The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, says unlocking the nation’s industrial potential is key to alleviating poverty, unemployment, insecurity and transforming daunting socio-economic challenges into opportunities. Badaru said this in Abuja on Thursday, at the National Defence College (NDC) Course 34 inaugural lecture with the theme ”Optimising Capacity for Industrialisation and Social-Economic Development in […]

  TAJBank, one of Nigeria’s non-interest banks, says it has met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) new minimum capital requirement for national non-interest banks. The Managing Director of the bank, Mr Hamid Joda, confirmed the capitalisation feat in a statement on Friday in Abuja . “I am happy to report that through the leadership […]

    Former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Air Marshal Al-Amin Dagash, has called for a new culture of practical and principled leadership among military officers in addressing Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. Dagash, one-time Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), made the call on Saturday night in Abuja at the 30th Anniversary Reunion Dinner […]

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), on Wednesday said that the  national grid collapsed at about 11.23 a.m. The company made this known on its verified twitter handle in Abuja. It said; “please be informed that the power outage currently being experienced is due to a loss of supply from the national grid at about […]

Abdurrahman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad These are men who on a normal day were supposed to be ordinary businessmen in the UAE, but rather were cogs in a terrorist financing machine. They were caught setting up a Boko Haram cell disguised […]

  Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto, Sijibomi Ogundele has explained what transpired that led to him being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In a video shared online, Ogundele said it was a case of a deal gone bad, promising to visit the anti-graft agency to clear his name. He said, “I’m not […]

By Blessing Ibegbu Prof. Haruna Ayuba, Vice Chancellor of Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, has reiterated the university’s commitment to nurturing innovative thinkers, fostering groundbreaking research, and contributing meaningfully to national and global development. Ayuba made this known at the 3rd Postgraduate Workshop organised by the university, themed “Innovative Research for Sustainable Development – Celebrating 20 […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said minimising civilian harm during military operations is both a moral responsibility and a strategic necessity in counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency efforts. Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, stated this on Friday at the graduation of participants of NAF’s Civilian Harm Mitigation Training, in Abuja. He […]

  The MSM Group Limited has lodged formal complaints with security and anti-graft agencies accusing the Oduduwa Transparency Network (OPN) and its president, Mr. Mahmud Adebayo, of publishing malicious and defamatory statements against the company. In petitions addressed to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), and the […]

The Ngwoma-Obube Ancient Kingdom in Owerri North LGA, Imo State, is engulfed in tension following a bitter dispute over the succession to the throne of the late Eze Andrew Onukogu. On May 29, the people of Obube Autonomous Community formally presented Crown Prince Kemakolam U. Onukogu—the first son of the late Eze Dr. Andrew Onukogu—as […]