…Squad, says it has dismantled suspected gunmen's camps in Orumba North and Orumba South Local Government Areas, recovering a cache of arms, including two General Purpose Machine Guns and locally made rocket launchers. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Publicity Secretary of Agunechemba, Mr Nweke Nweke, said the loca…

…Law. The Board stated that the verification exercise would be conducted across all 44 local government areas of the state to ensure transparency, fairness and equity in the tax assessment process. It further warned that only duly authorised officials carrying valid identity cards would be permitted to undertake the dat…

…Campaign Council condemned attacks that killed over 15 people across Otukpo and Ohimini local government areas in Benue SouthThe campaign council called on the Benue State Government to set up a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to investigate the killings and account for all lossesThe ADC Benue South senatorial candidate prop…

…the primary election conducted on May 16, 2026, across the 65 electoral wards in the six local government areas of Abia South Senatorial District returned him as the winner. Erondu Jr. said his mandate was declared by the APC National Working Committee in the presence of officials of the Independent National Electoral…

…the APC primary election held on May 16, 2026, across the 65 electoral wards in the six local government areas that make up Abia South Senatorial District. He said the result of the primary election was declared by the APC National Working Committee in the presence of officials from the Independent National Electoral C…

…the Jos Plateau, particularly in Jos South, Barkin Ladi, Riyom and parts of Jos North local government areas. Fulanis, on the other hand, are a widely dispersed pastoralist ethnic group found across Nigeria and West Africa, with communities in several parts of Plateau State, including Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Mangu, Bokkos…

…Congress (APC) on Friday intensified its governorship campaign across Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas and Osogbo, with the party promising community-driven infrastructure, improved education, employment opportunities and inclusive governance ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The camp…

…to sensitise their subjects on the exercise, while calling on chairmen of the affected local government areas to mobilise residents to participate. Umoren also appealed to security agencies to provide adequate security throughout the exercise to ensure a peaceful process and boost public confidence. He assured resident…

…grants of ₦50,000 to one million nano businesses spread across the country’s 774 local government areas. The grant is intended to help small business owners strengthen their operations, improve cash flow, and cushion the effects of economic challenges. To identify beneficiaries, the Federal Government partnered with st…

…and Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Pharm Ibrahim Babashehu Ahmed, covered 11 local government areas and led to the inspection of 738 pharmaceutical premises. He said, “A total of 738 premises were inspected during the exercise, comprising 277 pharmacies, 288 Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendor stores and 17…

…billion fund designed to support up to one million nano businesses across Nigeria's 774 Local Government Areas and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).Successful applicants receive a one-time grant of ₦50,000, which can be used to restock goods, purchase equipment, improve operations or expand their businesses.Who qual…

…approved curricula during an official inspection tour of Shinkafi, Moriki and Zurmi Local Government Areas. The presentation forms part of the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to strengthen curriculum delivery, improve teaching standards and advance the State Government’s broader education reform agenda. The curricula cover…

…Repository to improve birth registration and demographic data across the country’s 774 local government areas. Despite the progress, he warned that infrastructure deficits, insecurity, rising cost of living and implementation gaps continued to hinder youth development. He reiterated the commission’s call for a technolo…

…of residents. Buba added that the governor initiated about 150 road projects in the 23 local government areas of the state, covering approximately 1,355 kilometres. He said no local government in the state had been left out of the administration’s infrastructure development initiatives. The commissioner also inspected…

…and property are adequately protected,” Bena said. Danko/Wasagu is one of the worst-hit local government areas in Kebbi State, sharing boundaries with parts of Zamfara and Niger states where armed bandit groups maintain hideouts in vast forest belts. The area has witnessed repeated attacks on farming communities, kidna…

…has said the long-standing issue of maternal and child mortality in Keffi and Nasarawa Local Government Areas has been significantly tackled through sustained policies aimed at improving healthcare delivery for residents. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Gaza Gwamna, stated this on Wednesday in Lafia, the state capital,…

Traditional rulers, local government chairmen and residents of Oyo East and Oyo West Local Government Areas have inspected newly completed and ongoing road projects across the two councils. The inspection tour, which took place on Tuesday, was led by the Chairman of Oyo East Local Government, Honourable Peter Oluokun,…

…of trees and the production and sale of charcoal remains in force across the state’s 13 local government areas, stressing that violators would face stiff penalties. The government said the warning was part of efforts to combat the effects of climate change, which it said had contributed to extreme weather conditions an…

…Bassey Otu to approve their enrolment on the state payroll. The protesters, drawn from local government areas across the state, defied a heavy downpour to march through major streets to the Governor’s Office, brandishing placards that read “We are suffering,” “Payroll us,” and “We need our salaries.” Speaking for the g…

…programmes. He said, “Sixty-three housing units were approved across beneficiary local government areas in Benue, with the first 20 completed and ready for occupation. “The completed units comprise 10 houses in Buruku and another 10 in Guma Local Government Area for families displaced by flooding. “We urge beneficiarie…

…and preservation of cultural heritage. In their separate speeches, the Chairmen of host local government areas of Ezza extraction, Ezza South, Mrs. Eucharia Nwali and Ezza North, Chief Moses Ogodo Ali, thanked God for seeing them into a new year and prayed for bountiful harvest. They called for efforts to document and…

…the KDA Abuja Branch, Alhaji Umar Gunu, observed that the security situation in the two local government areas had reached a critical stage, with more than 500 people reportedly killed since the beginning of 2026, thousands displaced and several communities repeatedly attacked by terrorists and armed bandits. Gunu said…

…comprehensive information on where out-of-school children live across Kaduna’s 23 local government areas, including their age, gender and disability status. “This is a landmark occasion because, for the first time, Kaduna State now knows exactly where its out-of-school children are. We know their age, their gender and…

…in Esan South-East Local Government Area, as well as Etsako Central and Etsako East local government areas. The EDOSEMA boss also revealed that the agency had received the details of about 1,000 farmers whose farmlands were destroyed by floods, alongside 57 residents affected by flooding in Igarra. He said residents of…

…senior citizens’ organisations, registered non-governmental organisations and the 18 local government areas to ensure that the items reached deserving recipients. Osamaye said: “The governor will receive the wife of the Vice-President, while the wife of the governor will assist in hosting the delegation. “About 1,800 b…