives Congress(APC) have taken 26 local government areas of Osun State on Wednesday to enforce the Court of Appeal judgment. As of the time of filing this report, the reinstated Chairmen and councillors took control of their prospective councils except four local Government areas including Osogbo,…

The UNICEF Sokoto Field Office, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, organized a four-day Training of Trainers (ToT) on Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) for its partners from Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara States. The training aimed to enhance participants’ capacity to engage effectively with communities and improve accountability in service delivery across various sectors….

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has received the Algerian Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Mezoued Hosine, on a courtesy visit to discuss the commencement of Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) arrangements between Nigeria and Algeria. This was contained in a press statement issued on Wednesday by Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on…