National
1 Sep 2023
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ugwumba Uche Nwosu, has applauded the Hungarian government for awarding scholarships to Nigerian students over the years.
1 Sep 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday gave his approval to an initiative to provide more than five million pairs of eyeglasses to Nigerians with sight impediments. Tinubu's spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, in Abuja in a statement said the president has declared his unwavering support for a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Health’s National Eye Health…
1 Sep 2023
Justice O. I. Adelaja of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Kubwa, Abuja on Thursday, August 31, 2023 convicted six people on one count of separate charges bordering on internet fraud
1 Sep 2023
To mark its 13 years anniversary and also give back to Nigerians, Lashone Group has rewarded clients and other participants with lands, farm produce and other gifts. The group with over 10 other registered subsidiaries, at its 13th annual Stakeholders Meeting with the theme ‘Business Globalisation Exceptionalism’, in Lagos, through a raffle draw gave out…
1 Sep 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO), has called on Nigeria and other Africa member states to apply local knowledge, science, technology and innovation to unlock the contribution of traditional medicine to advancing planetary health and people’s well-being
1 Sep 2023
The Ijaw Youths Network (IYN), has slammed critics of Chief Government Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo, over the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to his firm, Tantita Security Services Limited, by the Federal Government in 2022. Since August 2022, TSL has been in the forefront of the intensified campaign against oil theft which has brought the…
1 Sep 2023
President Bola Tinubu inherited an economy that could be compared to a "dead horse but standing," according to Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State. Soludo made the statement on Friday when asked to respond to Tinubu's stance against spending 90 per cent of the country's revenue on external debt service during an interview on Channels…
1 Sep 2023
Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) have passed a vote of confidence on the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Monitoring Development Board (NCMDB) boss, Engr. Kesiyi Simbi Wabote. Rev Solomon Semaka, Convener of SNM in a statement distanced itself from calls for nationwide protest against Wabote by one Joshua Abah bent on tarnishing his reputation. The group insisted…
1 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Labour Congres (NLC) has declared a two-day warning strike which will begin on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
1 Sep 2023
Mr Abdullahi Ganduje, National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured women in the country of better representation in the President Bola Tinubu-led government. Ganduje gave the assurance when the National Coordinator of Aunty Zee Support Group, Cecilia Yashim, led a delegation on a visit to the chairman on Friday in Abuja. He said that…
1 Sep 2023
Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has expressed concern over rising cases of substance abuse and restiveness among youths in the state and the country at large. He commended the YOWINCAN for the initiative. Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger, Rev. Bulus Yohanna, lauded the youth wing of the association for bringing relevant…
1 Sep 2023
President Bola Tinubu has solicited the support of the United Nations in Nigeria’s fight against terrorism in the light of its rippling effect on global peace, displacements of people and rising poverty. He made the appeal at an audience with the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism, Mr Vladimir Voronkov, at the…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by seven senior advocates of Nigeria against the National Judicial Council (NJC) and others over the alleged unlawful appointment of judges in Kogi.
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At least 23 people have been killed in an attack by bandits on the Anguwar Danko community in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, according to a community leader. The attack, which occurred Wednesday night, has yet to be confirmed by Kaduna State Police authorities. A leader in the community, Zubairu Abdulrahuf, told…
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The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has placed former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on a watchlist. Immigration took this step after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declared Bello wanted. NIS placed Bello on the watchlist in a circular dated April 18 and signed by Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, DS Umar, for…
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The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) says it is targeting over 2.8 million children for the second round of polio outbreak response immunisation in the state.
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The Federal Government has charged stakeholders in the automotive sector on the realisation of made-in-Nigeria vehicles for economic growth and development. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Anite, said this on Thursday in Abuja, during a Dialogue on Automotive Component Manufacturing in Nigeria. According to Anite, the country has the consumer base…
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Police in Lagos State have intercepted some bags of substances, suspected to be Indian Hemp, at a Jetty in Ojo area of Lagos and arrested a suspect.
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Nigerian Army troops have successfully repelled an attack by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra.
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Police operatives in Katsina have foiled an attack on Sabuwa town, headquarters of Sabuwa local government area of the state, neutralising one suspected bandit.
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Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working to put Nigeria on a solid economic pedestal.
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Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Thursday concluded a seven-day campaign tour of the 18 local government areas of the state ahead of the Saturday’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress(APC).