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20 Dec
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday signed a disputed education law on languages in schools, after reaching an agreement with his initially opposed coalition partner. The dispute over the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) earlier this year was the first major test of the government of national unity, forged after May elections in which…
5 Dec
South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has expressed interest in collaborating with Nigeria to harness critical minerals, particularly lithium, to drive the green energy transition and support the development of electric vehicles (EV) batteries. He disclosed this, yesterday, at the ongoing Nigeria-South Africa Business Roundtable. He proposed leveraging Nigeria's vast lithium reserves as a cornerstone for…
4 Dec
The South Africa-Nigeria Joint Ministerial Advisory Council on Industry, Trade, and Investment (JMACITI) has been created to strengthen economic cooperation and trade opportunities between Nigeria and South Africa. This was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Wednesday at the Nigeria-South Africa Business Roundtable in Cape Town, South Africa. According to Ramaphosa, the…
2 Dec
President Bola Tinubu will depart France today for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. The presidential BNC, scheduled for tomorrow, will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on December 2, 2024, at the South African Parliament Building in Cape Town. Tinubu and…
1 Dec
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday leave France for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. Before the presidential BNC, scheduled for Tuesday, a ministerial meeting will be held on Monday at the South African Parliament Building in Cape Town. This was disclosed…
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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 Police Command in Ogun,has confirmed confirm that three people sustained injuries in an accident at Abule Ojo Junction,near Alagbole in Ogun. The Command’s Spokeperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Ota.said that the accident occurred on Wednesday. Odutola explained that accident ,which involved a…
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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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Nollywood Star, Funke Akindele, has emerged the second highest grossing Nollywood writer for the year 2024, along with Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola. This was for the film “Everybody Loves Jennifer” which had generated N1,125 billon at the box office. This was revealed by filmone on its instagram page @filmoneng on Friday. Stephen Oluboyo…
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The family of the former Leicester City owner killed in a helicopter crash have launched a £2.15 billion ($2.63 billion) legal claim against the manufacturers of the aircraft, it was announced Friday. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others were killed when the Thai billionaire's personal helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from the Premier League club's…