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FG Issues 90-Day Ultimatum to MIREMCO to Improve Performance
The Federal Government has issued a 90-day ultimatum to the Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO) to improve its performance or face...
Misconduct, dereliction of duties: Ebonyi Gov. suspends two commissioners for three months
Ebonyi Gov. Francis Nwifuru has suspended the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma, and his Housing and Urban Development counterpart, Mr. Francis Ori,...
Infidelity crashes 45-year-old marriage
After 45 years of unresolved marital crisis, Mr. Ilani Alhaji and his wife, Halima, have finally parted ways. Reason: Allegation of infidelity against...
Just in: 1.6m of 2m Nigerians living with HIV currently receiving treatment nationwide—NACA DG
Nigeria’s National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Director General, Dr. Temitope Ilori, announced that at least 1.6 million of the two...
ECOWAS and The Gambia – Preventing Another Dangerous Slide
By Paul Ejime Eight years after ECOWAS led the international community by deploying enormous human and material resources to free the Gambia and...
Nigeria’s Unemployment Rate Inches Up to 4.3% in Q2 2024
Nigeria’s unemployment rate experienced a slight increase to 4.3% in the second quarter of 2024, representing a 0.1 percentage point rise compared to...
NNPC Ltd. Clarifies Discrepancy in Crude Oil Production Figures, Confirms 16.56% Increase in October
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has clarified reports of a discrepancy in crude oil production figures between its records and...
Africa tops global femicide table, Americas, Oceania follow closely – UN report
Latest report from the United Nations Women and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows that Africa had the highest rates of...
NEC Urges States to Adopt Local Technology to Drive Industrialization
The National Economic Council (NEC) has called on state governments to adopt and patronize technological innovations developed by the National Agency for Science...
Updated: Driver narrowly escapes death as container falls on car in Lagos, the 7th in 2024
A driver was rescued by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) after a 40-foot container fell on his Toyota Camry with the...
Nigeria, Brazil Sign Landmark MoU to Boost Agribusiness
The Nigerian Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) to enhance agribusiness development across Nigeria’s 774...
Just in: Again in Lagos, unstrapped container falls on vehicle at Mile 2, trapping occupants
Lagos is in the news again for unstrapped containers falling on hapless motorists, with the latest accident in the Mile 2 area of...
Full Privatization of Nigeria’s Refineries Underway – Presidency
The Presidency has announced plans for the complete privatization of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries, including the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna facilities. Mr. Sunday...
Fatal Islington sword attack: London teenager Tate bags 22 years
A teenager, Sanchez Tate, 18, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for fatally stabbing 21-year-old Mohamed Abdi Noor in Islington, London....
With extant appeal, Rivers Govt.’ll be given its monthly federal allocation – FG
The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation has reacted to the recent legal controversies surrounding Rivers State’s monthly federal allocations, saying it...
FG urged to promote national unity, social cohesion using community-based events, initiatives
The Federal Government has been urged to take a more active role in promoting national unity and social cohesion through community-based events and...
