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Remanded Binance chief in good health, NCoS insists
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ECOWAS seeks end to residence permit system
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Minister seeks Chinese media partnership to tackle fake news
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ICYMI: Protests erupt across Canada as 70,000 international students face deportation
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FG frees Polish students, lecturer detained over hunger protest
Edo poll: PDP, APC, others sign peace accord Sept 12
Ahead of the September 21 Edo State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, announced that the signing of the peace accord will be held on September 12, 20...
30th August 2024
Remanded Binance chief in good health, NCoS insists
The Nigerian Correctional Service, on Thursday, dismissed recent reports suggesting that a senior Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, detained in Abuja, is in poor health. According to the NCoS, Gamb...
30th August 2024
ECOWAS seeks end to residence permit system
A joint committee of the Economic Community of West African States has called for the abolition of the residence permit system, which it argues is obstructing the free movement of citizens across the ...
29th August 2024
Minister seeks Chinese media partnership to tackle fake news
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has called on Chinese media outlets to join forces with Nigeria and other international partners in the fight against fake news an...
29th August 2024
ICYMI: Protests erupt across Canada as 70,000 international students face deportation
Tens of thousands of international students took to the streets across Canada this week in a wave of protests against new immigration policies introduced by the federal government. According to a repo...
29th August 2024
FG frees Polish students, lecturer detained over hunger protest
The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced, on Wednesday, that a group of Polish students and a lecturer detained in Nigeria have been released. The University of Warsaw students were arrested e...
29th August 2024
Canadian police probe poisoning threats targeting Yoruba, Edo people
The Toronto Police Service in Canada has launched an investigation following the circulation of a TikTok video containing threats directed at the Edo and Yoruba tribes in Canada. The video, which emer...
28th August 2024
Polish students detained over waving of Russian flags released
The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that a group of Polish students detained in Nigeria have been released. The students were arrested earlier this month in Kano, a northern ...
28th August 2024
Lead disaster mitigation, minister tells town planners
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has called on town planners to play a more significant role in disaster risk reduction and resilience building in urban areas. Speaking at...
28th August 2024
Emphasise Nigeria’s positive outcomes, FG tells BBC
The Federal Government has called on international media organisations to pay attention to the positive narratives coming out of Nigeria rather than concentrating only on the negatives. The Minister o...
28th August 2024
Edo: INEC rules out PVC collection by proxy
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Tuesday, said the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards to new applicants across Edo State local government areas will commence today. The commission,...
28th August 2024
Nigeria's voter population exceeds 14 West African countries' -INEC chairman
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, revealed that Nigeria’s registered voter population surpasses that of all 14 other countries in the W...
27th August 2024
Over 125,000 PVCs collected in Edo in five days — INEC
Ahead of the Edo governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission announced on Tuesday that 125,928 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) have been collected in the state within five da...
27th August 2024
Edo poll: INEC to conduct mock accreditation September 10
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced plans to conduct a mock voter accreditation exercise on September 10, 2024, as part of its preparations for the upcoming Edo State Governors...
27th August 2024
Democratic governance key to Nigeria's progress- Outgoing EU envoy
The outgoing European Union Head of Delegation to Nigeria and West Africa, Samuela Isopi, has reaffirmed that democratic governance remains the best path for Nigeria’s development. Isopi who spo...
27th August 2024
INEC tackles group over PVC sale allegation
The Independent National Electoral Commission has strongly denied allegations that some of its officials are involved in the sale of Permanent Voter Cards in Edo State ahead of the September 21 govern...
27th August 2024
ECOWAS restates push for free human, trade movements
The Economic Community of West African States Parliament met on Monday in Banjul, The Gambia, to advance the implementation of a critical protocol that facilitates the free movement of persons, the ri...
27th August 2024
INEC tackles group over PVC sale allegation
The Independent National Electoral Commission has strongly denied allegations that some of its officials are involved in the sale of Permanent Voter Cards in Edo State ahead of the September 21 govern...
27th August 2024
ECOWAS unveils plan to revitalise peace fund
The Economic Community of West African States has unveiled a five-year strategic plan to rejuvenate its Peace Fund, focusing on resource mobilisation and capacity development across the region. The an...
27th August 2024
INEC denies selling PVCs in Edo
The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied allegations that some of its officials are involved in the sale of Permanent Voter Cards in Edo State ahead of the 21 September Governorship El...
26th August 2024
ECOWAS parliament pushes for free movement protocol across West Africa
The Economic Community of West African States Parliament convened on Monday in Banjul, The Gambia, to advance the implementation of a crucial protocol that facilitates the free movement of persons, th...
26th August 2024
Nigeria seeks stronger bilateral ties with Japan
Japan’s Foreign Minister, Ms Kamikawa Yoko, on Saturday, met with Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, in a significant step towards deepening bilateral relations. Their meeting wa...
25th August 2024
Nigeria, Japan to strengthen bilateral ties
Japan’s Foreign Minister, Ms Kamikawa Yoko, met with Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, on Saturday, marking a significant step towards deepening bilateral relations. The...
24th August 2024
Rising extremist violence threatens W’Africa, US warns
The United States has warned that the recent withdrawal of its forces from the Niger Republic has left a security vacuum in West Africa, a region already plagued by escalating extremist violence. The ...
24th August 2024
US warns of rising extremist threats in West Africa
The United States has warned that the recent withdrawal of its forces from Niger has created a security vacuum in West Africa, a region already plagued by escalating extremist violence. Major General ...
23rd August 2024
US unveils TB lab donated to Nigeria
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Richard Mills, has hailed the inauguration of a new tuberculosis modular laboratory at the Defence Research Laboratory in Abuja as a landmark achiev...
23rd August 2024
NBC secures N10bn to expand digital TV coverage
The National Broadcasting Commission has announced a nationwide expansion of digital television coverage, fueled by the N10bn grant approved by President Bola Tinubu. NBC’s Director-General, Charles...
23rd August 2024
Ogun deal: Plans ongoing to recover two presidential jets, says FG
The Federal Government has disclosed ongoing plans to recover the two presidential aircraft seized by a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Ltd., on the orders of a Fren...
23rd August 2024
NSCDC to seal unlicensed private guard companies in Abuja
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Federal Capital Territory Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, on Thursday, issued a firm warning to private guard companies to renew their expired licenses or fac...
22nd August 2024
NBC secures N10bn boost for digital switch-over, expands coverage
The National Broadcasting Commission on Thursday announced a nationwide expansion of digital television coverage, fueled by N10bn grant approved by President Bola Tinubu. The announcement was made by ...
22nd August 2024
NCoS plans inmates’ headcount over congestion
The Nigerian Correctional Service said it is preparing to deploy its personnel and resources for inmates’ audit across the nation’s custodial centres. The audit, part of a comprehensive strategy t...
22nd August 2024