Akwa Ibom Empowers 7,688 Rural Dwellers With N10bn Support Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, says his administration has provided a N10 billion lifeline and other incentives to 7,688 rural dwellers across the state’s 10 federal constituencies. The governor made the disclosure at the grand finale of the Town Square Meeting/Empowerment Series […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the South while the North will retain the national chairmanship, in a move party leaders say is aimed at promoting balance and unity ahead of the next general elections. The decision was reached at the party’s 102nd National Executive Council (NEC) meeting […]
The Head of the Palestinian Community in Nigeria, Ramzy Abu Ibrahim, has been arrested by operatives of the Anti-Terrorism Squad in Abuja. SaharaReporters gathered that Ibrahim, a Palestinian-Nigerian who has lived in Nigeria for decades, was taken into custody at his residence in the Federal Capital Territory on Friday. Family members confirmed […]
Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Lere Olayinka, has urged the government to enforce stricter regulations on social media usage. In a post on his X handle on Monday, August 25, Olayinka proposed that only individuals with a National Identification […]
A Nigerian delegation on official visit to Brazil has expressed optimism that the engagement will unlock new opportunities for the country, particularly for state governments. Speaking during the visit, a state governor noted that the mission, which marks the third in less than two years, is strategically important as it focuses on agriculture, […]
The Federal Government is weighing a plan to allow gas producers offset the power sector’s ₦2.7 trillion debt through their royalty payments. Under the proposed arrangement, instead of remitting royalties directly to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), gas companies would withhold equivalent sums as part of a gradual credit settlement across […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has responded to criticism from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over its recent meeting in Gusau, Zamfara State. The ADC had described the gathering as an “insensitive jamboree,” given the state’s ongoing security challenges. The PDP Governors’ Forum dismissed the ADC’s accusations as baseless and politically […]
ABUJA, FCT AUGUST 25, 2025 PRESS STATEMENT Emerging from its meeting in Zamfara State on Saturday, August 23, 2025, the Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), again displayed their odifererous hypocrisy in a statement alleging undemocratic conduct by the All Progressives Congress (APC), opining that our […]
A recent gold discovery in the Kaida community of Gwagwalada, Abuja, has sparked a massive influx of miners, many of whom are unlicensed. The area has been thrown into chaos, with hundreds of people digging furiously for the precious metal. The site has been cordoned off by security agencies, but artisanal mining activities […]
Nigeria and Japan have taken significant steps to enhance collaboration in the mining sector. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, led a delegation to the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama, Japan, where they met with officials of the Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC). The meeting […]
