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Senate Approves N360bn Increase in Rivers State’s 2025 Budget, Cites Reasons

The Nigerian Senate has vowed to closely monitor the disbursement and implementation of the N1.48 trillion budget submitted by the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), as part... Read more »
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WHO Guidelines Aim to Improve Outcomes for Pregnant Women with Sickle Cell Disease

The World Health Organisation has released its first-ever global guideline on the management of Sickle Cell Disease during pregnancy. In a statement issued on Thursday in commemoration of the 2025 World Sickle... Read more »
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Anambra Govt Orders Residents to Repaint Houses

The Anambra State Government has directed residents and occupants of dilapidated buildings defacing the environment in public view areas across the state to repaint their structures, adding that regulators will be embarking... Read more »
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Multiple Countries Evacuate Nationals from Israel and Iran as Conflict Deepens

Governments around the world are evacuating thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiraling Israel-Iran conflict, organizing buses and planes and in some cases assisting people crossing borders on foot.... Read more »
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NYSC Ensures Safety of Corps Members in Benue Amid Killings

The Benue State Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps, Mrs Veronica Garba, said that corps members in crisis areas have been evacuated into family houses in Makurdi. Garba made this known in... Read more »
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One Injured as Armed Robbers Strike Mokola Roundabout in Ibadan

Suspected armed robbers, on Wednesday, attacked traders and pedestrians at the popular Mokola roundabout in the Ibadan North local government area of Oyo.  Reports indicate that the robbers fired shots into the... Read more »
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EFCC Pledges Zero Tolerance for Relooting of Recovered Assets

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has assured Nigerians that, it will never again allow hitherto looted assets by corrupt individuals to be relooted. This was even as the commission said... Read more »
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Tax Reform Bills Transmitted to President Tinubu for Assent

Four key tax reform bills have been formally delivered to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marking a significant step in the Federal Government’s quest to overhaul the country’s tax system. This was disclosed... Read more »
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Bosun Tijani Emerges Vice Chairman of ITU Council

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has been elected Vice Chair of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council, marking a significant milestone in the country’s growing influence... Read more »
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Tinubu to Launch Key Infrastructure Projects in Kaduna

President Bola Tinubu is expected in Kaduna State on Thursday (today) for the inauguration of several key developmental projects executed by the administration of Gov. Uba Sani. The News Agency of Nigeria... Read more »
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Nigeria Customs Intercepts 1,433 Live Cartridges, 5 Guns in Ogun State

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 Area Command, has intercepted 1,433 rounds of live cartridges and five Dane guns in different locations of the state. The Area Comptroller, Mr Godwin Otunla, disclosed... Read more »
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Oyo Fire Service Pulls Off Successful Rescue of 2-Year-Old Girl from Well

A two-year-old girl (name withheld) has been rescued from a deep well in the Saki area of Oyo State by officers of the state’s Fire Services Agency. The incident happened at Orita... Read more »
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ECG Disconnects Power to Key Institutions, Demands Payment

Ghana’s state electric distributor has cut power supply to several state institutions over unpaid bills running to tens of millions of dollars, adding its pleas for payment have fallen on deaf ears.... Read more »
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NUPRC Directs Crude Exporters to Secure Permit and UIN Before Shipment

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has announced that exporters must now obtain an export permit, vessel clearance, and a Unique Identification Number before any crude shipment can leave the country. In... Read more »
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UK Parliament Advances Bill to Decriminalize Abortion for Women

United Kingdom MPs on Tuesday voted to end contentious prosecutions of women in England and Wales for terminating a pregnancy, paving the way for a huge overhaul of how the country’s abortion laws... Read more »
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Benin-Warri Road Project in Jeopardy as Umahi Terminates Contract

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has terminated the contract awarded to Levant Construction Limited over its failure to deliver on the Benin–Sapele–Warri road project. The road, a major federal highway, is... Read more »
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Nigerian Caught Smuggling N214m Drugs in India

A Nigerian man, simply identified as Chukuwuma, has been arrested by Bengaluru’s Central Crime Branch for alleged drug peddling. Chukuwuma was caught during a raid while trying to distribute narcotics in the... Read more »
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AbdulRazaq Supports Kwara Pilgrims with N120m in Makkah

The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has supported the state pilgrims with 264,280 riyals (N120 million) during an unscheduled visit to Kwara houses in Makkah. The Kwara State Amiru Hajj and... Read more »
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New Chief Press Secretary for Cross River Government

Cross River State Governor,  Bassey Otu, has approved the appointment of Linus Obogo as Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, while also re-appointing Nsa Gill as Special Adviser... Read more »
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Five Nigerians Convicted for $17 Million Transnational Fraud Scheme in US

A United States of America court has sentenced five Nigerians to over 159 years of combined jail term for defrauding over 100 Americans, companies and government entities to the tune of $17m.... Read more »