Month: November 2025

Nigeria Police Academy graduates 1,187 Cadets as Assistant Superintendents

Lukman Laleye Babalola

One Thousand One Hundred and Eighty-Seven (1,187) cadets of Regular Course 7 were commissioned today, 29th November 2025, into the Nigeria Police Force as Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) following the successful completion of a rigorous five-year academic and professional training programme at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State. The Passing Out Parade (POP) celebrated the cadets’ dual achievement: commissioning as officers and earning Bachelor’s degrees in various disciplines, equipping them with both academic qualifications and professional policing skills.   Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the…

NDARPN dismisses House Committee’s ₦1 Trillion claim, affirms PIA implementation is on track

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Niger Delta Accountability and Resource Protection Network (NDARPN) has challenged recent claims by the House of Representatives Committee on the South South Development Commission that Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) funds have left the region shortchanged by over ₦1 trillion.   In a statement on Friday, NDARPN President Comrade Ebikabo West described the committee’s assertions as “sensational, misleading and potentially damaging to the investment stabilisation the PIA has steadily cultivated.”   West stressed that the implementation of the PIA by relevant regulatory bodies, particularly regarding host community development funds…

HRWA blames Gov Lawal for Zamfara insecurity, urges Tinubu to declare State of Emergency

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Human Rights Watchdog in Africa (HRWA) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara State, accusing Governor Dauda Lawal of worsening insecurity through political recklessness and negligence.   The demand, issued on November 28, 2025, followed reports that over 500 inmates convicted of banditry-related crimes including 69 hardened bandits were mysteriously released from Gusau Correctional Facility. HRWA alleged that these releases, authorized via a secret state pardon as far back as September 2025, were politically motivated and have reignited fears of violence across…

Appraising Regulatory Excellence through Komolafe’s Lens By Ibrahim Idris

Emporium Reporters

When the momentous task of leading a constituted regulatory edifice like NUPRC is entrusted to a single person, the world expects two things: fidelity to statutory duty and demonstrable outcomes. In Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector, it is no surprising that those expectations have been largely met, and have been exceeded on many occasions by Engineer Gbenga Komolafe. Being the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Komolafe is a living metonym for “Regulatory Excellence”, one who is meticulous in method, and relentless in his delivery. Komolafe’s regulatory…

NIMC DG Coker-Odusote bags ASCSN Excellence Award for Leadership in Capacity Building, Staff Welfare

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. (Dr.) Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has received the prestigious Award of Excellence in Capacity Building and Staff Welfare from the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN). The National Executive Council of ASCSN said the award recognized her outstanding leadership, marked by a strong commitment to staff development, improved welfare, and the steady transformation of NIMC. The honour came on the heels of her recent Innovation Service Delivery Award from the Association of Corporate Online Editors (ACOE), which applauded…

FG appoints Athena Centre to NgREN Board, strengthens Data-Driven Education reforms

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Government has appointed the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership to the Governing Board of the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN) and its digital services arm, the Tertiary Education Research Applications and Services (TERAS), as part of renewed efforts to modernise Nigeria’s research ecosystem and deepen data-driven governance.   NgREN serve as Nigeria’s national research and education backbone, providing high-speed connectivity, shared digital resources, and collaboration infrastructure for universities and research institutions, while TERAS powers the digital applications that support research, data exchange, and virtual learning across…

Tuggar presents Letters of Credence to newly appointed Nigerian envoys

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, on Friday, November 28, 2025, presented Letters of Credence to five newly appointed Nigerian envoys, marking a renewed push to strengthen the country’s diplomatic presence across key global regions.   The envoys included Ambassador Olawale Emmanuel Awe, ECOWAS Permanent Representative; Ambassador Mairo Musa Abbas, Consul General in Guangzhou, China; Ambassador N.O. Okey-Uche, Consul General in Johannesburg, South Africa; Ambassador Ojo Olobode Steve, Consul General in Buea, Cameroon; and Ambassador Samalia Goni, Charge d’Affaires, Tripoli, Libya.   Speaking during the presentation…

Niger Police marks 70 years of Women in Policing with Road Walk, Lectures , School Outreach

Emporium Reporters

The Niger State Police Command on Saturday, November 29, 2025, commenced activities marking the 70th Anniversary of Women in Policing with a 5km road walk involving female officers across the Command. According to a statement signed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the commemorative activities were designed to celebrate the sacrifices, achievements and evolving role of women in the Nigeria Police Force over the past seven decades.   The symbolic road walk, led by ACP Leticia Onwuchekwa, kicked off at the State Police Headquarters in Dutsen-Kura,…

GreenLand News Magazine celebrates Media, Innovation ,Youth Empowerment at Annual Lecture/Awards

Lukman Laleye Babalola

GreenLand News Magazine, in partnership with the Young Entrepreneurs and Innovators Foundation (YEI Foundation), on today held its Annual Lecture and Award Ceremony in Abuja, focused on the intersection of media, innovation and youth development. With the theme “Building a Future of Impact: Media, Innovation, and Youth Empowerment,” the event brought together media executives, policymakers, innovators, youth leaders and development advocates committed to fostering national progress.   In her opening remarks, the Editor-in-Chief of GreenLand News Magazine, Amb. Dr. Peace Ofeoshi, highlighted the crucial role of media and technology in…

NUJ FCT Chair Grace Ike honoured for Outstanding Media Leadership, Advocacy

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Chairperson of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has been conferred with the Excellence in Media Leadership and Advocacy Award by the School of Communications and Media Studies, Learn To Live Business School UK (LLBSUK).   The recognition was a major highlight of the school’s 2025 Post-Graduate Awards Ceremony, which celebrated graduating students from Cohort 1 and Cohort 2. The event, which drew media scholars, practitioners, and families of the graduands, saw outstanding participants such as Funmilayo Evelyn Akintola, Gloria Ikiba, Arith, Yecenu Joyce…