The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has inaugurated a presidential committee on the National Threat Assessment and Five-Year Strategic Defence Operations Plan, charging members to work with professionalism, urgency and patriotism. The committee, established by President Bola Tinubu, has 90 days to produce a comprehensive national threat assessment and a five-year defence operations plan for the President’s consideration. Akume said the assessment should identify Nigeria’s major […]

The Federal Government has urged the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to develop and implement homegrown anti-corruption strategies to improve transparency, accountability and public service delivery. The call was made on Wednesday at a three-day workshop on the implementation of the Plateau State Integrity and Accountability Strategy, PLASIAS, in Jos, Plateau State. The Head of the National Anti-Corruption Secretariat, Victoria Ojogbane, who represented the Attorney-General of the Federation […]

President Bola Tinubu has described the Hausa people as important pillars of Nigeria’s unity and progress. Tinubu stated this in a message on his X handle on Wednesday to commemorate Hausa Day, being celebrated at the historic Daura Palace. The President said the Hausa language has flourished and become a major language of unity and commerce globally. He congratulated the Hausa community on the occasion and acknowledged its contribution to […]

Motorists and passengers have continued to face hardship on the Benin-Asaba highway, with some spending several days on the road due to failed sections and gridlock. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, who inspected the road, apologised to commuters and said the concessionaire, BAECC, had failed to properly handle the project. Umahi said the concessionaire removed existing asphalt despite warnings from the ministry, worsening the road. He ordered a review […]