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Abia First Lady Donates Furnished Home To Widow
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (501+ words) The wife of the Abia State Governor, Mrs Priscilla Otti has donated a fully furnished three-bedroom apartment to a widow in Ukome Community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. Speaking during the commissioning and handover of the…...
Deputy Speaker Kalu Gets 72Hrs To Step Down Over Suspected Certificate Fraud
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (582+ words) A coalition of civil society organisations, led by the Civil Society Groups of Good Governance (CSGGG), has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, to step aside pending investigations into alleged perjury,…...
FG Targets March Ending For Lafia Bypass Road Completion
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (503+ words) The Federal Government has assured that the ongoing construction of the Lafia Bypass Road in Nasarawa State will be completed before the end of March. THE WHISTLER reports that that project involves the construction of a 15.8-kilometre dual carriageway with…...
Newly Elected Lagos APC Spokesman Yesiro Dies Before Inauguration
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (252+ words) The newly elected Assistant Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Yesiro Karamo, is dead.THE WHISTLER reports that Yesiro was among the excos elected via consensus at the Lagos State APC congress held at the Mobolaji…...
TETFund Gets Tinubu's Nod To Establish Six Tech Centres
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (277+ words) The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced plans to establish six new centres of excellence in robotics, coding, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The move is expected to raise the total number of TETFund-supported…...
Army Chief Hails Indigenous Combat Vehicles, Applauds Tinubu’s Defence Manufacturing Drive
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (640+ words) The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has commended the production of the locally manufactured Vanquisher Light Combat Vehicles, describing the feat as a significant milestone in Nigeria's quest for self-reliance in defence production. Shaibu said the development…...
FG Targets April Completion For Abuja-Kaduna Highway
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (621+ words) The Federal Government on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to completing the Section One of the Abuja-Kaduna highway by the end of April. THE WHISTLER recalls that project initially awarded to Julius Berger Nigeria PLC but upon termination was re-warded to…...
137 Enugu Students Receive Bursaries From Foundation
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (358+ words) One hundred and thirty-seven students(137) were Monday awarded bursaries by Dr Uzor Cares Foundation. The beneficiaries of the awards, drawn from Udi and Ezeagu Local Government Areas of Enugu State, received the sum of N100,000 each. THE WHISTLER gathered that the…...
NCC Seeks To Curb SIM-Related Fraud With Mandatory Subscriber Notices
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (380+ words) The proposal is contained in a consultation paper titled "Stakeholders Consultation Process for the Telecoms Identity Risks Management Platform, dated February 2026 and published on the Commission's website. The document was dated February 26, 2026, and signed by the Executive Vice Chairman and…...
FCTA Approves N1.1bn For Security Communication Gadgets
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (342+ words) The Executive Committee of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved the award of a N1.1 billion contract for emergency procurement of communication gadgets and other equipment for security agencies in the FCT. Mr Musa Onsachi, FCTA Director of Procurement,…...