Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

NPC Chairman, Dr. Aminu Yusuf The National Population Commission (NPC) has begun nationwide digital registration of births and deaths through its VitalReg Platform, describing the initiative as a major step towards strengthening Nigeria’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system. NPC Chairman, Dr. Aminu Yusuf, said this during a press briefing marking the 2026 World Population Day, adding that the platform became fully operational across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory from July 1, 2026. Yusuf said the digital registration system would improve access to legal identity, enhance data accuracy and support evidence-based planning. Speaking on this year’s…

The Office of the Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta State on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is pleased to announce the 2026 edition of the Delta State SDGs Summer Camp, scheduled to hold from 10th – 15th August 2026, Asaba. With the theme “STEP UP: Advancing the M.O.R.E. Agenda Through Child-Centred Sustainable Development,” this year’s Summer Camp will place a special emphasis on inclusion, ensuring that children with special needs learn, participate, and thrive alongside their peers in an environment that celebrates diversity, dignity, and equal opportunity. The 2026 edition is held in honour of Her Excellency, Deaconess Tobore…

• Current annual trade volume between Nigeria and Israel stands at about $200 million. Nigeria and Israel have shown their commitments to strengthening bilateral cooperation between both countries. According to statement by the Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, both countries are looking at security, defence, agriculture, food security, technology, innovation and healthcare as some of the areas that should be prioritised. The renewed commitment was made during the valedictory visit of the outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. Commending the ambassador…

… lost celebrity boxing contest to skit maker, Carter Efe. Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha, has denied claims by singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, that he bit him during their recent celebrity boxing rematch. The pair squared off at the Balmoral Convention Centre in Lagos on Friday, with Okocha emerging victorious after Portable was disqualified for violating the rules by abandoning wrestling techniques for punches before walking out of the ring. According to him, Portable alleged that Okocha bit him on the back and locked his neck during the contest, insisting he should not have participated in such a…

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani The Federal Government has announced that work will soon begin within weeks on a 90,000-kilometre fibre optic network expected to connect every state, local council area and ward in Nigeria, marking what officials describe as one of the country’s most ambitious digital infrastructure projects. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, unveiled this yesterday after briefing President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, on the progress of three flagship digital transformation initiatives being implemented by his ministry. According to the minister, all resource mobilisation and…

… improves disease surveillance, prevention, diagnosis, and emergency response, while enhancing the state’s capacity to protect residents health against epidemics. Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commissioned the Kano Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC), located within the premises of the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Kano Municipality, as part of his administration’s commitment to strengthening public health and disease prevention across the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Monday. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Governor Yusuf said he was delighted to witness the completion of a project…

… offering free diagnosis, counselling, treatment, follow-up care to sickle cell disease patients. Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has officially launched a Sickle Cell Centre to provide comprehensive care and treatment for people living with sickle cell disease in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesman, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Monday. Governor Yusuf also flagged off the symbolic distribution of free maternal and Accident & Emergency commodities, new hospital bed sheets, and 300 customised digital blood pressure monitors at Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital. The governor said the Sickle Cell Centre would…

* Kano Gov. issues stern warning on compliance with traffic lights… * He spends over one hour at Kofar Fanfo Junction to monitor compliance with traffic lights… Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Monday personally supervised traffic compliance at Kofar Fanfo Junction, where he spent over one hour ensuring motorists obeyed traffic light signals. This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Tuesday. The Governor was accompanied by the Secretary to the State Government, commissioners, and other senior government officials during the exercise aimed at restoring discipline and order on…

A delegation from the Kano State Government has paid a condolence visit to Sokoto State over the death of the Sardaunan Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, on behalf of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Tuesday. The delegation, led by the Deputy Governor of Kano State, H.E. Murtala Sule Garo, in the company of the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim; the Emir of Rano, HRH Muhammad Isa Umar; the State APC Chairman, Hon. Umar Haruna Doguwa; and the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism,…

Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo The Obafemi Awolowo Foundation has opened nominations for the 2026 editions of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership and the Obafemi Awolowo Sectoral Leadership Awards. It, therefore, urged institutions, professional bodies and members of the public in Nigeria, across Africa and the international community to nominate individuals whose leadership has transformed lives through integrity, vision, courage and commitment to the common good. In a statement, the Foundation said nominations for the Prize for Leadership would be received from August 1 to October 31, 2026, while entries for the Sectoral Leadership Awards would close on September…