Author: Anule Emmanuel

The Minister of Education Olatunji Alausa has inaugurated a technical working group to fast-track the establishment of an Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences. In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister Ikharo Attah, the move is part of the Federal Government’s broader drive to build a dedicated pipeline of health professionals for the country’s military. Alausa said the college, approved by the federal government earlier this year, is intended to end the long-standing reliance of the armed services on civilian universities for doctors, nurses and specialized rehabilitation professionals. He said the…

By Solomon Iorpev There is a quiet but profound truth that runs through the history of every society that has ever transformed itself: ‘no state rises higher than the quality of counsel that guides it’. Nations are not built by good intentions alone, nor by the passion of leadership in isolation. They are built when visionary leadership marries itself to competence, when power sits at the same table as expertise, and when policy is shaped not by guesswork but by the disciplined rigour of knowledge. It is this timeless truth that His Excellency, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia has…

Aliko Dangote, chairman of the Dangote Group, on Friday received an award from the State House Press Corps for his investments supporting reforms in Nigeria’s oil-and‑gas sector, a recognition that comes as the government presses ahead with changes to the industry. The award was part of events marking the inaugural 2026 presidential press corps dinner on July 2, an evening attended by President Bola Tinubu and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Dr. Anule Emmanuel, chairman of the SHPC, and members of the corps presented the plaque at the presidential villa. Dangote was unable to attend the dinner as his handlers…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate  of Nasarawa State, Ahmed Wadada has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic programmes, calling detractors “enemies” of Nigeria. Wadada who spoke to State House Correspondents after meeting with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja said and the administration’s policy shifts are already producing tangible gains and impacting millions of lives. Wadada described his visit as a bid to align his campaign with the President’s economic vision and to explore ways to contribute to national development. “My mission to the Villa, as always, is to see how best we will all contribute our quota to…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, has urged Saudi Arabia to help fold Almajiri and other out-of-school children into formal education, saying a blend of religious and Western-style schooling would protect the nation’s future. Mrs. Tinubu made the appeal while receiving Saudi Ambassador Yousef Al‑Balawi at the State House in Abuja. A statement from her media aide, Busola Kukoyi quoted the First Lady as saying that the country’s vulnerable children—particularly those in the northern Almajiri system—“deserve to be educated” and warned that neglect could deepen Nigeria’s insecurity challenges. “I work with the women and vulnerable children in the society; my heart goes…

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has approved nearly $500 million in support for vaccines and primary health care in Nigeria over the 2026–2030 period. The decision followed a meeting on Friday between the Coordinating Minister of Health Muhammad Ali Pate and Gavi Chief Executive Dr. Sania Nishtar in Abuja. The support is expected to bolster routine immunization and strengthen the country’s primary‑care system. The funding, authorized under Gavi’s new 6.0 programme, will help Nigeria sustain gains from polio eradication efforts, expand human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, and shore up long‑term vaccine financing, officials said after a meeting between Coordinating Minister of Health…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said that his administration refused to pay ransom to the armed militants who abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State, describing the hard line as central to the operatives’ safe recovery and to broader shifts in the nation’s security posture. Speaking at a the Presidential Villa, Abuja in a meeting with traditional rulers from Oyo, led by the Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, President Tinubu outlined the government’s response to the mass abduction in Oriire Local Government Area in mid‑May and the subsequent rescue on July 10. The pupils and teachers—about 44 people taken in simultaneous…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike on  Thursday said that the long-stalled Abuja Millennium Tower project remains unfinished because its price tag, estimated at more than ₦400 billion exceeds what the administration  can fund from its statutory budget. Wike has extended a request to President Bola Tinubu to reclassify the project as a national asset, requiring federal funding. Deputy Director of Press in the  Minister’s office Rabi Musa in a statement said Wike diclosed this after inspecting a string of road and infrastructure projects across Abuja. He said the tower, conceived as an iconic tourist and national…

President Bola Tinubu has dissolved the Presidential Implementation Committee on the  management on the sale and privatisation and leasing of federal lands, shifting oversight of such activities to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi. The decision, announced Wednesday, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President Bayo Onanuga in a statement on Thursday said the President has transferred the  responsibility for coordinating matters related to the committee’s work to the Minister of Justice. The statement said the President’s decision is effective immediately, The committee was created in 2000 under President Olusegun Obasanjo to implement the government’s…

Nigeria and Canada have advanced discussions on establishing direct air service between the two countries. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo said the Federal Government remains committed to expanding bilateral aviation links even as Ottawa pressed for clearer immigration procedures. Minister Keyamo met with David Sproule, chargé d’affaires at the Canadian High Commission, and a Canadian delegation that included the Deputy High Commissioner and the trade commissioner. The talks, held at the Ministry in Abuja, centered on an Air Services Agreement intended to allow non‑stop flights between Nigeria and Canada. According to a statement by the Minister’s Media…