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13 Sep
Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has listed the benefits of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's recent state visit to the People's
13 Sep
The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja, inaugurated a 16-member committee on consequential adjustments in salaries, to deliberate on issues arising from provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2024. Inaugurating the committee, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, Head of Service of the Federation, said the decision by the government became imperative to maintain a fair and…
13 Sep
The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, on Friday, promoted six traditional chiefs in the Balogun line.
13 Sep
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, inaugurated six new judges for the state high court on Friday, calling on them to serve with "diligence, impartiality, and the overriding interest of the community and national security." The newly appointed judges are Ibijoke Olabisi Olawoyin, Fatimah Funsho Abdulrasaq, Oluwatosin Adenike Adeniyi, Yusuf Diko Adebayo, Olalekan Osuolale Ajayi, and…
13 Sep
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo says it has so far rescued six and recovered two bodies to recover more passengers and a bus
13 Sep
The Federal Government says workers will soon start enjoying the new national minimum wage and the consequential adjustments.
13 Sep
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said that the magnitude of the destruction from this devastating flood caused by Alau Dam in Maiduguri cannot yet be quantified. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Zulum made this known on Friday in a statewide broadcast on the flood. “The magnitude of the destruction from…
13 Sep
The Kogi State Police Command has paraded four suspects in connection with the killing of Damilola Olowoyo a 19-year-old 100-level student at the Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State. The four suspects paraded are Jeremiah Paul, Emmanuel Otitoju, Barnabas Olugbenga and Ajayi Basit Ayomide. Parading the suspects at the Police headquarters in Lokoja on Friday, the…
13 Sep
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Friday, said Nigeria must plan to solve the twin problems of poverty
13 Sep
The Federal Government has declared Monday, 16 September 2024 as a Public Holiday to celebrate the Eid-ul-Mawlid, the birth of the Holy
13 Sep
Recent statistics by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) have revealed that 1.3 million hectares of land
13 Sep
Emmanuel Ihejirika, a Nigerian man sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia, has been released after spending several years in prison. His release came after his case was taken up pro bono by a Nigerian lawyer based in Washington, D.C., Mr. Emmanuel Isha Ogebe. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM),…
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Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has expressed displeasure over the way the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and accused his men of setting up a mechanism aimed at resuming oil exploration in Ogoniland despite mass protest on Saturday. MOSOP President, Fegalo Nsuke, in a statement, said massive protests have disrupted its…
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The people of Ogoni in Rivers State have kicked against violence, expressing support for the ongoing dialogue approach by the Federal Government towards the resumption of oil exploration in the area. Ogoni oil sites were blocked since 1995 following the extra-judicial murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogonis. The Ogonis, in a resolution issued…
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The former Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has said that Nigeria cannot achieve meaningful economic progress if it remained heavily dependent on imports. Masari was speaking at the media launch of the Nigeria Talents Exploration Challenge (NTEC) in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, in collaboration with…
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The Ogun Commissioner of Police (CP), Lanre Ogunlowo, has reminded motorists of the virtue of patience and complying with traffic regulations to save travel time. The CP disclosed this in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Ogun Police Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, in Abeokuta on Saturday. Odutola said the CP had gone on…
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock condemned Hamas on Saturday for "forcing" the three latest Israeli hostages freed by the Palestinian militant group to speak before large crowds of its supporters. Though welcoming their release, Baerbock said it was "intolerable that Hamas has again shown the three men in public... and forced them to give 'interviews',"…
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India's Hindu-nationalist ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated a landslide victory Saturday in key elections in the capital province Delhi, with the former chief minister suffering a crushing defeat. "Development has won, good governance has won," Modi said after the city's ex-leader -- a key opposition figurehead to the premier -- was confirmed…
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Brazil's president this week amped up pressure for a major oil project to go ahead at the mouth of the Amazon River, despite criticism from environmentalists as the country prepares to host UN climate talks in November. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 79, aspires to make Brazil a leader in the fight against global…
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Ms Khadijat Omotayo, the Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Constituency Affairs, says that the president is running a non-partisan and all-inclusive administration. Omotayo said this during a townhall with some critical stakeholders on Saturday in Jos. She said that the townhall aimed at getting feedbacks from the stakeholders in the state on government’s…
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The Nigerian Legion, Kaduna State chapter, has donated N10 million to 160 widows in the state. The money was a pledge redeemed by Gov. Uba Sani to the Nigerian Legion on the 2025 emblem launching day. The acting Chairman of the state’s chapter of the legion, retired Maj. Baren Danjuma, disclosed this while briefing the…
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Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday protested at a site earmarked for Beijing's controversial new embassy in London over human rights and security concerns. The new embassy -- if approved by the UK government -- would be the "biggest Chinese embassy in Europe", one lawmaker said earlier. Protester Iona Boswell, a 40-year-old social worker, told AFP…