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2 Jan
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called on youths to support the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration. NYCN’s President, Solomon Adodo, in a New Year address, also called on youths to shun divisive tendencies aimed at undermining unity and national cohesion.
6 Oct
Mr. Ben Duntoye, a former President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has called on Nigerian youths to actively engage in the forthcoming National Youth Conference. READ ALSO:Confab: Youth group hails Tinubu Duntoye, a youth development expert, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday, following President Bola…
1 Oct
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for its commitment to tackling inherited challenges while introducing forward-thinking policies aimed at Nigeria’s development. The council noted that Tinubu's leadership has demonstrated a clear dedication to moving the nation forward, in line with its constitutional obligations. The NYCN’s National Public…
30 Sep
Barely two months after the nation was forced to hold its breath over a planned mass protest, whose outcome seemed unpredictable, the Federal Government and Nigerians are bracing again for another demonstration.
26 Jul
Ahead of the August 1 nationwide hunger protests, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has directed its 104 affiliates
25 Jul
Ahead of the August 1 hunger protests in Nigeria, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has initiated consultations and instructed its 104 affiliated youth organisations to remain on standby. In a communiqué released on Thursday following an emergency meeting of the National Executive, 36 state chairmen, and other stakeholders held via Zoom, the NYCN…
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Kingmakers in Oyo Town have rejected the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin by Governor Seyi Makinde, describing it as illegal and unlawful. It would be recalled that earlier on Friday, the state government announced that Makinde had approved the appointment of a new Alaafin of Oyo, two years after the stool…
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Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has handed over 12 shuttle buses to the State Ministry for Higher Education to ease transportation challenges faced by students of tertiary institutions in the state. The governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa, said in a statement issued in Kano on Friday that the buses would be used transport students across…
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The family of 35-year-old Abdulqadri Jimoh, who was reportedly tortured to death by the police in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sought compensation from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Addressing journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, the convener of the human rights campaign "Justice For Olatunji Jimoh," Mr. Owolabi Olumuyiwa-Tayo, also asked the police to provide the…
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Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, on Friday continued impressive run at the 2025 WTT Star Contender Doha by defeating Korea’s Park Ganghyeon in an explosive quarter match at the Lusail Arena. With the win,Aruna has now set up a semifinal clash against the tournament’s No. 1 seed, Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan. Earlier on Friday(January 10)the second highest-ranked…
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President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Oladmeji Bankole and his family on the passing of his mother, Alhaja Monsurat Atinuke Bankole, at the age of 78. She died Thursday after a brief illness. President Tinubu also joined the Bankole family and the Ogun State…
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The US Supreme Court appeared likely on Friday to uphold a law that would force TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the wildly popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down. A majority of the conservative and liberal justices on the nine-member bench appeared skeptical of arguments by a lawyer for TikTok that forcing a…
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The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has admitted the 12 suspected killers of an undergraduate student of Ajayi Crowther University, Jeffrey Akro, to bail in the sum of N5 million and two sureties each in like sum, while the case is adjourned until Friday, 21 February 2025. It would be recalled that the…
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The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) says Nigeria stands out globally for its affordable mobile data costs. The ITU said this in its recentlobal System for Mobile Communications Association(GSMA)report. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that the report is titled ,”The Role of Mobile Technology in Driving Digital Economy in Nigeria”. ITU also said Nigeria offers cost…
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