Month: February 2026

REA Targets 500 Rural Power Projects With ₦170bn 2026 Budget Solar mini-grid powering rural Nigerian community

Solar mini-grid powering rural Nigerian community

REA Targets 500 Rural Power Projects With ₦170bn 2026 Budget

Chukwu Obinna February 28, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency earmarks ₦170 billion in its 2026 budget to deliver over...

NOA Urges Nigerians to Heed 2026 Climate Forecasts Amid Rising Risks Nigeria’s NOA urges citizens to heed NiMET’s 2026 climate forecast to reduce flood and climate risks.

Nigeria’s NOA urges citizens to heed NiMET’s 2026 climate forecast to reduce flood and climate risks.

NOA Urges Nigerians to Heed 2026 Climate Forecasts Amid Rising Risks

Chukwu Obinna February 28, 2026

UYO, Nigeria – Nigeria’s National Orientation Agency, (NOA), on Friday urged citizens to treat climate forecasts as...

Gas Shortage Cripples Power Grid, Deepens Nigeria’s Electricity Crisis Electricity distribution infrastructure in Nigeria

Electricity distribution infrastructure in Nigeria

Gas Shortage Cripples Power Grid, Deepens Nigeria’s Electricity Crisis

Oluwafunbi Bello February 28, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s electricity crisis deepens as acute gas shortages slash thermal power generation, pushing national...

How Weak Environmental Enforcement is Failing Abuja’s Streets Stagnant drainage filled with animal waste beside Kubwa Market in Abuja

Stagnant drainage filled with animal waste beside Kubwa Market in Abuja

How Weak Environmental Enforcement is Failing Abuja’s Streets

Oluwafunbi Bello February 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – By the time you reach the gutter at Kubwa Market, your body reacts before...

Kwara Launches 2026 Coding, Digital Literacy Programme in Schools Kwara Begins 2026 Coding, Digital Literacy Programme in Schools

Kwara Begins 2026 Coding, Digital Literacy Programme in Schools

Kwara Launches 2026 Coding, Digital Literacy Programme in Schools

Otamere Gladness February 27, 2026

Ilorin, Nigeria – The Kwara State Government has announced the commencement of its 2026 Coding and Digital...

Gombe Raises Alarm Over Child Trafficking as 48 Children Go Missing Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State

Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State

Gombe Raises Alarm Over Child Trafficking as 48 Children Go Missing

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius February 27, 2026

Gombe, Nigeria – Muhammadu Yahaya, Governor of Gombe State, has raised the alarm over a disturbing rise...

Police Urge Suspension of Night Worship as Kidnappings Spike in Ondo Police in Ondo State rescue a 4-year-old girl and dismantle a child trafficking ring worth ₦3.7m.

Police in Ondo State rescue a 4-year-old girl and dismantle a child trafficking ring worth ₦3.7m.

Police Urge Suspension of Night Worship as Kidnappings Spike in Ondo

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius February 27, 2026

Akure, Nigeria – The Nigeria Police Force has directed religious organisations across Ondo State to temporarily suspend...

FG, UNICEF Reopen $406,000 Vaccine Cold Store in Borno Reconstructed vaccine cold chain facility in Maiduguri, Borno State

Reconstructed vaccine cold chain facility in Maiduguri, Borno State

FG, UNICEF Reopen $406,000 Vaccine Cold Store in Borno

Hussaini Ibrahim February 27, 2026

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Government and UNICEF unveil a $406,000 reconstructed Central Cold Chain Store in...

Kano to Open 30 Learning Centres for Out-Of-School Children Kano neighbourhood experiencing youth gang clashes

Kano neighbourhood experiencing youth gang clashes

Kano to Open 30 Learning Centres for Out-Of-School Children

Hussaini Ibrahim February 27, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB) finalises plans to establish 30 learning...

Kaduna Health Insurance Coverage Reaches 9.6%, Expansion Set For 2026 kaduna-health-workers-service-commitment-news-report.md

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Kaduna Health Insurance Coverage Reaches 9.6%, Expansion Set For 2026

Mirian Gom February 27, 2026

ZARIA, Nigeria – Health insurance coverage in Kaduna State rises to 9.6 per cent, as authorities unveil...