Day: July 20, 2026

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Monday joined the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) and the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) to launch the maiden Skills Acquisition and Empowerment Programme for spouses of junior police officers. The programme, themed “Empowering Families, Strengthening Communities: Advancing the Renewed Hope Agenda Through Skills Acquisition and Economic Empowerment,” was flagged off at the M.D. Abubakar Police Barracks, Dei-Dei, Abuja, at an event hosted by the Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam. The event was attended by the Executive Secretary of…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 individuals into the boards and management of 10 Federal Government agencies and commissions, with former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, named Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The appointments were announced on Monday in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who said all the appointments take immediate effect. Fayose will chair the REA board alongside Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta as members and non-executive directors. The agency’s…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused some Christian leaders in Nigeria of pursuing what it described as a selfish agenda by opposing the proposed amendment to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act seeking to prohibit preaching and hawking in commercial vehicles. In a statement issued on Monday, Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, expressed disappointment over the opposition of the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) and the Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC) to the proposed legislation, arguing that the bill is intended to enhance road safety…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council has congratulated Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, on her historic election as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), describing her emergence as a landmark achievement for Nigeria’s legal profession and women in leadership. In a statement signed by the Chairman of the NUJ FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, the Council said Badejo-Okusanya’s election as the first woman democratically elected to lead the NBA demonstrates that competence, resilience, integrity and visionary leadership transcend gender. The Council noted that…