By our Correspondent The Federal Government has moved to operationalise Nigeria’s 112 national emergency number, directing relevant agencies and stakeholders to develop a comprehensive roadmap for its nationwide rollout. Vice President Kashim Shettima gave the directive on Tuesday in Abuja at a stakeholders’ meeting on the National Emergency NumberContinue Reading
By our Correspondent Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has highlighted the country’s ongoing electricity sector reforms, describing the Electricity Act 2023 as a fundamental reset of the nation’s power market and a major step toward energy security. Speaking at the 50th Middle East Energy Leadership Summit in Dubai, TegbeContinue Reading
DEMOGRAPHY, DESTINY AND DISORDER A Malthusian-Ricardian Reply to Nigeria’s Population, Land and Urban Planning Question By Tanimu Yakubu (Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation) 30 June 2026 | Revised 4 July 2026 This note responds to the proposition that Nigeria’s most urgent challenge is not population growth by itself.Continue Reading
By our Correspondent Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has disclosed plans to improve facilities at the National Youth Service Corps camp, while calling for increased deployment of medical doctors, English, Mathematics and Science teachers to address manpower gaps, particularly in rural communities across the state. Governor Radda madeContinue Reading
By our Correspondent Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has joined the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and other dignitaries in Ogun State for the commissioning of the 108-unit Muhammadu Buhari Estate at Kobape, Abeokuta. The commissioning was part of activitiesContinue Reading
By our Correspondent Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has pledged the state government’s full support for the establishment of Outreach Neolife Babies Hospitals in Katsina to strengthen neonatal healthcare and reduce child mortality. The Governor gave the assurance on Wednesday when he received the Board Chairman of theContinue Reading
By our Correspondent Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has approved the release of N500 million counterpart funding for the Child Nutrition Fund, noting that it aims at improving nutrition, healthcare and other development indicators across the state. The Governor announced this on Sunday when the new ChiefContinue Reading
By Lawal Sale There is no policy by the current administration to increase electricity tariffs beyond their present levels, Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe has said. Speaking in Lagos on Friday, Tegbe stated that the Federal Government’s immediate priority is not tariff increases, but improving electricity service delivery, achievingContinue Reading
Nigeria’s ongoing power sector reforms will accelerate infrastructure development, strengthen the national grid, and restore investor confidence, Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe said on Friday, expressing confidence that the measures will improve electricity supply in Africa’s most populous country. Speaking to the media in the southwestern state of Lagos,Continue Reading
By our Correspondent Katsina State has taken a significant step toward becoming a technology and innovation hub with the inauguration of the Katsina State Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, making it the first state in Nigeria to fully operationalise a Startup Law. In a statement by the PressContinue Reading
