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NNPC set to hand over Warri, Kaduna refineries to private operators
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it is seeking to engage reputable and credible Operations and Maintenance companies to operate and maintain the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Co...
30th August 2024
Lagos arrests 12 miscreants for constituting nuisance
In a bid to restore sanity and cleanliness to the streets of Lagos, operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 12 miscreants following surveillance operations in severa...
30th August 2024
FG committed to improving healthcare delivery — Minister
The Federal Government is intensifying efforts to enhance infrastructure and manpower in the healthcare sector. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced this dur...
30th August 2024
32-year-old man kills self in Ogun
A 32-year-old man named Olúwaṣeun Shorinola has taken his life in the Kémta area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, PUNCH Online reports. The Ogun State Police Command, through its spokesperson,...
30th August 2024
Obi condemns Canadian-Nigerian who threatened to poison Yoruba, Benin people
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has condemned the threat made by a Canada-based woman, Amaka Sunnberger, against Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin descent....
30th August 2024
WHO warns of ‘worryingly high’ levels of unprotected teenage sex
The World Health Organisation has raised concerns over a significant decline in condom use among sexually active adolescents since 2014, leading to an increase in unprotected sex and associated risks....
30th August 2024
Ondo shifts LG election to January 18
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission has again shifted the local government election in the state to January 18, 2025. ODIEC Chairman, Dr Joseph Aremo, disclosed this during a stakeholders�...
30th August 2024
Fresh protest breaks out in UI as council backs fee hike
Students at the University of Ibadan in Oyo State have commenced a fresh protest after the university governing council endorsed a recent fee hike. The demonstrations, which began at midnight on Frida...
30th August 2024
ICYMI: FG gives traders one month to crash pricesÂ
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has given a one-month moratorium to traders and other market stakeholders involved in exploitative pricing to crash the prices of goods. The ...
30th August 2024
55,910 Nigerians killed, 21,000 kidnapped in four years â Investigation
As Nigeria continues to wage war against insecurity, no fewer than 55,910 persons were killed while 21,000 others were abducted by terror groups operating in different parts of the country in the past...
30th August 2024
COAS foresees end to insecurity as military kills 1,166 terrorists
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the Army was on a victory path in the ongoing war against banditry, terrorism and kidnapping in the country. This...
30th August 2024
Germany deports Afghan nationals
Germany announced that it carried out its first deportation of Afghan nationals back to their home country on Friday since the Taliban took power in August 2021, as Berlin faces pressure to crack down...
30th August 2024
New Zealand's Maori king dies at 69
The king of New Zealand’s Indigenous Maori people died Friday while recovering from heart surgery at age 69, with aides saying he had “passed to the great beyond”. King Tuheitia pass...
30th August 2024
NYSC bars poly graduates without IT experience
The National Youth Service Corps has said polytechnic graduates or holders of the Higher National Diploma without evidence of undertaking the mandatory 12-month industrial training will not be registe...
30th August 2024
Reps promise relaxed conditions to access N500bn TETFund
The House of Representatives has vowed to address the challenges hindering tertiary institutions from accessing the N500bn Tertiary Institutions Trust Fund intervention fund lying unaccessed in the Ce...
30th August 2024
Adeleke plans electricity generation in Osun
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, disclosed plans by his administration to embark on electricity generation for the state, using available river and solar assets. Adeleke, who spo...
30th August 2024
Ladigbolu ruling house demands fresh selection for Alaafin
The Ladigbolu ruling family of Oyo, on Thursday, called for a fresh selection process for the Alaafin stool. The ruling family made the demand in a statement signed on its behalf by Akinade Ladigbol...
30th August 2024
Nigerian athletes falter at U-20 World Champs
Nigerian athletes have failed to live up to expectations at the ongoing World U-20 Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru, having missed the podium in two finals aside from other poor displays in the h...
30th August 2024
Joshua will decide Dubois fight â Okolie
WBC Bridgerweight World Champion Lawrence Okolie believes Anthony Joshuaâs performance will largely determine the outcome of his next monthâs IBF heavyweight title clash with Daniel Dubois. Accord...
30th August 2024
Tinubu seeks closer Nigeria-Brazil ties in agric, aviation
President Bola Tinubu encouraged the newly appointed Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Jose Areias, to make the creation of direct flights between Nigeria and Brazil a top priority. While receiv...
30th August 2024
Experts to discuss creative economy at Lagos summit
Experts will discuss the creative economy in Africa and the perspective of the law towards it at a summit in Lagos. The Global Creative Legal Summit 2024 will debut at the Landmark Event Centre from S...
30th August 2024
Sokoto supports 14,000 businesses with N2.5bn
The Sokoto State government has announced a plan to disburse an additional N2.5bn among 14,000 small business owners in the state, as part of measures to improve their productivity. Governor Ahmed Ali...
30th August 2024
Court strikes out suit against hunger protesters
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday threw out a suit instituted against the #Endbadgovernance protesters for lack of diligent prosecution. The suit was filed by 17 Nigerians drawn from t...
30th August 2024
Govt urges care for children with special needs
The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Disability Affairs, has urged stakeholders to cater to children living with disabilities. This was stressed on Thursday at the year 2024 celebration o...
30th August 2024
ECOWAS panel calls for residence permit abolition
A joint committee of the Economic Community of West African States has called for the abolition of the residence permit system, which they argue is obstructing the free movement of citizens across the...
30th August 2024
SGF, SSG offices not creation of law â Anyim
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, on Thursday, said the Offices of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Secretary to State Governme...
30th August 2024
OPC urges Tinubu to restore pipeline contract Buhari terminated
The Oodua Peopleâs Congress has called on President Bola Tinubu to restore the pipeline security contract that was taken away from the organisation by former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Presiden...
30th August 2024
LASG commends stakeholdersâ contribution to health sector
The Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has commended the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria for its significant contributions to the growth and development of the health sector in...
30th August 2024
Lagos unveils reward scheme for waste recycling
The Lagos State Government is set to launch a sensitization initiative aimed at promoting the circular economy as a solution to diversify the stateâs resources by transforming waste into valuable as...
30th August 2024
Abdusalami canvasses equal opportunities for military women
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), on Thursday, urged the military high command to eliminate the barriers and biases that have historically restricted womenâs participation in ...
30th August 2024
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
