The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has not directed corps members to upgrade their accounts for payment of N70,000 minimum wage. The NYSC said this in a statement issued by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, on Sunday in Abuja. According to Megwa, the misleading information making the rounds on…

Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame is to be sworn in on Sunday for another five years after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 percent of the vote. A number of African leaders are to attend the inauguration at a 45,000-seat stadium in Kigali where crowds started gathering from the early…

As the 10-day #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest came to a close yesterday, Nigerian actress Daniella Okeke said that the leaders in the country are exploitative. Thousands of Nigerians, many of them young people, began marching on the streets of major cities, including Lagos and Abuja, on August 1 to pressure the government to reverse “bad” economic…

Team Nigeria's poor performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics has ignited a firestorm of criticism, with many describing it as the country's most lacklustre Olympic showing in recent times. This is even as Senator John Enoh's position as Sports Minister is under increasing pressure following Nigeria's disappointing performance at the Paris Olympics, with many calling…

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for the establishment of the Barefoot Renewable Energy College in Kogi State. Governor Ododo gave the commendation over the weekend at the groundbreaking ceremony held at the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, where he laid the foundation for the college along with the…