By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, the SRSG for the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abdou Abarry, and the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed M. Fall, visited Bama a day before the kick-off of the fifth Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum for Regional Cooperation on Stabilization, Peacebuilding, and Sustainable Development in Maiduguri.

By Richard Odeh (Defence/Security Correspondent)

Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Dauda Lawal, on Tuesday night, commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for sharing intelligence with the Nigerian Armed Forces which led to the seizure of a large cache of arms and ammunitions couriered from Niger Republic.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

A total of just over US$ 910 million is required to respond to the humanitarian needs of 3.6 million people in need of life-saving assistance in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states in north-east Nigeria in 2025. A total of 7.8 million people are considered to be in need of humanitarian assistance.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

Wife of the Garrison Commander, 8 Division, Nigeria Army, Giginya Barracks, Sokoto, Mrs Anne Umoh Tawasimi has been commended for remodelling the Division's vocational center.

By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit on January 27-28, 2025.

By Cosmas Enahoro (Edo State Correspondent, in Benin City)

Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Mrs. Edesili Anani, has revealed the readiness of Governor Monday Okpebholo-led administration to tackle the menace of irregular migration among youths in the State.

By Cosmas Enahoro (Edo State Correspondent, in Benin City)

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo state has approved the suspension of the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of Edo State Flood, Erosion and Watershed Management Agency (FEWMA), Mr. Ahmed Musa Momoh, with immediate effect.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

Sokoto State Government has appraised security agencies for their determined and continued onslaught against bandits terrorizing locals in the state, even as they warned of potential infiltration for refuge.

By Sidi Abubakar (Yobe State Correspondent, in Damaturu)

Yobe State Nigeria, Set to Host 5th Edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governor’s Forum Theme: Rebuilding the Lake Chad Basin: Consolidating Gains, Commitment to Peace, Cross-Border Cooperation, Security and Sustainable Development for a Resilient Community.

As the final batch of the 2024 National Youth Service Corps three-week orientation camp begins today, here are the addresses of NYSC Orientation Camps across the country. Full list is drawn from the NYSC website.

• * Energy Supply To Reduce For 10 Hours For Pipeline Repairs

By Boma Benson (Energy Correspondent)

Electricity supply to the Aba Ringfence covering nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State declined by 40% at the weekend following an attack on the oil pipelines that support the delivery of gas to the 188 megawatt Geometric Power Plant resumed fully this afternoon.

• * Assented To a Bill That Increases The Number of Members of The State’s Oil Agency.

By Cosmas Enahoro (Edo State Correspondent, in Benin City)

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has signed two significant bills into law, marking a new phase in the State’s Judiciary and oil sector governance.