The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu has urged Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State to improve security and promote infrastructural development in the state. Audu made the call in a congratulatory message to Ododo in Abuja on Sunday for his inauguration as the fifth governor of the state, along with his deputy, Mr. Joel Oyibo. He urged Ododo to …

The Minister of Women Affairs, Barrsiter Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has shared an update on the Nigerian female soldier, Ruth Ogunleye, who recently accused her superiors of abusing her. Kennedy-Ohanenye disclosed on her X account on Thursday that Ogunleye is currently undergoing rehabilitation and is under the observation of officers from both the Nigerian Army and the Ministry of Women Affairs. In …

President Bola Tinubu has urged the Super Eagles to improve their performance and do better in the final stages of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. President Tinubu’s message was through the Minister of Sports, Senator John Enoh, who spoke to the players from Abuja via Zoom on Wednesday night in Abidjan. According to Enoh, the President …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, issued a directive to the Ministry of Power to deal decisively with saboteurs working against the improvement of power supply and vandalising its facilities across the country. The Minister of Power, Mr. Bayo Adelabu, made disclosed this in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital while inspecting Ayede sub-regional station in Ibadan as part of his working …

The Federal Government said plans are on the way to reform the Foreign Affairs Ministry and reintroduce undersecretaries to enable it to achieve the set foreign policy agenda under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambasssdor Yusuf Tuggar stated this in his lecture on “The Foreign Policy Agenda under the Tinubu administration” at the annual lecture of …

The Federal Government on Tuesday announced plans to restructure the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, in line with the Electricity Act 2023 and industry demands. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu stated this in Abuja at the Ministerial Retreat on the Integrated National Electricity Policy and Strategic Implementation Plan. The retreat has the theme, ‘Navigating and Aligning on the …

The Ministry of Education says it is working to get Nigeria’s 20 million out-of-school children back to school in the next four years. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman said this on Monday at the 2024 budget defence before the joint committee of the National Assembly on Education in Abuja. He said that there were millions of out-of-school children …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris-Malagi, on Saturday, expressed optimism that the 2024 budget of N27.5 trillion will mark a transformative era in the country upon passage by the National Assembly. Last Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu presented the first full-year budget of his administration to a joint session of the National Assembly. While declaring open the …

The Minister of State, Police Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim has empowered no fewer than 500 women of Nasarawa State origin with grinding and sewing machines in order to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal and to make them self-reliant. During the distribution on Tuesday, in the Keffi Local Government Area of the state, the minister said the gesture was …

The Minister of State for Education, Prof, Yusuf Sununu has said that libraries need to engage in operations and practices that help them adapt to the developing realities brought about by the digital revolution to remain relevant in today’s society. Sununu also said any meaningful and goal-driven endeavour must incorporate digital operations, and that necessitate a radical shift from the …