Nigeria
18 Jan
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) on Thursday debunked a new update about its recruitment portal for suitably qualified candidates to be recruited to fill existing vacancies in different positions, saying it is fake. FFS in a newspaper advertorial had said applications must be submitted online within six (6) weeks from Wednesday, 27 December, 2023. The…
18 Jan
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) said that it has rescued a pregnant woman assaulted by her husband in the Mushin area of the state.
18 Jan
The new Acting Director General of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service Agency (NAQS) Dr Sunday Audu has officially assumed duty with a pledge to improve ease of doing business in the country. Audu assumed duty following the expiration of the agency’s pioneer Comptroller, Dr. Vincent Isegbe tenure of office last December and by the NAQS…
18 Jan
Stephanie 'StephREDD' Kadiri, a certified identity & communication coach, trainer, and speaker, will host the 2024 edition of her annual Unveil, Review, Redefine & Relaunch (UR³) conference on January 19 and 20. The UR³ conference is a resilience summit that aims to empower participants to excel in their chosen fields and lead purposeful lives. The…
18 Jan
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, said that insecurity is the major reason for the high cost of crude oil production. Kyari made this disclosure on Wednesday during the 2024 Faculty of Science Lecture at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife where he was a guest…
18 Jan
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of President Bola Tinubu, has presented cash gifts of N100,000 each to 250 selected elderly persons in Rivers.
18 Jan
Reactions have continued to trail the Appeal Court's sacking of all state and federal lawmakers of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State.
18 Jan
The Federal Government has direct investigations into the explosion that rocked Ibadan Oyo State on Tuesday, which resulted in the loss of lives and destruction of property.
18 Jan
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it is determined to clear the backlog of outstanding foreign exchange liabilities.
18 Jan
Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, declared null and void the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code authorising National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to impose fines on broadcast stations for breaches of the code.
18 Jan
The Deputy National Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, Arc. Setonji Koshoedo has commiserated with Governor Seyi Makinde, government and people of Oyo State over Tuesday, 16th of January, 2024 explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State, describing it a monumental tragedy. In a condolence message contained in his press release, Koshoedo regretted the wanton loss of lives…
18 Jan
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said some politicians in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) should be answering questions from anti-graft agencies over corrupt practices during their time in elected offices.
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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.
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the take-off of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme, commencing with civil servants.
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The Police in Edo State have arrested a suspected cultist who had been on the wanted list of the police and 20 others for various crimes in the state.
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Namtira Bwala, the bullied student of Lead British International School, Abuja, has urged the school authorities to immediately investigate and pronounce stiffest possible sanctions in the student’s rule book on the perpetrators, identified as Maryam Hassan, Miss Faliya and nine other students.