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A veteran actor and filmmaker Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) has paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency, the Vice President of Nigeria, Sen. Kashim Shettima, GCON, to discuss his solo production, Revelation, and to extend a personal invitation to the premiere of his upcoming movie, Radio Voice, set to debut in Lagos in April 2025. During…

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, said the two labour unions of the corporation have agreed to cancel all strike actions and work with the new management in achieving the mandate of President Bola Tinubu for the rail sector.

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has approved the appointment of Prof. Onyeka Chijioke as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Alvan Ikoku

The Federal Government has urged the National Council on Education (NCE) stakeholders to approve the reversal of the use of mother tongue as the medium of instruction from Primary one to six. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, made the appeal at the 2025 Extraordinary National Council on Education Meeting in Abuja…

Switzerland on Thursday signed an agreement with Uzbekistan to hand over a further $182 million seized during criminal proceedings against Gulnara Karimova, the jailed daughter of late Uzbek leader Islam Karimov. Karimova was indicted by Switzerland last year in a vast case involving corruption, fraud and organised crime stretching over many years. Switzerland froze around…

The House of Representatives is considering a proposed legislation to transform the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike

Nigeria's leading pharmaceutical company, Fidson Healthcare Plc, has appointed three new directors to its board to enhance governance

Kaduna State Government has intervened in the ongoing industrial dispute between Kaduna Electric and its workers' union, resulting in a power outage. Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe, hosted the meeting at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Thursday, pleading with the union to restore electricity to consumers as soon as possible. Balarabe implored the management and the…

The Federal Government has announced the scrapping of all Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools

Electricity workers in Ibadan, on Thursday, staged a protest against the sack of 17 colleagues and the casualisation of workers without formal employment. The workers, who occupied the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) office in the Ring Road area, alleged that some employees had worked as casual workers for years, receiving meager salaries without prospects…

The Lagos State Government has commenced its e-registration process for the 2025 Entrance Examination (Screening Test) for Primary Six pupils seeking admission into its Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools. The announcement was made by the Director of the Lagos State Examinations Board, Adebayo Orunsolu, on Thursday. Orunsolu confirmed that the e-registration portal opened…

The Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) has revealed that its members are leaving the country for better opportunities due to the brain drain syndrome. Out of 4,632 radiographers registered in 2024, only 2,810 had their yearly licence.