Author: Standard Focus

Fresh NAF airstrike Neutralizes over 15 Terrorist Hideouts in Sambisa, Zuwa Abuja — The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified pressure on insurgents in the North-East, as a new wave of precision airstrikes wiped out more than 15 terrorists and flattened strategic hideouts in the Sambisa Forest. The operation, carried out on September 3 under Operation Hadin Kai, targeted a... Read more

Tinubu’s devt agenda not political- Information Minister Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that President Tinubu’s development agenda is driven purely by national interest, not politics, with transformative projects and programmes rolling out across every state of the Federation without favour or partisanship. A statement on Thursday by Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant (Media) to the minister,... Read more

Zulum, N/East govs meet Tinubu, requests completion of 17 roads, oil exploration The Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, led a delegation of North East governors to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday. The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, focused on critical issues affecting the North East, including urgent completion of 17 vital road projects... Read more

Tinubu to commission 6,000MT lithium plant in Nasarawa ABUJA --- Governor Abdullah Sule of Nasarawa state on Wednesday, said President Bola Tinubu is expected to visit the state to commission a new 6,000-metric-ton lithium processing plant built by Chinese investors. The governor stated this while speaking with State House correspondents after meeting behind closed-doors with the President at the Presidential... Read more

INEC, NIMC Move to Harmonize Databases Abuja — Nigeria is moving closer to a system where citizens can vote from any location in the country, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) intensify efforts to harmonize their biometric databases. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Wednesday when he received the Director-General... Read more

Security challenges can't be eliminated with snap of fingers--- Tinubu---Highlights progress, collaboration in Northeast---Hints on collaboration with NASA for State Police ABUJA --- PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Wednesday acknowledged the ongoing security challenges faced by Nigeria, emphasizing that these issues cannot be resolved overnight. The President also said that the success recorded by the civilian Joint Task Force, JTF, has... Read more