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Solomon Ewuga, a former Nigerian Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has been reportedly kidnapped. Ewuga, who also served as a Senator was kidnapped in the late hours of Tuesday in Plateau State. The former Senator, who represented Nasarawa North Senatorial district from 2011-2015, was returning home when the gunmen …

The Kaduna State Government has shut down telecommunication services in some Local Government Areas of the state as part of critical measures towards ending banditry. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the decision was taken on Wednesday after a meeting with relevant federal agencies …

Governors of the 19 states in the North have opposed the call by their southern counterparts that the Presidency should be zoned to the South in 2023. This formed part of the resolutions reached on Monday when the governors held an emergency meeting with traditional rulers in the region at …

Opinion is divided on the prospects and viability of electronic voting in 2023 polls. But, some stakeholders want the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take a cue from the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM), which has successfully deployed technology twice in the local government elections. Deputy Editor EMMANUEL …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of the National Blood Service Commission, NBSC, replacing the National Blood Transfusion Service, NBTS, which was formerly a unit under the Department of Hospital Services in the Federal Ministry of Health. The approval is contained in an official Gazette titled Act No 8, …

The official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) digital currency, the eNaira, has gone live, exactly one week to the planned launch of the initiative. The CBN will launch the eNaira on October 1, 2021. Let us take a closer look at the eNaira, what it means for you, and how …

Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Sunday, attacked Madamai and Abun communities in Kaura LGA of Kaduna state, killing 34 residents. Eight people sustained injuries during the attack while about 20 houses were said to have been burnt by the bandits. Michael Magaji, a priest in the Catholic diocese of …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned students in Senior Secondary School one and two (SS1 and SS2) from participating in external examinations such as WASSCE, NECO and NABTEB.This was made known in a circular issued to principals of federal unity schools by the Federal Ministry of Education. “The ministry’s …

The job of managing the image and reputation of a company that many love to hate and others hate to love is no mean task. Very often, one leaves the job inheriting the ‘enemies’ of the company as personal enemies. Very rarely does one leave the job in a gale …

The Lagos State Government through the Office of Public Private Partnership in conjunction with the Ministry of Health has concluded plans for the commencement of construction of the proposed Medical Park in the state. The multi-billion-naira Medical Park is a novel and first-of-its-kind comprehensive health infrastructure in Nigeria aimed to …