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Just In: Buhari names Mohammed Abdullahi as new Minister of Environment
Mr Mohammed H. Abdullahi has been named the new Minister of Environment. A statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...
Tragedy as Nigerian student in UK dies after eating ‘cannabis sweets’
A Nigerian student studying in the United Kingdom (UK) has died after eating cannabis sweets she was reported to have bought from a...
Just in: Nigeria and Ghana lift COVID-19 restrictions, limitations on gatherings
Nigeria and Ghana have lifted COVID-19 restrictions following a declining number of cases and reduced risk of importation of new variants. In Nigeria,...
Ex-President bags life sentence for murder of his predecessor
Sankara was assassinated in the West African nation’s capital, Ouagadougou, in 1987 at the age of 37, four years after he took power...
Russia-Ukraine war: Nigeria, Egypt, others may face civil unrest, food crisis — AfDB President, Adesina
Food crisis and civil unrest loom in Africa following the ongoing Russia- Ukraine, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi...
State of the nation: Nigerian Governors Forum mobilizes 36 State Speakers for emergency meeting in Abuja
In a bid to find urgent solutions to what they called issues of national importance, the 36 State Governors under the aegis of...
Again beleaguered Kaduna after airport, train attacks, loses 11 soldiers to gunmen
Following an overrun of some Nigerian troops at one of their bases in Kaduna in a fresh attack by some gunmen on motorcycles,...
Oil theft has reduced Nigeria’s oil production to less than 1.5m barrels per day, says NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd, Malam Mele Kyari, has expressed concern over Nigeria’s inability to increase...
NIN: 72.8m subscribers risk being disconnected as FG orders unlinked SIMs barred
The Federal Government has directed telecommunication companies in Nigeria to bar all outgoing calls on unlinked lines as from Monday, April 4, 2022....
2022 World Cup: Nigerian football needs total overhaul — Sports Editors
The Guild of Sports Editors (GSE) says Nigerian football needs total overhaul, from the lowest league to the national team. According GSE, the...
Abuja-Kaduna train attack: 200 of 362 passengers on the Manifest confirmed safe, now with their families – NRC MD
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said of the 362 validated passengers on board of the Abuja-Kaduna train attacked by terrorists on March...
Clean, sustainable environment: Nestle Partners ACI to clean up Agege Market in Lagos
As the world advances the cause for a clean, safe and sustainable environment, Nestlé Nigeria Plc and African Cleanup Initiative (ACI), an NGO,...
HEDA to lawmakers: Repeal Lagos Car Parking Lot law within 7 days
As Lagos State lawmakers urge compliance with the state’s Car Parking law, the Human Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre has given them...
Nigeria’s N39.55trn debt, heightened insecurity, crude oil theft in Niger Delta: Adeboye expresses palpable fears
"Don’t say that Pastor Adeboye said there would be no election next year, that is not what I said. Adeboye does not know...
Terrorism: Northwest states may hire mercenaries — Gov. El-Rufa’i
The Governor of the beleaguered Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufa’i, was at the State House on Friday to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari, and...
