By Miriam Humbe Corps Members have been advised to cultivate the culture of prudent spendings and good financial management. Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Director, Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. The Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, gave this advice during his visit to the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Corps Members deployed to Edo State at the Orientation Camp in Okada. He urged them to avoid flamboyant lifestyles, and learn to live within their means. General Nafiu reaffirmed the commitment of the NYSC Management to the security and general…
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By Miriam Humbe The Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has called on Nigerian universities to take decisive steps toward embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an essential driver of the nation’s future. Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Director Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. In a lecture delivered at the 23rd Convocation Ceremony of Igbinedion University, Okada, General Nafiu stressed that AI was already reshaping global education and Nigeria must choose whether to guide this transformation or be overtaken by it. The NYSC helmsman noted that the Nigeria’s youthful…
By Miriam Humbe The Dangote Fertiliser Limited has clinched the topmost award for Agricultural Input at the just concluded 17th National Agricultural Show in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the National Agricultural Foundation of Nigeria, Kabiru Ibrahim, said the Dangote Group is a major contributor to the development of agricultural input in Nigeria. Mr. Ibrahim suggested that having achieved notable success in the petroleum sector, the Dangote Group is well-positioned to redirect strategic investment into agriculture to advance national food security. He added: “This year’s theme, Empowering Smallholder Farmers: Restoring value, ensuring productivity…
By Miriam Humbe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday, 29th November 2025, commissioned 1,187 cadets of Regular Course 7 into the Nigeria Police Force as Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs). Force Public Relations Officer FPRO, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in a statement signed on Saturday. The colourful Passing Out Parade (POP) held at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, marked the successful completion of five years of intensive academic and professional training. At the end of this rigorous programme, the cadets have not only been commissioned as officers but have also earned Bachelor’s degrees in various disciplines, making…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said that the Nigeria’s key macroeconomic indicators has recorded significant improvements due to market-driven policies introduced by the present administrationz Edun said this at the 5th meeting of the Arab Africa Trade Bridge (AATB) Board of Governors (BoG), high-level roundtable, Abuja on Friday. Theme “From tariff challenges to trade opportunities: leveraging AFCFTA for Arab African economic integration. “We now have an economy where the major macro prices of petroleum products and foreign exchange are market driven. “This has provided a basis for standardisation, with inflation beginning to…
By Miriam Humbe The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Ola Olukoyode has called on members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), to rise as a new breed youths determined to fight against every form of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday.. The youths were told they must also be prepared to be catalysts for national development ando springboards of progress. He gave the charge in Kano on Thursday, November 27, 2025 while addressing Batch…
By Miriam Humbe Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Thursday, November 27, 2025 ruled that the decision of the Court of Appeal about three witnesses in the ongoing trial of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele should be awaited before being allowed to testify against the former governor. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Emefiele is facing a 20-count amended charge filed by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (OAGF), including allegations of abuse of office, criminal…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Government has renewed its unflinching commitment to tackling insecurity, calling on regional and international allies to strengthen collaboration in the collective fight against insecurity. Director, Information & Public Relations in the OSGF, Segun Imohiosen disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, gave the assurance when a delegation of the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) led by its President, Archbishop Prof. Leonard Bature Kawas paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. The SGF stated that the Tinubu-led administration is doing everything within its power…
***Call For Enhanced Combat Readiness In North East By Miriam Humbe Commanders of the Combat Service Support (CSS) Corps of the Nigerian Army have commenced a four-day operational visit to Headquarters Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), from 26 to 29 November 2025. Media Information Officer, Jont Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, Lt Col Sani Uba disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Humsimedia gathered that the Operational visit is part of sustained efforts to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency of combat readiness through strengthened logistics and medical support. The visiting team comprised the Commander Corps of Supply and…
By Miriam Humbe The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun on Thursday, convened a high-level strategic conference with senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force at the Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja. A statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed that the meeting was held in furtherance of the IGP’s commitment to strengthening internal security and protecting the lives and property of all Nigerians. The IGP, in his address, commended the dedication, resilience, and sacrifices of senior officers in maintaining public safety across the country. He issued comprehensive operational directives to all Commissioners of…
By Miriam Humbe The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the national chapter of Transparency International Nigeria, has voiced strong concern over Nigeria’s worsening security situation, particularly the recurrence of attacks on schoolchildren and the strain on the country’s security institutions. In a statement issued by CISLAC’s Executive Director and Head of Transparency International (Nigeria), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, the organisation warned that what he described as an “uncoordinated and politicised” security strategy by the government is deepening instability and leaving millions of citizens, especially children, exposed to avoidable danger. Rafsanjani noted that the Nigerian Army remains heavily deployed across nearly…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Permanent Rep of Nigeria with WMO, Prof. Charles Anosike, has reiterated the Agency’s commitment to strengthening partnerships that support climate-smart agriculture and improved nutrition in Nigeria. The DG made the commitment at the close-out ceremony of the Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples (SNIPS) Project, implemented by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition and strengthen food systems for vulnerable populations, in collaboration with development partners. In his keynote address,…