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President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday inaugurated Africa’s first renewable energy college, the Barefoot Renewable Energy College, Osara, (BARECKS), and the Green Hydrogen Research and Demonstration Pilot Plant in Kogi.   Tinubu, represented by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, described the citadel of

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, was not neutral during the 2023 general election, dismissing suggestions that the cleric’s recent criticisms of the Presidency was

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the enlistment of 3, 852 candidates out of the 573, 680 applicants who applied for jobs under its 2024 recruitment exercise. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Mr. Adewale Adeniyi announced the final result at a

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, in collaboration with members of a local vigilante group, have arrested two suspected armed robbers during a patrol in the Odogunyan area of Lagos State, recovering a locally made cut-to-size Danne gun and three live

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed as lacking in merit a suit the National Democratic Congress (NDC) filed to strike down section 138 of the Electoral Act 2026, which removed the issue of the qualification of a candidate as

A joint security team in Enugu State has intensified trail of armed men alleged to have abducted three persons in a church at Inoyi, Affa Community in Udi Local Government Area on Sunday.   The joint security team comprised police operatives, Forest

The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the release of kidnapped High Court Judge, Justice Faruk Bunza, who was abducted from his residence in Bunza Local Government Area of the state.   This is contained in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi by

The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) has cautioned against rushing the creation of State Police, urging comprehensive national consultations.   This is contained in a statement by the council’s Secretary General, Nafiu Baba Ahmad, on Sunday in Kaduna.   The

Lit.-Cdr Sulaiman Bala, the Base Information Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) VICTORY, says the Navy has dismantled a suspected militants’ hideout at the Ine Ikoridung coastal settlement in Cross River.   He said the militants used the settlement to terrorise coastal communities

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, says security challenges confronting Nigeria has evolved considerably and requires all security agencies and stakeholders to work together.   Oluyede said this at the opening ceremony of the Strategic National Security Exercise (STRANEX)