Nigeria’s telecommunications sector witnessed a notable decline in internet users following a 50 per cent tariff hike on voice, data, and SMS services implemented in January 2025. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) made this known in industry statistics on its website. According to the report, the industry…
The Abia State Government says it will convert the proposed new Government House at Ogurube Layout, Umuahia, into a five-star hotel. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, said this during a media tour of the site on Thursday. Kanu also revealed that a new governor’s office and lodge will be built at the current Government…
The World Bank has disbursed additional funds to Nigeria under the $800m National Social Safety Net Programme-Scale Up, raising the total amount released to $530m, The PUNCH reports. Checks by The PUNCH on Thursday on the World Bank’s official website revealed that the cumulative disbursement had increased from the earlier reported $315m in 2023 to…
●Our Government is Committed to Human Capital Development – Gov Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke has shed more light on how Osun state achieved the extraordinary leap from 33rd to 7th position in national examination rating as released recently by the National Examination Council (NECO). Speaking exclusively to Osun Spring Newspaper at the Government House this…
Governor Uba Sani has commended Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the Aliko Dangote Foundation for unrelenting commitment to the fight against hunger and poverty in Nigeria. The Governor gave the commendation during the distribution of 35,000 bags of 10 kilograms of rice to the 23 local governments of Kaduna State by the Aliko Dangote Foundation on…
As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader, the world turns its eyes to the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.The appearance of white or black smoke signals each stage of the sacred process.This centuries-old tradition plays a vital role during the papal conclave.It’s the only public sign of the secretive…
Nigeria makes its debut at the London Design Biennale in June 2025 with Hopes and Impediments, an official national pavilion supported by the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy. This marks a pivotal moment for Nigeria’s creative industries on the world stage as it is Nigeria’s first government-backed project at the…
…launches national action plan on violence against children President Bola Tinubu on Thursday launched the National Action Plan on Ending Violence Against Children in Nigeria, with a call for stiff enforcement of the Child Rights Act and other child protection laws that guarantee the safety, dignity, and future of Nigerian children. Tinubu outlined practical steps…
Nobody doubts the veracity of the fact that the transformational agenda of the current administration, ably led by Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has long started yielding positive impacts, ranging from infrastructural upgrade, redefined welfare package for workers, industrialization, agricultural boost and empowerment strides of the Governor, across the nooks and crannies of the State…
The National Coordinator/CEO of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Badamasi Lawal, on Wednesday unveiled plans for the launch of various Social Investment schemes, namely: the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), N-Power, Grant for Vulnerable Groups (GVG), and the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP). This was disclosed in a statement issued by…
