Excellency

On behalf of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and my family, I specially felicitate with our leader, father and President, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the occasion of your birthday.  Sir, your courageous leadership, firm resolve, and bold reform-driven governance continue to serve as a springboard for a renewed Nigeria, strengthening national confidence and optimism in our shared future. Your Excellency, we are particularly grateful for your visionary drive toward Nigeria’s energy transformation, especially your support for solarization initiatives and the transition to sustainable energy: an intervention that has illuminated over 37 health and tertiary institutions, MDAs, and numerous rural and urban communities within the last three years.  It is pertinent to note that this practical commitment in your capacity as the board chairman of the ECN, is steadily laying a solid foundation for resilience, innovation, and sustainable national development...

As part of broader reforms to improve food affordability and strengthen value chain efficiency, the Federal Government has announced decisive steps to address the role of middlemen in driving price distortions and artificial scarcity within Nigeria’s livestock sector. Speaking at the maiden edition of the Minister–Livestock Farmers’ Connect held on Tuesday, 24th March 2026, the Honourable Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, identified the dominance of middlemen in the livestock value chain as a major challenge, noting that producers earn less while intermediaries capture disproportionate margins before products reach processors and consumers.  “In many cases, the producer does the hard work, but earns the least, while the middleman takes the highest margin. This ultimately drives up prices and creates artificial scarcity in the market,” the Minister stated. To address this imbalance, the Ministry is encouraging a shift towards end-to-end business models, where pro...

The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has expressed deep concern over disturbing reports from Ozoro in Delta State, where women were allegedly subjected to sexual assault and harassment during activities linked to a local festival in Isoko North.  In a Press Statement signed by Ahmed Lawan Danbazau, Head, Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Women Affairs and made available to the media, it stated that, "These reports, which have been widely described in public discourse as reflecting elements of “rape culture,” are deeply disturbing, unacceptable, and contrary to all norms of human dignity, public safety, and the rule of law. "No cultural or traditional practice can justify or excuse sexual violence in any form. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPP Act) provide clear protections: Section 1 prohibits all forms of violence, Section 14 criminalizes harmful traditional practic...

In continuation of her decade-long Ramadan and Lent tradition, Dr. Betta Edu over the weekend broke fast with over 1,500 physically challenged men, women, and children of Muslim and Christian faiths in the Karonmajigi community, behind the National Military Cemetery, Abuja. The programme, which began in Bogobiri and Nasarawa Bakoko, Calabar during her tenure as Director General of the Primary Healthcare Development Agency and later as Commissioner for Health in Cross River State, was held this weekend to pray for Nigeria and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Recall that in 2025, Dr. Edu hosted the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and his entourage for an iftar with Muslim communities in Calabar. The dinner was also attended by the Acting Governor of Cross River State and the management of the University of Calabar, bringing Christians and Muslims together in Calabar around the same period last year. During the weekend visit, Dr. Edu met with visually impaired individuals and other perso...