Month: October 2025

Issa-Onilu to Nigerians: Don’t let Propaganda turn Nigeria into another Libya

Emporium Reporters

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, has cautioned Nigerians against promoting or believing divisive propaganda that portrays the country as unsafe or religiously divided, warning that such rhetoric could destabilize Nigeria in the same way foreign misinformation devastated Iraq and Libya. Issa-Onilu issued the warning on Wednesday in Abuja during the 2025 Press Week organised by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He urged Nigerians to disregard exaggerated foreign commentaries and unfounded reports of “Christian genocide,” following…

Presidency hails Senate over swift confirmation of new Service Chiefs

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Presidency has expressed satisfaction with the Senate’s smooth and timely confirmation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s newly appointed Service Chiefs, describing it as a testament to the growing synergy between the Executive and the Legislature.   Reacting to the development just hours after the Senate’s confirmation on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, in a personally signed statement, lauded the upper chamber for conducting a seamless screening exercise and promptly confirming the nominees.   “As the Special Adviser to the President on…

Hon La’ori drives reform in Reps’ Petitions Committee, lays five new reports, promises weekly submissions

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, led by Hon. Kwamoti Bitrus La’ori, has continued its momentum of transparency and responsiveness with the presentation of five new reports during Wednesday’s plenary session. Hon. La’ori, who assumed chairmanship of the committee on May 13, 2025, pledged to maintain a steady weekly presentation of petitions, ensuring faster consideration and fair resolution of all matters referred to the committee. Among the latest reports presented was a petition filed by Hon. (Prof.) Paul Sunday Nnamchi on behalf of the Gutenberg Print Professionals Association…

BREAKING: FG releases ₦2.3bn to clear lecturers’ salary, promotion arrears

Emporium Reporters

The Federal Government has released ₦2.3 billion to clear the salary and promotion arrears of university lecturers across the country, reaffirming its commitment to revitalizing Nigeria’s tertiary education system through transparent and sustainable reforms. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday while providing updates on ongoing engagements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other tertiary education unions. According to him, the funds representing Batch 8 salary and promotion arrears have been processed through the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF). “A total…

FG reaffirms commitment to preventive healthcare as Nigeria becomes first to mark National Health Promotion Day

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening preventive healthcare and promoting healthy lifestyles among Nigerians as a national priority.   Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja to commemorate the 2025 National Health Promotion Day, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, emphasized that health promotion remains central to achieving universal health coverage, reducing disease burden, and enhancing national productivity. He was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Daju Kachollom, mni.   This year’s celebration, themed “Health Promotion: The Catalyst for Sustainable Health and…

CP Dantawaye intensifies security in FCT border communities, visits Bwari,Garam

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The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, has intensified security efforts in the border areas of the Territory, with a strategic operational tour of Bwari and Garam communities, as well as adjoining border points linking Kaduna and Niger States.   The visit, carried out on Tuesday, October 29, 2025, was part of ongoing measures to strengthen police presence, assess field deployments, and ensure the safety of residents in key border communities vulnerable to cross-border criminal activities.   Accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner of Police…

NDLEA seizes 8.5m Kg of drugs, arrests 45,853 in 30 months — Marwa rewards 220 Officers for Outstanding service

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has commended officers and men of the agency for sustaining the momentum in Nigeria’s fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking, leading to significant operational successes under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking on Wednesday, 29th October 2025, during a ceremony at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja, Marwa disclosed that in the past 30 months, the agency recorded 45,853 arrests, seizures of over 8.5 million kilograms of…

Customs, NAPTIP forge stronger alliance against human trafficking, wildlife crimes

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to deepening collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to combat human trafficking and the illegal trade in endangered species.   CG Adeniyi gave the assurance on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, when a delegation from NAPTIP paid him a courtesy visit at the Customs Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. Commending the agency for its dedication to national service, the Comptroller-General stressed that tackling Nigeria’s complex security challenges requires unified inter-agency…

Ooni lauds NSCDC as pillar of national security, hails Audi’s leadership

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has praised the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for its growing influence and transformation into a dependable pillar of national security. The monarch gave the commendation while receiving the Commandant General of the Corps, Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi, and his entourage at his palace in Ile-Ife during the NSCDC’s operational tour of Osun State.   Oba Ogunwusi applauded the Corps’ professionalism, discipline, and tactical efficiency under Professor Audi’s leadership, noting that the NSCDC has evolved…

IGP Egbetokun decorates new DIG, AIGs, CPs …. Urges Integrity, Innovation in policing

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Tuesday decorated newly promoted senior police officers with their new ranks, charging them to uphold the highest ethical and professional standards in service to the nation. The decoration ceremony, held at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, marked another milestone in the Police leadership’s effort to reward diligence, discipline, and professionalism among officers. In the latest promotion exercise approved by the Police Service Commission (PSC), one Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) was promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of…