National
5 Jan
The O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation began 2024 on a merry note for the senior citizens it takes care of under its Care for Life Programme with the annual New Year party for them held in Abonnema, Rivers State, on January 1. The event featured praise and worship, dancing, and a cash award of N250,000 each to…
5 Jan
Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (Kaduna Electric) has announced the departure of Yusuf Usman Yahaya as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, citing expiration of tenure. This was contained in an internal memo sighted by The Guardian to all staff from the Head of Corporate Communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, dated January 5. According to the statement,…
5 Jan
The body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, yesterday arrived in Nigeria a few days after his demise. The Guardian gathered that the plane conveying the body arrived in the country at about 3:39 pm. The late Governor's remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away. Richard…
5 Jan
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the ingenuity, creativity, and immense artistic talents of Nigeria’s thriving entertainment industry.
5 Jan
The Police Command in Enugu State has announced venue, date and requirements for physical and credentials screening of successful applicants for police constables within the state.
5 Jan
With the commissioning of a number of key projects in Kauran Namoda Local Government Area, Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, says the rebirth process of the entire state has begun, crucial to his administration's rescue mission initiative. A statement on Friday by Lawal’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, noted that three vocational centres are scheduled to…
5 Jan
Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, a member of the House of Representatives, has expressed admiration for Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters and the Mozambique government regarding the breakthrough in the Mazenga gas block. Aiteo Group, owned by Peters, secured a substantial stake in Mozambique's potentially gas-rich exploration license, marking a significant development in Sub-Saharan Africa's largest onshore…
5 Jan
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has published the notice of the Surulere Federal Constituency I bye-election as required by law.
5 Jan
The Minister for Works and Housing, David Umahi, has revealed the Federal Government's plan to tackle all road challenges in 2024. Umahi on Thursday said the FG has promised to address all obstacles hindering the delivery of road projects in Nigeria. He added that this is to ensure the actualization of road projects to the…
5 Jan
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the extension of the Yuletide free train service till Sunday, January 7, 2024. Tinubu said this is meant to allow more Nigerians who are yet to return to their stations following the Christmas and New Year celebrations. "The free train service has been extended to the 7th of January…
5 Jan
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command , said its operatives have seized 13, 623.204kgs of illicit substances and arrested 1,005 suspects in 2023.
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A fire incident disrupted flights at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Thursday morning. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in a statement on Thursday, said smoke was detected emanating from the E54 bridge at 05:29 hrs. FAAN's director of public affairs and consumer protection, Obiageli Orah, said the airport engineers immediately…
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As the whereabouts of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, remain unknown a week after he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and placed on a watch-list by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
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President Bola Tinubu and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, have promised to give fresh direction to the justice sector in the country through a holistic overhaul.
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Army to establish military formations in Sambisa Forest and the Mandara Hills, bordering Cameroon and Chad in the North East, to counter terrorism in the areas.
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has challenged privileged Nigerians to help in tackling water scarcity and provide Almajiri children access to Western education.
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The probe instituted by the Kaduna State House of Assembly against former Governor Nasir el-Rufai has begun, as the lawmakers directed the Ministry of Finance to supply documents relating to financial transactions between May 29, 2015 and 2023.
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A joint committee of the House of Representatives has summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to appear before it on May 8 over a probe on environmental degradation caused by the activities of oil companies in oil-producing communities.
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, yesterday, said his successor in 2027 from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) must be between the age bracket of 50 and 52 years of age.
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Worried by challenges confronting developing countries, United Nations has called for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) stimulus of at least $500 billion yearly to scale-up affordable long-term financing for countries, alongside series of structural reforms to institutions and rules that make up the international financial architecture.