The Senate on Wednesday screened and confirmed the appointment of new Service Chiefs, nominated by President Bola Tinubu. The new service chiefs confirmed are Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen Waheed Shaibu, Chief of Air Staff, AVM Kennedy Aneke and Chief of[Read More…]
The new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on Thursday assumed office at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Amupitan arrived at about 2:40 p.m. in the company with the Acting Chairman, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, national commissioners and the secretary to the commission, shortly after[Read More…]
The Federal Government has threatened to invoke the ‘no work, no pay’ policy should the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) proceed on its planned two-week strike action. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, issued the warning in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Director,[Read More…]
The Edo State Executive Council has approved a revised supplementary budget of N799.820 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, up from the initial N675.220 billion, representing an increase of approximately N125 billion, or 18 percent. The approval followed an emergency executive meeting presided over by the Chairman-in-Council and[Read More…]
NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE 65TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA, OCTOBER 1, 2025 Fellow Nigerians, Today marks the 65th anniversary of our great nation’s Independence. As we reflect on the significance of this[Read More…]
Arise TV news anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, has died in the early hours of Monday following an armed robbery incident in her house in the Katampe area of Abuja. She was aged 29. A statement which Arise TV Management issued and signed by Hadiza Usman-Ajayi said the robbery was being[Read More…]
Billionaire industrialist and chairman of the Ibru Organisation, Olorogun Oscar Ibru has passed away at the age of 67. According to Arise News, his family confirmed the development, saying he died after a brief illness. No further details were provided regarding the circumstances of the business mogul’s[Read More…]
Jama Onwubariri, Managing Director of Trucks Transit Parks, said the company makes $1.7 million annual savings for Maritime Industry with Étó electronic call-system as at against its lost ₦2.5 trillion annually due to inefficiencies before the introduction of the tech system in 2021. The managing director who was[Read More…]
Nigeria on Friday joined 141 other countries to endorse New York Declaration on two-State solution between Israel and Palestine at the UN headquarters in New York. Applause rang out in the UN General Assembly Hall as countries endorsed the declaration on the peaceful settlement of the question of[Read More…]
Several parts of the country suffered an electricity outage on Wednesday as the national grid collapsed at about 11.23 a.m. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), reported the breakdown on its verified twitter handle. The company stated: “Please be informed that the power outage currently being experienced is due[Read More…]
