Day: April 26, 2026

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has reassured Corps Members that their welfare, safety, and security remain a top priority and will not be compromised under any circumstances. General Nafiu gave the assurance while addressing the 2026 Batch “A” Stream II Corps Members deployed to Niger State, as well as those posted to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) but undergoing their Orientation Course at the NYSC camp in Paiko, Niger State. The DG disclosed that he was in Makurdi, Benue State, when he…

A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr. Abdulsamad Jamiu, has been killed after being caught in crossfire during a military operation to foil an armed robbery attack in the Dei-Dei area of Abuja. According to a statement from the Headquarters Guards Brigade, the incident occurred in the early hours of April 25, 2026, at Shagari Estate, when troops of the Guards Brigade Quick Response Group, while on routine night patrol, responded to a distress call from residents reported an ongoing armed robbery attack in the area.…

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s social protection system and advancing a structured pathway for poverty exit, as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard M. Doro, led a high-level beneficiary and stakeholder engagement in Kwara State. The engagement, held under the Household Prosperity and Empowerment Cash Transfer (HoPE-CT) Programme, forms part of an ongoing nationwide interface across the six geopolitical zones aimed at assessing programme performance, gathering feedback, and aligning policy decisions with grassroots realities. Addressing beneficiaries, government officials, development partners, civil…

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has received another rescued Nigerian, Mrs. Busola Victoria Alale, who returned from Cairo, Egypt, after enduring months of human trafficking and labour exploitation. In a statement signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, the Commission said Alale, a 41-year-old indigene of Ogun State, arrived in Lagos on April 22 and was received by the Head of NiDCOM Lagos Office, Mr. Dipo Odebowale, on behalf of the Commission’s Chairman/CEO, Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Her return was facilitated by an anonymous philanthropist who…

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, was on Saturday honoured at a colourful state banquet hosted by the Lagos State Government at the Lagos State House, Marina, in recognition of his appointment as the 23rd Indigenous and 33rd IGP of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The event, presided over by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, drew a cross-section of dignitaries, senior government officials, security stakeholders, and members of the public, celebrating a policing career widely regarded as distinguished and service-driven. Sanwo-Olu described Disu as a proud product of Lagos whose professional…