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Tinubu jets out to Japan, Brazil for diplomatic push, Trade, Investment

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Onanuga added that Tinubu would join plenary sessions, hold bilateral meetings, and meet Japanese CEOs with investments in Nigeria.

Why FG imposes seven-year ban on establishment of new Universities, Polytechnics

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The decision, approved during Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu, marks a significant shift in…

Explainer: How NELFUND will recover students loan after graduation

Femi Fabunmi

8 months ago

He said that graduates are expected to begin repaying their loans two years after completing their National Youth Service Corps…

Peter Obi endorses widow to succeed husband as Anambra Assembly member

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Peter Obi visited Justina, a mother of three, on Wednesday ahead of the next Saturday's election during which he declared…

Keyamo defends plan to use repentant KWAM 1 as Behavioural Ambassadors

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Responding to criticisms over the possible appointment of Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1) in such a role, Keyamo…

JAMB to screen 500 underage candidates for admission

Isa Isawade

8 months ago

He said that out of 41,027 underage candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME, only a small number met the…

Military will do whatever it takes to secure Nigeria, African – CDS Musa

Isa Isawade

8 months ago

“We have invited all 54 African countries, and I am pleased to announce that we have recorded over 90 per…

Nigeria’s first environment, technology university opens in Rivers State

Femi Fabunmi

8 months ago

The new university, located in Koroma, Rivers State, is the first in Nigeria to focus specifically on environmental sciences.

Retired teacher abducted, killed by suspected herdsmen in Edo

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

It was gathered that the deceased was returning home from the farm when he ran into the herders who abducted…

Sanwo-Olu demands National Building Tribunal to end collapse tragedies

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The governor’s proposal comes against the backdrop of alarming statistics from the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG), which recorded more…

Just In: Court discharges Ibom Air ‘unruly passenger’ Comfort Emmanson

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo had earlier on Wednesday directed withdrawal of criminal complaint against Emmanson who was accused…

Kano assembly suspends council chairman

Isa Isawade

8 months ago

“Ya’u confessed to increasing the price of fertiliser by N2,000 per bag during the last sales exercise, in violation of…

SDGs: Orelope-Adefulire rallies states, others for action ahead of 2030 deadline

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

As the clock ticks towards 2030, participants at the the meeting made it clear that Nigeria’s sustainable development trajectory will…

Drug war: Why President Tinubu ‘ll continue to strengthen NDLEA – NSA Ribadu, AGF Fagbemi

Femi Fabunmi

8 months ago

The National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has said that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue to…

Kogi CP engages media, seeks credible information from the public

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Dantawaye also spoke on the preparedness of the police for the forthcoming by-election in Dekina II, state constituency assuring that…

Newly sworn-in Lagos councillor dies two weeks after taking oath

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

Oluwakemi Rufai, the newly sworn-in councillor representing Ward C1 in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area, has died barely two weeks after…

Lagos govt seals Dowen College

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

The Lagos State Government has sealed Dowen College in Lekki over indiscriminate waste disposal, officials said on Wednesday. The action…

Drop out, skip classes, lose your visa – US alerts Nigerian students

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a stern reminder to Nigerian students studying in the US to comply…

63-yr-old alleged Anambra child trafficker arrested

Isa Isawade

8 months ago

“Preliminary investigations revealed that sometime in 2024, the suspect allegedly stole a one-year-old male child, in Minna, Niger and sold…

Police in mourning over sudden death of DPO in Ondo

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

CSP Nimrod Anaka who was said to have developed a sudden illness, died on his way to a hospital for…

Lagos murder: Police detain 6 suspected cultists

Isa Isawade

8 months ago

“Detectives attached to the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Surulere, embarked on an intelligence-led operation to Ebute-Meta and apprehended the suspects.

Two Ogun LGs unveil health insurance scheme for motorcycle riders, passengers

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Oyegbola noted that if a rider registered for the insurance for a month, the registration will cover such rider for…

Kwam 1 bags FG appointment following airport flight saga

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

The ValueJet drama occurred on August 5 when Kwam 1 allegedly refused to hand over a flask suspected to contain…

Niger – Delta ex-agitators withdraw Petition against pipeline security firm, apologize for “misinformation”

Femi Fabunmi

8 months ago

The group had earlier accused the firm of failing to meet expectations, marginalizing local youths, renaming Ijaw communities without consent,

NDLEA raids Kano drug dens, arrests 49 suspects

Isa Isawade

8 months ago

“The command also raided Kano Line Motor Park and Tashar Rami Motor Park in Na’ibawa, where 15 suspects were apprehended,”…

Father of murdered Kogi journalist is dead

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

James Aiyepeku, father of 26-year-old journalist Ayo Aiyepeku, who was murdered in Lokoja, Kogi State, has passed away just days…

Why Peter Obi will never return to PDP – ADC reveals

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has no plans to return to the…

Fuel consumption drops 16% to 1.44bn litres

Isa Isawade

8 months ago

Ene-Ita said that the total fuel evacuation for June was precisely 1,440,768,129 litres, representing a 16.42 per cent decrease, compared…

ValueJet incident: KWAM 1 gets reprieve against flight ban, police probe

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

The NCAA had on Tuesday petitioned the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Inspector-General of Police to investigation the incident…

Unruly airport incidents: Inside FG’s reprieve for KWAM 1, Comfort Emmanson

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

In the case of KWAM 1, the NCAA is to reduce his flight ban to a one-month period. FAAN will…

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