Nigeria
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One of the governorship aspirants that contested for the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa during last Saturday's primaries, Mayowa Akinfolarin, has dispelled the rumour making the rounds that he stepped down for the governor during the shadow election.
4 mins ago
Oil producing communities in Niger Delta have called for transparency and accountability in the ongoing divestment in the oil and gas industry.
6 mins ago
Nigerians have expressed anger and bitterness over planned tariff hike by Pay-Tv operator, Multichoice, owners of DStv and GOtv for its services.
9 mins ago
Smarting from the serious incident recorded by Dana Air on Tuesday, the Federal Government, yesterday, suspended the operating licence and operations of the airline, pending the outcome of the investigation.
10 mins ago
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc (PHED) has announced the commencement of the implementation of the April 2024 supplementary order to the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) in its franchise, assuring customers of improved service delivery.
13 mins ago
The Nigeria Police have requested the public to help in identifying two officers caught in a viral video bashing a driver’s car in Lagos and ordered their arrest.
15 mins ago
Rivers State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor and his Finance counterpart, Isaac Kamalu, who rejected their redeployments by the Governor Siminialayi Fubara administration to the Ministries of Special Duties (Government House) and Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment, have resigned from the cabinet.
24 mins ago
Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has revealed that about 282 million people in 59 countries and territories experienced high levels of acute hunger in 2023, showing a worldwide increase of 24 million from the previous year.
25 mins ago
A traditional ruler in Osun State, Oba Adetoyese Oyeniyi, Odugbemi I, Olufi of Gbongan, has officially announced the indefinite suspension of three chiefs, who occupy different positions within the Gbongan Chieftaincy hierarchy.
26 mins ago
Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), John Asien, and Executive Secretary, Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA), Emmanuel Abimbola, have appealed to the media and security agencies to collaborate with the commission in the fight against piracy.
27 mins ago
Ogun State government has sealed three religious centres over alleged contravention of the state laws on noise pollution as well as defying government’s repeated order on the menace.
32 mins ago
More than 50 million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50 years, according to a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
33 mins ago
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has officially launched the Lagos State Social Intervention programme, tagged "EKO CARES," with the distribution of foodstuff to 500,000 households and vulnerable people.
39 mins ago
“I am fulfilled and happy that I had the opportunity to work in this institution of higher learning.” Those were the words of Prof. Ndubisi Nwokoma as the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Senate, yesterday, celebrated him ahead of his retirement from active service.
45 mins ago
The Bokkos Cultural Development Council Vanguard, yesterday, demanded justice for what it called the heinous and senseless murder of Mr Joseph Matindiong Jelmang in the Marish community, Bokkos Local Council of Plateau State .
48 mins ago
Experts in the environment sector have called for adoption, utilisation and implementation of research findings pertaining to Extreme Events affecting the country.
49 mins ago
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday, inaugurated the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Management Committee for displaced people of Okuama Community, in Ughelli South Local Council, charging them to carefully plan the resettlement and rehabilitation of the innocent citizens of the community.
51 mins ago
The death has occurred of Mr. Pius Donald Iyamah (a.k.a P.D.), aged 84. Until his demise, Iyamah, was a retired civil servant and former Private Secretary to Governor Ambrose Alli of defunct Bendel State.
57 mins ago
Former Editor-in-Chief/Chief Executive Officer of Newswatch magazine, Ray Ekpu, has announced the passing of his wife, Uyai Ray Ekpu, after a brief illness.
1 hour ago
The Iyase of Asaba (the prime minister), Chief Patrick Onyeobi, died on Monday night at the age of 91. Onyeobi, a technocrat, was the Secretary to the Government and Head of Service in the defunct Bendel State.
1 hour ago
The Methodist Church, Nigeria, has called on the government at all levels in the country to be sensitive to the plights of citizens and urgently “make them breathe fresh air.”
1 hour ago
The Registered Trustees of the Centre for Law & Civil Culture (CLCC) has asked the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to comply fully with the judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos, which ordered it to disclose the revenue generated from tollgates and parking lots’ fees in all Federal Government-owned airports.
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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has arrested a father for impersonating son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
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A Federal High Court, Lagos has adjourned sine die (indefinitely) the suit filed against First Bank Holdings by the bank's shareholder, Olusegun Samuel Onagoruwa, seeking to stop the yearly General Meeting of the bank.
2 hours ago
Weak digital public infrastructure has been identified as a significant factor that hampers the government's ability to effectively and equitably deliver services to its citizens.
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Ahead of the September Edo state governorship poll, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo has pledged to transform the state into an economic powerhouse in Nigeria.
1 day ago
Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is in the United States of America for a high-powered symposium organised by U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). The three days conference being attended by governors of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa and Plateau states, is designed to address insecurity in Northern Nigeria and proffer better…