Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, on Wednesday said some Nigerians had asked him to “slow down” with the improvement in electricity supply because, according to him, their freezers were now working continuously. Tegbe made the claim in Abuja while speaking at the commissioning of the 3-megawatt solar hybrid power project at Yakubu Gowon University, formerly…
By Kelvin Obambon Civil society organizations and tobacco control advocates have gathered for a two-day capacity-building workshop aimed at addressing the evolving strategies of the tobacco industry and strengthening public health advocacy in Nigeria. Organized by the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA), the program was held under the theme, “Advancing Interference, Advancing Policy: The Future…
A suspect, Hafsat Abubakar, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) for allegedly circulating a viral false notice announcing the shutdown of OPay Digital Services Limited in Nigeria. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Ani Iniedu disclosed this in a Thursday statement. The police said the 27-year-old suspect was arrested…
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has petitioned the National Assembly to halt further transmission or consideration of the National Tobacco Control Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and to recall the consolidated Bill for a transparent, evidence-based, and public health-led review. The petition follows serious concerns from tobacco-control and public health stakeholders that several provisions in…
Hon. Gift Johnbull has begun “My Renewed Hope Story”, a people centric campaign to document, celebrate and amplify the real-life impact of the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, across the South-South region and Nigeria. The campaign, unveiled in Abuja, is designed to put the achievements of the Tinubu administration…
By Uthman Oriyomi The Federal Ministry of Finance on Tuesday has explained that,Nigeria’s economy continues to demonstrate resilience and accelerating growth with the second quarter of 2026 real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanding by 4.43 per cent year-on-year, up from 4.23 per cent in Q2 2025 and 3.89 per cent in Q1 2026. The strong…
By Emmanuel Onwuka By 21, Audu had already lost a great deal to tobacco. What he thought was a cheap adventure became one of his most expensive investments. He is among the many young Nigerians who live on the fringes of Nigeria’s administrative capital, Abuja. According to an account published by Premium Times in May…
The Federal Government has disclosed that more than N600 billion in cash transfers has been disbursed to slightly over nine million households to cushion the impact of economic shocks, saying an impact assessment is underway to determine the programme’s measurable effect on poverty reduction. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro,…
Thirty-three state governments spent at least N512.10bn on Government Houses, Governors’ Offices and travel and transport in the first six months of 2026, an amount about 4,713 times higher than the combined six-month salary of Nigeria’s 36 governors, an analysis of state budget implementation reports has shown on Monday. The analysis showed that while a…
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, commemorating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the holiday on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued on Friday by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry,…
