Day: March 4, 2026

Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has directed the management and staff of the Niger State Water Board to ensure uninterrupted water supply to residents of Minna and other urban centres across the state, warned that failure to perform their duties could attract decisive administrative sanctions. The governor issued the directive during an inspection visit to the Chanchaga Waterworks in Minna, where he expressed dissatisfaction over persistent water shortages in parts of the state capital despite government investments and interventions in the water sector. Addressing workers at the facility, including the…

The Federal Government on Wednesday flagged off the Presidential Emergency Food and Nutrition Support intervention in Yobe State, reaffirming its commitment to tackling food insecurity and rebuilding resilience in conflict-affected communities across the North-East. The ceremony, held in Damaturu, was led by the Honourable Minister of State for the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, who described the initiative as a strategic response to the protracted humanitarian crisis in the region. Dr. Sununu said years of insurgency and violent extremism have displaced thousands of…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has taken its demand for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, to the National Assembly (NASS), intensifying its campaign against the electoral body’s leadership. In a press release issued on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, MURIC’s Founder and Executive Director, Ishaq Akintola, said the group and other Islamic organisations were dissatisfied with what they described as the presidency’s silence over their earlier complaints against the INEC chairman. The group alleged that Amupitan was involved in forwarding an…

The MTN Foundation has concluded the seventh phase of its ICT and Business Skills Training Programme, graduating 5,980 young entrepreneurs and inducting 6,000 participants into its expanding alumni network of tech-enabled business leaders. Speaking at the Phase 7 closing ceremony held at Abuja Continental on Wednesday, Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, charged the graduates to take the lead in driving the country’s digital and economic transformation. Shettima described the event as more than a graduation ceremony, calling it a strategic investment in Nigeria’s future. “We do not merely confer certificates…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that its ongoing ward-level enrolment drive for the National Identification Number (NIN) is progressing steadily across the country. The decentralised enrolment exercise, which officially commenced on February 16, 2026, is designed to expand access to identity registration services at the grassroots level and accelerate inclusive identity coverage nationwide. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Commission’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Kayode Adegoke, NIMC reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that every eligible citizen and legal resident is captured in the national…