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Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board starts medical screening for intending pilgrims ahead of the 2026 Hajj, ensuring health and compliance with Saudi regulations

Jigawa Begins Medical Screening for 2026 Hajj Pilgrims

By Zainab Bakare The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board has commenced medical screening for intending pilgrims as preparations intensify for the 2026 Hajj exercise. The screening exercise, which began on Tuesday at Hadejia General Hospital, is part of the board’s early preparations for the annual pilgrimage, which attracts millions of Muslims from around the world. Speaking during the inauguration of the exercise, the Director General of the board, Umar Labbo, described the medical screening as a critical step in […]

January 28, 2026

NSITF Managing Director Oluwaseun Faleye speaking at the SWIP Abuja Mega Awards on workplace safety culture in Nigeria

Business

NSITF Advocates Shift from Compliance to Safety Culture in Nigerian Workplaces

By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) is calling for a nationwide attitudinal change from routine compliance with safety rules to the entrenchment of a sustainable safety culture across industries in Nigeria. Managing Director of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the NSITF–Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) Safe Workplace Intervention Project (SWIP) Abuja Mega Awards Ceremony, which marked the grand finale of the 2025 SWIP programme. Faleye described the Abuja […]

January 28, 2026

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Local News

Wike: FCTA Open to Dialogue, Rejects Blackmail

By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration remains open to reasonable dialogue with striking workers but will not succumb to blackmail or unlawful actions. Wike made the remarks in Abuja on Tuesday after a court ordered the striking workers to resume duty. He said the administration had already met most of the workers’ legitimate demands before seeking legal intervention. According to the minister, the strike was not a new issue, […]

January 27, 2026 2

Business

FG Moves to Resolve Oil Well Disputes with Nationwide Mapping

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has commenced the plotting of coordinates for disputed and newly drilled oil and gas wells across Nigeria’s oil-producing states, a move aimed at resolving ownership disputes and ensuring accurate revenue allocation. The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Dr. Mohammed Bello Shehu, disclosed this while addressing journalists during the flag-off ceremony at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Dr. Shehu said the development followed the completion of verification work by the […]

January 27, 2026

Agriculture

House Summons Auditor-General, Finance, Agriculture Ministers Over Farm Funds

By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating agricultural subsidies, intervention funds, aids and grants has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Agriculture over funds released for agricultural programmes between 2015 and 2025. The decision followed what lawmakers described as unsatisfactory documentation and accountability gaps presented at a committee hearing at the National Assembly. Chairman of the committee, Jamo Aminu, expressed dissatisfaction with the inability of the Office of the […]

January 27, 2026

Business

NDLEA Launches Crop Substitution Project for Illicit Cannabis Growers

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), says Nigeria’s new Alternative Development Project is designed to end the long-standing conflict between law enforcement and illicit drug cultivators by providing sustainable livelihoods and food security for affected communities. Marwa made this known on Tuesday, at a town hall meeting in Akure, Ondo State, where the NDLEA officially launched the Alternative Development Pilot Project. The initiative focuses on replacing illicit cannabis […]

January 27, 2026

Education

FG Awards N50m to Best Teacher, Rolls Out Training Reform

By: Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has awarded 50 million naira, to Nigeria’s Best Teacher of the Year, alongside a brand-new car and other incentives, aimed at improving teacher welfare and raising professional standards across the country. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Minister of Education, Dr. Morufu Alausa, at the National Teachers’ Summit 2026 in Abuja. Beyond the federal reward, state governments also pledged support. The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, donated a new car to […]

January 27, 2026

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NITDA, NBC to Partner on Digital Regulation

By Anayo Akwitti The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to deeper inter-agency collaboration, describing digital transformation and regulation as inseparable in Nigeria’s evolving digital ecosystem. Inuwa made this known while receiving the Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Charles Ebuebu, on a courtesy visit focused on exploring strategic partnerships in digital transformation and regulatory alignment across Nigeria’s media and technology sectors. According to the NITDA […]

January 27, 2026

Local News

Traders Protest Onitsha Main-Market Closure

By Oluwakemi Kindness Traders at Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State on Tuesday staged a protest following a one-week closure ordered by Governor Chukwuma Soludo. Videos circulating on social media platforms, including X and Facebook, showed traders flooding the market with placards, chanting solidarity songs, and expressing support for the detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Some of the chants included: “Soludo, we no go gree o” and “Say no to Monday.” Security personnel had barricaded […]

January 27, 2026