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Shettima Arrives in New York, Anchors UNGA Talks on National Interest

By Samuel Akpan Vice President Kashim Shettima has pledged that Nigeria will approach the 81st United Nations General Assembly strictly through the prism...

Tinubu Names VP Shettima Head of Nigeria’s Delegation to 81st UNGA

Vice President Kashim Shettima will represent Nigeria at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, following a directive...

Oyedele, Cardoso Sign Pact to Tame Inflation, Debt, Forex

By Samuel Akpan The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have locked fiscal and monetary policy into a binding coordination...

Illegal Mining: Interior Minister Suspends Niger NSCDC Commandant Over Deaths

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The alleged deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in Minna have prompted the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to suspend...

Nigeria, Spain Explore Agricultural Partnership To Boost Food Production, Cut Losses

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Nigeria’s drive to improve food security and create jobs for its growing youth population is pushing the government to seek...

FG Pauses King’s College Management Plan for Union Talks, Guarantees No Fee Hike

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Federal Government has agreed to a two-week hold on the takeover and implementation of King’s College, Lagos’s proposed management...

Global Screen Icon Olu Jacobs Dies at 84

By Segun Adebayo The global film community has lost one of Africa’s most distinguished actors, Oludotun Baiyewun Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs,...

Breaking: Inflation Slips to 15.39% as Energy Costs Curb Slowdown

By Samuel Akpan Nigeria’s consumer prices cooled only a whisker in August, with headline inflation easing to 15.39 per cent as energy and...

2027: My support is for Tinubu, not APC candidates, Wike fires back at governors

By Segun Adebayo The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has hit back at the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) over its...

Just In: TUC Suspends Strike Over King’s College Dispute

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The 106 Federal Unity Colleges are reopening as the Trade Union Congress (TUC) suspended its strike following successful talks with...

Tinubu Orders Fast Cash Release for Regional Commissions, Vows Zero Tolerance for Graft

By Samuel Akpan President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate release of funds to Regional Development Commissions on Monday, accompanying the mandate with a...

FG Targets 32,000 Nigerians as Digital Jobs Exceed 2.2m Globally

By Omoyeni Ojeifo About 32,000 Nigerian students are set to benefit from a new Digital Training Academy designed to equip them with digital...

29% of Global Maternal Deaths: Nigeria Launches Fresh Push to Save Mothers, Newborns

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah Nigeria now accounts for 29% of global maternal deaths, with local women facing a 1 in 19 lifetime risk...

Abuja Motorists Groan as Petrol Price Surges to N1,450 Per Litre

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Residents and motorists across Abuja are groaning under renewed financial pressure following another sharp increase in the price of petrol,...

Tinubu Pays Tribute To Bamanga Tukur As Adamawa Declares Three Days Mourning

By Omoyeni Ojeifo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the death of elder statesman, renowned businessman and former Governor of the old Gongola...

Bamanga Tukur, Elder Statesman, Ex-PDP National Chairman, Dies at 90

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, former PDP National Chairman and ex-governor of Gongola State, has passed away at age 90—just three days shy of his...