The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Monday identified tyre burst as the cause of the fatal crash incident involving a MAN truck and a Toyota Sienna commercial bus that claimed 10 persons in Kogi state. According to the Agency, seven persons (6 male adults and one female adult) lost their lives, while three male adults sustained injuries and were rescued to Abobo General Hospital. Preliminary investigation by FRSC, disclosed that that three tragic road traffic crashes were recorded in Kogi, Ogun and Kwara States between Sunday, 5 and Monday, 6 July 2026 FRSC, in a statement explained that the…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have begun a 10-day Training of Trainers workshop in Abuja on Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension (CRMAE) to help extension providers deliver climate information that supports resilient, sustainable farming across Nigeria. The workshop, NiMet emphasised, was part of an AGRA target-countries project to strengthen digital climate advisory services and build resilient agricultural systems across Africa. Speaking at the event on Monday, NiMet DG, Prof. Charles Anosike said climate variability and extreme weather continue to threaten agricultural productivity, food security and rural livelihoods, making it vital to…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has flagged off the rehabilitation of the Bama-Banki Road and Dikwa-Gamboru-Ngala Road in Borno State, describing the projects as strategic corridors for trade, agriculture, security access and post-insurgency recovery in the North-East. Shettimavin a statement issued Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media & Communications, Stanley Nkwocha said road infrastructure remained inseparable from the region’s quest for lasting peace and economic recovery. He noted that the road projects reflect the administration’s commitment to restoring mobility, rebuilding economic confidence and reconnecting communities that have endured years of insecurity and infrastructural neglect. Shettima stressed that the…
The Police have rescued an abducted woman and her two-year-old son from a forest hideout in Kwara State. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu in a statement issued Saturday said the operatives of the Force Intelligence Department – Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT), in collaboration with local security support groups, on Saturday, 4th July 2026, conducted a tactical operation in a forest at Bode Sadu, Kwara State, where the victims were believed to be held captive. He revealed that upon sighting the operatives, the kidnappers opened fire in a bid to resist the operation but were met with a…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that intensified rainfall during the onset of the peak rainy season could trigger flash flooding across 27 states. The states identified as being most vulnerable included: Taraba, Sokoto, Borno, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau, Adamawa, Kwara, Kogi, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, Delta, Edo, Abia, Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa. The agency made this known on Saturday when it issued a Probable Flash Flood Risk Alert which could take place between July 1 and 10, 2026. According to the NiMet advisory, widespread rainfall experienced across many…
Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise for two weeks. TheHintsNews reports that the nationwide CVR exercise commenced on 18th August, 2025 and was originally scheduled to conclude on 10th July 2026. INEC National Commissioner & Chair, Information and Voter Education, Mohammed Kudu Haruna in a statement issued Friday said exercise was extended following the feedback received from its State Offices, political parties, civil society organisations, and other stakeholders He stressed that the extension underscored the Commission’s commitment to ensuring that every eligible Nigerian…
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have agreed to establish a strategic framework for sustained collaboration, with emphasis on staff training, professional certification, knowledge exchange and other mutually beneficial initiatives. The partnership is aimed at institutionalising excellence, workforce development and the continuous entrenchment of professionalism as the bedrock of effective service delivery. The NIPR, led by its President and Chairman of Council, Ike Neliaku, commended the corps for its remarkable institutional transformation, particularly the milestones recorded in the digitisation of its operations. He described the achievements as a clear demonstration of…
The African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU) Thursday held its 3rd matriculation ceremony in Abuja, admitting a new cohort of students comprising 52 undergraduates and 75 postgraduate students into its aviation and Aerospace programmes. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo while speaking said that the future of African aviation depends not only on modern airports and aircrafts, but also on the quality of people who operate, regulate, maintain, design, and manage them. He added that the institution has been deliberately established to produce those people. According to him, Aviation sector occupies a strategic place within this…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has condemned the barbaric attack carried out on Monday by terrorists on Government Day Secondary School, Lassa Town, in the Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. Its Public Affairs Officer, Abbas Jimoh in a statement issued Thursday said this reprehensible attack, during which a teacher was murdered and scores of innocent students and teachers were abducted, was yet another reminder that terrorism remained a grave existential threat to Nigeria and demands an uncompromising national response. He noted that the Council is of the strong opinion that the unconscionable acts…
Troops of Sector 6, Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace, in the early hours of Thursday, 2 July 2026, thwarted an attack by suspected armed criminal elements on guard location at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru in Jos. The assailants attempted to breach the Institute’s perimeter under cover of darkness at about 12:10 a.m. According to a statement issued Thursday, they were swiftly engaged by vigilant troops in a decisive exchange of fire, resulting in the neutralisation of one of the attackers while the others fled with gun shots wounds towards the surrounding high…