Day: November 14, 2025

Govs, Stakeholders chart new Tourism Direction at Destination Nigeria Conference 2025 …..Wike honoured as Mr Tourism Infrastructure as Musawa, Benue Gov, Nandap, Egbetokun, Others back sector growth

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The 2025 Destination Nigeria Governors’ Tourism Conference and Awards opened in Abuja on Friday with a resounding call for stronger state–federal collaboration, deeper private-sector participation and enhanced cultural diplomacy to reposition tourism as a major economic frontier for Nigeria. The two-day programme, which ends on Saturday, 15th November, attracted governors, security chiefs, corporate leaders, cultural practitioners and top policymakers.   Initiated and convened by Ayo Omotosho, the annual conference continues to serve as a meeting point for strategic dialogue, peer learning and recognition of outstanding contributions to tourism development across…

Armed forces intensify nationwide operations, neutralise terrorists, rescue dozens

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) have recorded major breakthroughs in a series of coordinated operations conducted across the country between 3 and 14 November 2025. The sustained offensives, carried out simultaneously in all six geo-political zones, targeted terrorists, bandits, oil thieves and other criminal networks undermining national security. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Olatokunbo Bello, who disclosed this in the weekly update on Friday, said troops maintained aggressive momentum throughout the period under review, recovered a significant cache of weapons, ammunition, improvised explosive device components and other…

NDLEA expands maritime interdiction capacity, trains Officers in UK to tackle Sea-Based drug trafficking

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has expanded its maritime intelligence and interdiction capacity following the completion of an intensive training programme for its officers in the United Kingdom, as well as an advanced container-targeting course held in Lagos.   A six-man delegation from the Directorate of Seaport Operations, led by Deputy Commander of Narcotics Aminu Danjuma Jega, embarked on the UK working visit from 19 to 25 October 2025. The engagement, coordinated by Mr. Errol Flynn Macdonald of the UK Home Office International Operations, exposed the team to…

MURIC faults suspension of 15% fuel import tariff, says policy threatens economic growth

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has criticised the Federal Government’s suspension of the 15% tariff on imported fuel, describing the decision as harmful to Nigeria’s economic growth and long-term quest for self-reliance.   MURIC’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, stated this in a press release issued on Friday, noting that the suspension announced on Thursday by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) was ill-timed and contrary to the national interest.   According to Akintola, removing the tariff undermines the country’s progress toward strengthening its local refining capacity…

PTAD disburses N3.9bn arrears to 91,146 Pensioners under DBS

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has disbursed N3.9 billion in arrears to 91,146 eligible pensioners under the Federal Government’s Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), fulfilling the N32,000 pension increment approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   PTAD’s Head of Corporate Communications, Olugbenga Ajayi, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday, noted that the payment covered pensioners across all four major departments under the scheme.   According to the breakdown, the Parastatals Pension Department accounted for the largest share, with N1.9 billion paid to 59,865 beneficiaries. Another N830 million was…

Tinubu reappoints Marwa as NDLEA Chairman for another Five-Year Term

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for a second five-year term, extending his leadership of the anti-narcotics agency until 2031. The announcement was made in a release signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Marwa, who first assumed office in January 2021 under former President Muhammadu Buhari, previously served as Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse from 2018 to 2020.…

NBSA DG warns of critical blood shortage, unveils reforms at National Quality Management Workshop

Emporium Reporters

The Director-General of the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA), Professor Saleh Yuguda, has raised alarm over Nigeria’s persistent shortage of safe blood supply, describing it as a major barrier to quality healthcare delivery and a contributor to high maternal mortality rates. Speaking at a workshop on Quality Management Strategies in the Era of Emerging Technology jointly organised by the Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM), ACCN and the Academy of Medical Science, the NBSA boss said Nigeria currently collected less than 30 percent of its national blood requirement. The…

Friday Sermon: Nyesom Wike, AM Yarima And The Display Of Bravery, Courage And Self-Respect! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In The Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful   Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our beloved master Prophet Muhammad, the last of Prophets, on his family, and all his companions.   Dear brothers and sisters! Basically, courage, bravery, and self-respect are considered fundamental virtues and are widely regarded as essential characteristics for soldiers in the armed forces of any respectful nation.   These qualities are deeply ingrained through their military training and ethical codes, forming the…