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The Minister of Information and Culture, LAI MOHAMMED has reiterated that Nigeria’s unity remains unshaken. The minister made this known after a performance by the cultural troupe of the Department of Culture and Heritage, Cross River Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Calabar. The performance is part of the activities lined up for the celebration […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC is set to train 1.4 million ad hoc staff ahead of the 2023 general election. This was disclosed at the two-day capacity building workshop by the Institute for INEC Press Corps on critical issues in the Electoral Act, 2022 and the Commission’s Processes, Innovations, Preparations for the 2023 General […]
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has struck out the suit filed by a factional president of the National Association of Nigerian Students, UMAR LAWAL, seeking for the court’s order to mandate the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call of its industrial action and return to the classroom. LAWAL, who told the court […]
ABIDEMI RUFAI, the suspended aide of Ogun State Governor, DAPO ABIODUN, has been sentenced to five years in prison for fraud. After RUFAI was arrested at New York’s JFK Airport on his way to Nigeria in May 2021, he admitted using stolen identities to receive thousands of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment benefits a year after. […]
Nigerian star MIKEL OBI has retired from professional football after a career spanning over twenty years. The former Chelsea star made this known on his Instagram page while expressing satisfaction over the 20 years spent on his career, saying he was very satisfied with all that he was able to achieve and more importantly the […]
The House of Representatives have adjourned plenary over an interruption of power in the lower chamber. Speaker of the House, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, was compelled to call for an adjournment after the power went out. The situation forced the lawmakers to exit the chamber in darkness, using their phone torchlights. This is coming a day after […]
The Minister of Education, ADAMU ADAMU, says the implementation of the 65 years retirement age for teachers in public schools as well as 40 years of pensionable service has commenced. The Minister confirmed the development in his office, where he noted that the new policy among other things is holistic in nature and meant to […]
No fewer than 18,406 persons have been displaced by flood in 14 Local Government Areas of the Borno State. The Director-General, State Emergency Management Agency YABAWA KOLO, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Maiduguri. She said the affected persons including women and children had been displaced by flood occasioned by heavy rainfall recorded […]
Ondo State Governor, OLUWAROTIMI AKEREDOLU has said the State Security Network, also known as Amotekun Corps, must be permitted to bear sophisticated weapons to combat criminal elements. The governor made this known while speaking at the passing-out parade of Courses 3 and 4 of the Corps at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Arcade, Igbatoro Road, Akure. […]
Major cities in Nigeria including Lagos and the nation’s political capital Abuja are experiencing blackout as the National Grid collapsed for the umpteenth time in 2022. Various electricity distribution companies across the country informed their customers of the development in notices. Ikeja Electric said the national grid collapsed at 10:50am on Monday which affected the […]
