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Rukayat Shittu pushes electricity reform, invites citizens to public hearing

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The youngest lawmaker in Nigeria, Hon. Rukayat Shittu has called for citizens' participation in an upcoming public hearing on the Kwara State Electricity Power Sector Bill, 2025. ... Read More


Gov AbdulRazaq mourns slain vigilante in Isin, announces N10m support for family

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has hailed the courage of vigilantes in Isin Local Government following a deadly clash with armed criminals at Eleyin community. In ... Read More


Otunba Oyabambi felicitates Kwara PDP chairman, Babatunde Mohammed, on birthday

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- Otunba Adetunji Oyabambi, a philanthropist and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has extended warm felicitations to the Chairman of the Kwara State chapter of the P... Read More


Burkina Faso removes visa fees for African nationals to strengthen continental solidarity

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- Burkina Faso has officially announced the elimination of visa fees for all African nationals, a strategic move designed to bolster Pan-African solidarity and enhance the free move... Read More


Kano Gov declares war on same-sex marriage, other immoral practices with new bill

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has taken a significant step by approving a bill aimed at prohibiting same-sex marriage and what he terms "immoral practices" in the state. T... Read More


Two years after breaking world's record of longest cooking hours, Hilda Baci begins attempt to cook biggest pot of jollof rice

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- Chef Hilda Baci is on a mission to achieve another remarkable culinary feat-cooking what she claims will be the "world's largest pot of Nigerian jollof rice." The much-anticipate... Read More


Issa Aremu dragged to court over alleged forgery, defamation

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- A senior staff of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) Ilorin, Mr. Ezekiel Ayorinde, has dragged the new Director-General of the institute, Mr. Issa A... Read More


Delta workers banned from keeping beards, dyed hair, eyelashes, others

Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- The Delta State Government has introduced a new directive aimed at promoting a professional appearance among public servants, banning bushy beards, artificial braided or dyed hair... Read More


One kidnapped in fresh bandits attack on Kwara community

Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly invaded Gbugbu community in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, whisking away the owner of Yashashi Pure Water factory, th... Read More


Shettima orders swift disbursement of N250bn credit support for smallholder farmers

Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- In a significant move to bolster Nigeria's agricultural sector, Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has directed the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU) to expe... Read More