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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Tuesday on an emergency trip to Brussels to discuss how to support Ukraine with European allies in the race before Donald Trump takes the White House. The top US diplomat under outgoing President Joe Biden will meet Wednesday "with his NATO and European Union counterparts to discuss support…

Around half the people in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte were without potable water Tuesday after a "technical incident" at a treatment plant, a local authority said in a statement. The "event of electrical origin" at the Ouroveni plant overnight from Monday to Tuesday "is leading to water cuts mostly located in the…

The Kwara House of Assembly has urged the state government to partner with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to increase the number of medical graduates deployed to the state, particularly in rural areas. The call followed a motion by Mr Bello Oniboki (APC/Afon) and seconded by Mr Abolarin Gabriel (APC/Ekiti) at Tuesday plenary, highlighting…

Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Film and Video Censor’s Board Bill to boost the economy of the state. The passage of the bill during plenary in Asaba followed the consideration of a report by the Chairman, House Committee on Arts, Culture and Tourism, Mr Bernard Odior. Odior (PDP-Isoko North), while presenting the…

  Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, has stressed the need for a sustainable investment mindset, addressing climate change and energy transition through partnerships that benefit the economy, environment, and society. He said Nigeria is reforming its regulatory framework to attract foreign direct investment, aligning with the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement to enhance…

Sen. George Akume, the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), on Tuesday in Abuja canvassed for the engagement of technology in the transport sector to boost its efficiency. Akume, who was represented by Mr Maurice Mbaeri, the Permanent Secretary, Office of the SGF, made the appeal during his remarks at the 6th National Transport…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Prof.Samson Duna as the Director General of the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) for another four years. This was contained, in a statement by Deputy Director of Information, NBRRI, Mr Peter Mashem on Tuesday in Abuja. He said his reappointment was conveyed in a letter…

The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, the police, and other security agencies that will participate in Saturday's off-cycle election in Ondo State to be neutral and impartial during the exercise. While appealing to the electoral body and the security agencies to ensure a level playing field for all…

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, has apprehended five persons for alleged illegal mining in the state and one other for alleged stealing. NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Igbalawole Sotiyo, while parading the suspects on Tuesday in Osogbo, said the suspected illegal miners were arrested on Nov. 8 in Ilesa. Sotiyo…

Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested the Pastor-in-Charge of Christ Engracing Deliverance Ministry, Prophetess Folashade Kikiowo Adekola, over the death of a woman, Jumoke Adesuwa, and her newborn baby. The Prophetess was apprehended after a brother of the deceased raised the alarm following the death of the baby, who died immediately after…