By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has reaffirmed that the deliberate and strategic investments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in Northern Nigeria are designed to transform the region into a formidable economic bloc and a model of development for neighbouring countries across West and Central Africa.

* Targets 1,000 Trees in 1 Hour

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) has launched a nationwide tree planting campaign aimed at planting 1,000 trees within one hour (7am - 8am) across multiple locations in Nigeria in a bold demonstration of its commitment to environmental sustainability and community development.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on 29 April 2026 held a diplomatic engagement with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abuja, where both parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening trade relations and customs cooperation between Nigeria and the UAE.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has pledged to revitalise the long-standing institutional relationship between the Nigeria Customs Service and Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja), with renewed support aimed at improving learning, research and student development.

* Rolls Out Plans For AI Institute, Incubation Centre, Others

By Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)

Enugu State Government has unveiled plans to build a 660MW coal-fired power plant in the state, starting from July this year.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has declared that governors in the North-West region remain committed to ending insecurity in the region and thus will not negotiate with bandits.

By Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

The Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to promoting press freedom and sustaining a media-friendly environment in the state.

* Analysts Say Defection May Elevate Political Fortunes of The Party

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

The political equation in Bauchi State may have taken a dramatic turn following Governor Bala Mohammed’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Allied People’s Movement (APM).

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

A Bauchi-based youth group, the Bauchi Youth 19 Group (Yan Shatara), has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to subject aspirants with pending financial allegations to thorough screening ahead of its party primaries.

Philemon Zoo Zame, Director General, Telecommunications Regulatory Board (ART), Republic of Cameroon, and Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), during a benchmarking exercise at the NCC Head Office in Abuja on May 6, 2026. NNL.

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), Niger state chapter is set to commence a protest action over the recent abduction of their colleague, Dr Anthony Eghagagara by gunmen in New Bussa.

* Recover Firearms, Ammunition In Separate Operations

By Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)

The Enugu State Police Command has sustained its proactive policing efforts with the arrest of two suspects, including a military impersonator, for unlawful possession of firearms, ammunition, impersonation, and cultism in separate operations.