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Tinubu abroad 22 days in 1 month

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu spent 22 days outside Nigeria in January 2026 alone, according to a review of his officially announced foreign trips. With

Boat mishap: NIWA launches safety campaign in Niger

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has launched a new safety campaign, code-named “One Man, One Life Jacket,” aimed at ensuring full compl

Troops kill top B/Haram Commander, 10 others in Borno

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ (OPHK) have killed a Boko Haram commander identified as Abu Khalid, alongside 10 oth

FirstHoldCo’s N748bn bad loans’ write-off raises dust

First HoldCo Plc, the parent company of FirstBank Nigeria PLC, Nigeria’s oldest financial institution, has sparked debate among shareholders and analy

PAP donates 900 laptops to students

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has distributed 900 laptops to beneficiaries of its scholarship scheme studying in Nigerian universities, mar