Author: Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has blamed driver fatigue for a fatal road traffic crash that claimed the lives of 16 persons along the Okene–Lokoja road in Kogi State. The lone accident, which involved a Toyota Hiace commercial bus with registration number BUU 17 ZD, occurred at Aku community at about 9:20 a.m. on Friday. According to the FRSC, the incident was reported at about 9:25 a.m., while rescue operatives from the RS8.34 Zariagi Unit Command arrived at the scene within 15 minutes and immediately commenced rescue operations. A…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has partnered with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) to train corps members in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) retrofitting as part of efforts to expand skills acquisition opportunities for Nigerian youths. The collaboration was formalised through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja, aimed at integrating CNG retrofitting training into the NYSC Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme. Speaking at the event, the Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, said the scheme already possesses the…

Nigeria’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on Friday officially assumed duty at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, pledging to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic engagements and advance the Federal Government’s 4D foreign policy agenda. Ambassador Odumegwu-Ojukwu resumed office following her elevation by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Minister of Foreign Affairs. She was received at the ministry by senior directors led by the Permanent Secretary, Dunoma Umar Ahmed, alongside heads of agencies under the ministry, including the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Institute for…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced a four-day capacity-building workshop for journalists in Abuja aimed at deepening media understanding of the Service’s ongoing Trade Modernisation Project and broader institutional reforms. The workshop, themed “Enhancing Media Knowledge and Understanding of Customs Modernisation Project,” brought together journalists from various media organisations across the country to strengthen public awareness of Customs’ digital transformation agenda. Declaring the workshop open on behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, the Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Enforcement, Inspection and Investigation, Timi Bomodi, described…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has dismissed reports alleging that Femi Fani-Kayode was rejected by Germany as Nigeria’s ambassador, insisting instead that the former minister personally requested redeployment to South Africa. In a statement issued on Friday by the Executive Director of MURIC, Ishaq Akintola, the group described media reports suggesting Germany rejected Fani-Kayode as “fabricated” and misleading. According to the group, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had appointed ambassadors to several countries following Senate confirmation in December 2025, with Fani-Kayode initially posted to Germany before his redeployment to South Africa.…