4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (378+ words) Passengers and motorists have been stranded for days on the Lokoja-Abuja highway following a prolonged gridlock triggered by the deplorable condition of the road, ongoing repair works and a road accident at Bada. The traffic congestion which started on Thursday…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1399+ words) Lassa Fever and Diphtheria should be footnotes in Nigeria’s public health history. Instead, they remain headlines. A rat in the kitchen, a child who missed a routine immunisation, a health centre without gloves or early diagnosis – these small gaps are…...

4+ hour, 59+ min ago   (813+ words) The managing director and chief executive officer of Aerokeys Nigeria Limited, Abuja, Kudla Milinda Satumari Haske, has said high interest rates, foreign exchange fluctuations and the dollar-denominated nature of aviation business are shrinking operators’ profitability in Nigeria. Haske, who spoke…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (320+ words) Former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has asked Governor Hyacinth Alia to account for N1.2 trillion the state got from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) following the removal of fuel subsidy. Addressing a news conference in Makurdi yesterday, Ortom’s…...

5+ hour, 29+ min ago   (303+ words) The police in Sokoto said yesterday prominent Islamic cleric, Malam Musa Lukuwa, who was stabbed by a man after Juma’at prayers on Friday has been discharged from hospital after treatment. The command called for calm and warned residents against reprisals…...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago   (221+ words) Nigeria is positioning itself as a major African hub for indigenous defence manufacturing, the Chief Executive Officer of DICON-D7G, Mr Osman Chennar, has said. Chennar said the ambition was being driven by growing local capacity and strategic partnerships aimed at…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago   (298+ words) The Etsu Nupe and chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has urged the younger generation of Nigerians to take pride in their cultural heritage, acquire education and develop skills as well as values required to contribute…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago   (920+ words) The Governorship and State Houses of Assembly campaigns commenced on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, in line with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) timetable and schedule of activities for next year’s polls. Against that backdrop, governorship candidates of the African Democratic Convention…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago   (309+ words) Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has approved the appointment of the district head of Tirwun, Amb Sulaiman Santuraki, as the new chairman of the Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board. The governor also approved the appointment of Alhaji Aliyu Abdulkadir…...

4+ hour, 26+ min ago   (371+ words) A batch of 54 offshore post-graduate scholarship beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme has departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom for studies in various universities. The students took off from Abuja and arrived in London on Friday. They are among the150 beneficiaries…...