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 The Governing Board Chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, alongside the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, and members of the Board and management, paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Cross River State, Prince Bassey Edet Otu, ahead of an inspection of ongoing upgrade works at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport. The team inspected key projects, including runway rehabilitation, installation of a new 500KVA solar power system and planned terminal improvements. The visit underscores FAAN’s commitment to strengthening partnerships with state governments, delivering sustainable airport infrastructure and improving passenger experience across Nigeria’s airports.

  ABUJA: President directs sports commission, NFF and stakeholders to review governance, competitions and development pathways By Okwo Romeon President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football, citing repeated failures to qualify for major regional, continental and global tournaments and what he described as longstanding structural weaknesses within the sport. The President has directed the Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) to work with the secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and other stakeholders to develop a broad reform process covering the administration, governance and development of football in the country. President Ahmed Bola Tinubu GCFR  Nigeria leader. The directive, announced by the State House on Thursday, comes amid continuing concerns over the performance and management of Nigerian football, despite the country's substantial pool of playing talent and the sport's strong public following. Tinubu sai...

The 3rd Lake Chad Basin Summer School has concluded in Maiduguri, Borno State, with participants calling for stronger interdisciplinary approaches to water governance , climate adaptation and environmental justice across the Lake Chad region. Students post for photography  The five-day programme, themed “ Gender and Environmental Justice in Water Politics of the Lake Chad Basin ,” was held under the broader theme, “Aral Sea Basin and Lake Chad Basin: Interdisciplinary Knowledge for Sustainable River Basin Governance Amidst Climate Change.” Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented by IHE Delft , the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Intercommunity Development Social Organisation ( IDS Nigeria ), the programme brought together MSc and PhD students as well as junior researchers from universities and research institutions across the Lake Chad Basin.   Participants were exposed to lectures, panel discussions and practical field visits designed to deepen th...

Abuja - Former Senegalese President Macky Sall is expected in Abuja on Thursday for the 2026 International Humanitarian Award and Lecture organised by the United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation (UTA). The event, scheduled for August 20 at Chida Hotel Event Centre, is part of activities marking the 2026 World Humanitarian Day and will bring together government officials, diplomats, United Nations agencies, traditional rulers, private-sector leaders and civil society organisations. Sall, who is among the foreign dignitaries expected at the event, will be honoured alongside prominent Nigerians and other humanitarian advocates for their contributions to humanitarian service and development. Former Senegalese President Macky Sall is expected in Abuja in few day time to co chairman of the Executive Governor of Zamafera state,Dr Dauda  Lawal The event will be chaired by Rear Admiral Samuel Alade (rtd), Commandant of the National Defence College, Abuja, while Zamfara State Gove...

High on the Mambila Plateau in Taraba State , where the air is cool and clean and the land rises more than 1,800  metres  above the rest of Nigeria, something rare happens. Morning mist drifts across rolling green slopes. The soil is rich and red, the rainfall steady, and the altitude perfect. Here, in the only true highland tea country in West Africa, the leaves that become Highland Tea are grown, carefully plucked, and naturally blended. Highland Tea (gift from Manbila ) This is not ordinary tea. It is tea shaped by elevation, pure mountain air, and generations of hands that know the land. In the cup it shows a bright, coppery liquor with a full-bodied character — robust yet smooth, carrying a clean highland aroma that is both fresh and deeply satisfying. There is a natural richness and gentle strength, free of additives, with a brisk, lingering finish that feels pure and grounding. The high altitude and careful field blending of selected clones give it a distinctive ...

Governor Umar Namadi has signed two executive orders establishing a state-wide framework to combat drug abuse and institutionalise social reorientation , describing the initiative as a decisive step towards safeguarding Jigawa's youth and rebuilding civic values across communities. DG NDELA Gen.Maruwa and Governor Umar Namadi at government House Duste  The executive orders, signed on Tuesday at the Council Chambers of the Government House in Dutse, create the Jigawa State Task Force on Drug Abuse Control and the Mass Mobilisation for Social Reorientation Initiative . Governor Namadi Umar at Occasions  The ceremony was attended by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd), senior government officials, traditional rulers, members of the Council of Ulama, security agencies, civil society organisations and development partners. Speaking at the event, Namadi said the executive orders fulfil com...

  Dutse : Governor Umar Namadi has directed all 27 local government councils in Jigawa State to make newly unveiled five-year development plans the foundation of their budgets, policies and projects, warning that the initiative will be judged not by its design but by its implementation. Governor Namadi with Chairmen of 27 local government in government House Duste  The governor unveiled the 2025–2030 Local Government Development Plans at the Government House in Dutse on Monday, describing the documents as a landmark reform aimed at entrenching evidence-based planning , accountability and people-centred governance at the grassroots. Namadi said every local government must adopt the plans as the primary framework for annual budgets, work plans, capital projects and service delivery, insisting that the era of development blueprints gathering dust on office shelves must end. " These plans must not be kept on shelves; they must become the reference point for decision-making, re...

The organisers of the Idoma Hall of Fame have unveiled the first batch of distinguished sons and daughters of Idoma land selected for induction as part of the ongoing Idoma Centenary Plus celebrations . The top son and daughters of Idoma nation . The inaugural list features prominent figures drawn from politics, education, religion, entertainment, law, healthcare, public service and community development, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to society and the advancement of the Idoma nation. The organisers, however, stressed that the names announced represent only the first approved batch of inductees, noting that nominations remain open until 15 July 2026. According to the organisers, additional nominations received before the deadline will undergo screening and consideration, after which a final list of inductees will be published to ensure wider recognition of deserving Idoma personalities across generations and sectors. Among those selected for induction are former S...

Labaran Maku, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the Nasarawa North Senatorial Bye-Election, has alleged that the APC in Nasarawa State is deeply divided due to the imposition of candidates. According to Maku, Hon. Silas Agara won the senatorial ticket but was denied the position, while a retired Inspector-General of Police who allegedly won the APC governorship primaries also had the ticket taken away and handed to another candidate. Chief Labaran Maku  Labour Senatorial Candidate for upcoming Nasarawa West Senatorial election  “APC in Nasarawa State is broken into pieces because of the imposition of candidates,” Maku stated. He further alleged attempts to relocate the election collation centre from the College of Education to the Government House (VIP) in Akwanga, urging INEC to remain impartial and uphold the integrity of the electoral process. Maku maintained that the APC has no clear path to victory in the Nasarawa North bye-election, claiming that his campaign faces litt...

Justice Rabi T.Umar  post with members of committee of  administration of justice in Bauchi The Bauch state Chief Jurdge Justice Rabi Talatu Umar, has reconnected 31 Awaiting Trial Persons (ATPs) from Bauchi and other Custodial Centres across the state  with their families, courtesy of the Committee on administration of Justice. According to reports by the judicial correspondents in the state say, " the State Chief Judge led the committee administration justice on a routine quarterly visit to review cases, released the awaiting trial persons where she charged them to be of good and examplinary conduct when they move back to their home.  The correctional service ATPs showed that 14 persons were set free from the Bauchi main  Custodial Centre, while 10, 5 and 2 were respectively released from Tafawa Balewa, Ningi and Misau. At the Katagum Correctional Service in Zaki Local Government Area, one of the centres Justice Rabi visited,  expressed serious concern up...

                     Ahj Adamu . A Galajen              SON Zonal Operation Bauchi  The Standard Organizations of Nigeria SON have confisicated over 150 bags of counterfeit fertilizer and arrested the producer in Chinade town of Katagum local government area in Bauchi state. Parading the suspect to  journalists in Bauchi, the North East, Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Adamu Abba Galajen Bauchi said, "the suspect was arrested in Chinade town  by the operatives team of SON  on Saturday  market in Chinade District.  According to the Zonal Coordinator, the suspect was caught  producing counterfeit Golden Fertilizer using four different combination sacks of fertilizer products of Mai Rago, Freedom, Boko and Indoorama, while rebagging it on Golden fertilizer bags to sold as original product to the consumers.  He further disclosed that,the Organizations has confiscated o...