Deeply concerned by the persistent wave of insecurity and its devastating toll on lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure across Nigeria particularly in the North, the Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners Forum (ABMPF), in collaboration with the Kebbi State Government, has concluded plans to host the 2025 Broadcast Media Security Summit in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The summit, themed: “The North: Existential Threats and National Security,” is conceived as a strategic response to the deteriorating security situation in the region. It aims to provide a critical platform for dialogue, collaboration, and collective action among stakeholders determined to end…
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Following a successful screening by its Committee on Communications, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Idris Ibikunle Olorunnimbe (representing South West) as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Adopting the Committee’s report during its plenary session, the Senate also confirmed Maryam Bayi (North East), Senator Ramoni Olalekan Mustafa (South West), and Ikechukwu Ugwuegede (South East) as Commissioners of the NCC. Board. Other members of the Board confirmed by the Senate are Princess Oforitsenere Emiko (South South) and Christopher Sandy Okorie (South South). The Chairman and Commissioners join the Executive Vice Chairman, Dr Aminu Maida…
In a major operation in Kano, operatives of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) today shut down the warehouses of five textile distributors engaged in unethical business practices. They were engaged in deceptive sale of underweight and shortened fabric materials to unsuspecting consumers in breach of the provisions of the FCCPA (2018). The enforcement exercise by the Commission was led by its Director of Surveillance & Investigation, Mrs. Boladale Adeyinka. Today’s action is a culmination of weeks-long surveillance around Kano markets by FCCPC and the establishment of the prevalence of the sale of fabric materials significantly below the standard…
By Miriam Humbe In operations across Nigeria aimed at curbing insecurity, the Nigeria Police Force have recently, arrests 9 suspects, recovered 2 AK-47 Rifles, 2 AK-49 Rifles, 1 Locally Fabricated AK-47 Rifle and 51 Rounds of Live Ammunition. Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this during a press briefing at the FID-IRT Headquarters, Guzape, Abuja on Thursday. The FPRO also announced the arrest of suspected gun-runners and suspected arms dealers among others. Here’s a full text of the FPRO’s speech: Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, you are welcome to today’s Press Briefing, which will highlight some of…
Development is an inalienable right of all countries, not a privilege of a few. Recently, Chinese Premier Li Qiang solemnly declared at the High-level Meeting on the Global Development Initiative hosted by China at the United Nations Headquarters that China as a responsible major developing country, will not seek new special and differential treatment in current and future negotiations at the WTO. This is a proactive step that China takes in support of the multilateral trading system, and a significant move to implement the Global Development Initiative and Global Governance Initiative. The tariff wars initiated by the United States have…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Government has officially launched the Personnel Audit and Skill Gap Analysis Project (PASGA), tagged Project Phoenix, a strategic initiative aimed at optimising human resource management across Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Segun Imohiosen, the Director, Information & Public Relationsin the OSGF disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. In his keynote address, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, represented by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, Mohammed Sanusi Danjuma, emphasised the importance of this initiative in fostering a more competent and responsive civil service. He said: ‘‘In today’s…
First Bank has taken a significant step towards enhancing customer experience and driving digital transformation in the banking sector with the launch of another fully automated branch. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Group, Mr Olusegun Alebiosu, made the statement during the inauguration of the First Bank Digital Xperience Centre, in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the bank’s strategic goals and commitment to creating a digital-first experience for customers. “With a focus on convenience, security and innovation, First Bank is poised to revolutionise the banking experience and expand access to financial services in underserved areas,” he said.…
The Oko Community in Orumba North Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State has finalised arrangements for the official burial and final rites of passage for its traditional ruler, Onowu Oko, Ichie Martin Ezeosim. Chairman, Publicity Sub-Committee for the Onowu Oko Burial Committee, Chief (Sir) Reuben Muoka disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The traditional ruler is expected to be interred on Thursday, next week. The demise of late Onowu was jointly announced by His Royal Highness, Igwe Prof. Laz Ekwueme, Eze Ijikala II and his cabinet; the Oko People’s Union, (OPU); and the family who have fixed…
The Director-General (D-G) of National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, said that over the last two decades, the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), has rewritten Nigeria’s pension story. Oloworaran said this during the Stakeholders’ Conference on the Workings of the CPS for employees and pensioners of the Federal Government Treasury-Funded MDAs, in Abuja on Thursday. The event was organised by PenCom and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Oloworaran, represented by the Acting Commissioner Technical, Hafiz Ibrahim, said that PenCom had moved from an era defined by unpaid entitlements and uncertainty to a new order anchored on transparency, sustainability,…
Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has disclosed that NYSC provides services for the government and people of Lagos State worth over 14billon naira annually. General Nafiu was quantifying in minimum monetary value, the contributions of the over 44,000 Corps Members deployed to the length and breadth of the State in various capacities, including the 333 medical doctors, 306 pharmacists, 274 nurses, and 7188 teachers. The NYSC helmsman made this disclosure while speaking during a courtesy visit to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Government House, Marina, Lagos. General Nafiu said Lagos…
By Miriam Humbe The National Youth Service Corps has empowered a total of 58,933 Corps Members with different digital skills within the last two years. A statement signed on Friday by Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Director, Information and Public Relations said that the move was in its entrepreneurship drive towards youth empowerment. NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu stated in his goodwill message at a retreat organized by the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, with the theme: “Achieving the youth focused Presidential Priorities And Deliverables”, held in Abuja. The DG said for more than two years that this administration has…
***Tasks Commanders To Protect Critical Communication Infrastructures For Enhanced Operational Effectiveness By Miriam Humbe The Commander, Corps of Signals (CCS), Major General Nosakhare Ugbo, on Saturday 27 September, 2025 paid an operational assessment visit to the headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK). Media Information Officer Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, disclosed this in a statement. The visit was part of ongoing efforts to enhance effective communication support for counter-insurgency operations in the North East in line with the directives of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede.…