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Kaduna Governor Warns Against Politicisation of Insecurity

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has warned politicians who politicises security matters in the name of opposition to desist from doing so because their antics are jeopardising the lives of innocent people. The Governor, who made this known at the weekend, vowed to deal with this category of politicians who derive joy in the […]

LGAs Emergency Management Committees: DG NEMA Commends Katsina Govt.

In a significant move to enhance disaster management at the grassroots level, the Katsina State Government has inaugurated the Local Emergency Management Committees (LEMCs) for all 34 Local Government Areas of the state. The inauguration ceremony, held on February 25, 2025, had the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, represented […]

NEMA coordinates emergency response to tanker accident scene in Kaduna

The National Emergency Management Agency in collaboration with other stake holders recently averted a catastrophe in Kaduna where a Petrol tanker conveyiñg product invhas successfully evacuated petroleum products from a tanker involved in an accident along Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Kaduna. This coordinated effort ensured the safe transfer of the product to another tanklved in anaccident. […]

NAHCON approves four Islamic banks for Hajj Savings Scheme

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has approved four banks to support and implement the Hajj Savings Scheme. An official in the Information and Publications Division of NAHCON, Abdulbasit Abba, announced the development in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Abba stated, “A significant milestone for the Hajj Savings Scheme, three new Islamic banks—Taj Bank, […]

FMBN raises Housing Mortgage loan to N50m

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has raised the maximum National Housing Fund (NHF) Mortgage Loan from N15 million to N50 million per applicant to enhance access to affordable housing, particularly for high-income earners in the private sector. FMBN’s Managing Director/Chief Executive, Shehu Usman Osidi, announced the development in a goodwill message delivered by […]

Dangote Hits New Ground Again!

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has once again broken another ground with a bold $400 million expansion of his cement empire in Ethiopia. The Mugher cement plant was once scarred by conflict and tragedy. Now, it will double its output to five million tons annually, thus solidifying Dangote’s dominance in Africa’s constructioconnn industry. Ethiopia hasn’t […]

Time for action: IMEX launches 2025 Talking Point

Ahead of IMEX Frankfurt in May, the IMEX Group has announced the next evolution of its Talking Point with the topic for 2025: Impact 2.0 – Activating the Future. The company’s annual Talking Point forms a focus for the year ahead, anchoring IMEX show content, research and storytelling as well as providing a theme for exhibitors, […]

Dangote, breaks another record, exports jet fuel to Saudi Aramco

The giant Dangote refinery in Lagos has exported two cargoes of jet fuel to Saudi Aramco in what some analysts say truly establishes the plant as a global leader in the business. Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote group told directors of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG during an extensive tour of the plant […]

Nigeria’s Anti-Graft Agency Raids Hajj Commission Office Over Alleged Fraud

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday raided the headquarters of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Abuja. The raid is part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged mismanagement of a N90billion intervention fund intended for the 2024 Hajj. It was learnt that the anti-graft agency operatives stormed […]