National
23 Dec
The Chancellor, Mountain Top University and the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, has said Mountain Top University (MTU) will continually commit to research and innovations to help extend the frontier of knowledge.
23 Dec
Stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to adopt Sweden’s tobacco harm reduction (THR) approaches / regulations and implement effective policies to achieve a smoke-free society.
23 Dec
James Hope Business School has hosted a delegation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) on a resource verification exercise, in preparation for the kick off of the university’s Executive Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programme in January 2024.
23 Dec
Federal government has declared Monday 25th, and Tuesday 26th December, 2023 and Monday, January, 1st 2024 as public holidays to mark Christmas and New Year Day celebrations, respectively. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, yesterday in Abuja. In a communique signed by the Director overseeing office…
23 Dec
It was a gathering of the crème-de-la-crème in the Southeast geo-political zone of the country last Sunday when Aka Ikenga, the Igbo Think Tank, recognised sons and daughters of Igboland who have performed outstandingly in their chosen professions.
23 Dec
The Ovie Brume Foundation, recently, led no fewer than 80 children and parents during an awareness walk to end to gender-based violence (GBV) in Lagos communities.
23 Dec
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has urged the Federal Government to reopen the border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, which was shut after a military intervention in the latter.
23 Dec
The BAT Vanguard has faulted the notions held in certain quarters that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu imposed his will on the warring groups split along the lines of Governor Siminalaye Fubara and the Minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike.
23 Dec
Just as the Christmas song goes, it was joy to the world and indeed, the pupils and teachers of Oba Yekini Adeniji Elegushi Primary School, Itedo community, Lagos, when the Rotary Club of Lekki Phase 1 Lagos held a Christmas/end of year party.
23 Dec
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have re-arrested a convicted Italian, Floriana De-Stefani, for failing to obey a court order upon her conviction by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.
23 Dec
The Rivers Police Command has assured residents of the state of full security presence at every flash point in the state, just as it banned the usage of fireworks during the Yuletide season.
23 Dec
PUTTRU Technologies Ltd, an investment platform that connects energy and power sector businesses in Africa to funds, has restated its commitment to increase climate finance for Nigeria to support sustainable actions.
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the country would be able to ramp up oil and gas production to feed Dangote and other local refineries by curtailing pipeline vandalisation and oil theft through its new partnership with the Nigerian Armed Forces.
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Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Ahmad Aruwa, has accused the presidency of working against the party’s suspended National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
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Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged contractors and site engineers handling the construction of the 260 smart schools and 260 Type-2 primary health facilities in the 260 wards of the state on the delivery of world-class projects that would stand the test of time.
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Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has declared that reforms of the President Bola Tinubu administration have started manifesting in the resurgence of the nation’s economy.
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The Edo State Police Command, yesterday, formally invited the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata, over alleged security breaches, involving shootings at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Ugbowo Campus, last Friday.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, declared immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted.
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A Nigeria Child Labour survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that about 39.2 per cent of children in Nigeria are trapped in forced labour.
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Oyo State Government, yesterday, charged residents of the state to report any illegal, life-threatening and nefarious activities going on in their environment, saying the government is out to maintain security.
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Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent, found near any of their facilities during the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which begins today.
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed April 23 for ruling in the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking a substituted service of the charge on the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.