Author: Standard Focus

FG moves to cub glitches In digital payment, e-commerce …Targets quality financial services ABUJA --- THE Federal Government has said that it is working towards removing all glitches against seamless digital payments and e-commerce across the country. The effort being spearheaded by the Office of the Vice President through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, and development partners is... Read more

INEC Confirms David Mark as ADC National Chairman, Ends Leadership Crisis ABUJA – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially recognized the new leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), with former Senate President, Senator David Bonaventure Mark, confirmed as the party’s National Chairman. The development, reflected in the updated particulars of political we parties on INEC’s website on... Read more

Sokoto to Recruit 3,000 Civil Servants to Curb Unemployment, Boost Service Delivery SOKOTO – The Sokoto State Government has unveiled plans to recruit 3,000 new workers into the state civil service in a bid to tackle unemployment, curb youth restiveness, and strengthen manpower across critical sectors. Governor Ahmed Aliyu disclosed this on Tuesday while inaugurating the recruitment committee, stressing that... Read more

Banditry Shuts Down Sokoto’s Historic Schools, Thousands of Students Displaced SOKOTO – The wave of banditry ravaging Sokoto State has forced the closure and relocation of several historic schools, leaving once-thriving centers of learning abandoned and communities stripped of their educational lifelines. At the forefront is Gamji Girls Science Secondary School, Rabah—the only senior secondary school in the hometown of... Read more

Reps give Transport Minister 48 hours to appear over Abuja–Kaduna train derailment The House of Representatives Committee on Land Transport has given the Minister of Transportation, Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali, 48 hours to appear before it over last week’s derailment of an Abuja–Kaduna train carrying 618 passengers. The Commitee issued the sermon on Tuesday after the Minister failed to attend the... Read more

Fuel Scarcity Bites: Black Market Price Soars to ₦1,500 as Calabar Filling Stations Shut Down Petrol scarcity has crippled activities in Calabar as filling stations owned by both independent and major marketers shut their gates in compliance with the strike declared by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). A Vanguard check across the Cross River State... Read more

NFSS Raises Alarm Over Forest Reserves as Presidency Pushes Dialogue to Tackle North-Central Insecurity The Commandant-General of the Nigerian Forest Security Service (NFSS), Ambassador Joshua Osatimehin Wole, has warned that Nigeria’s 1,129 forest reserves—particularly the 174 located in the North-Central—have become flashpoints of insecurity that require stronger surveillance and inter-agency collaboration. Speaking at a capacity-building training for stakeholders in Abuja,... Read more