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Newly elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC. Professor Nentawe Yilwatda has pledged to work with all stakeholders to unite, strengthen and expand the ruling party. Yilwatda gave the assurance during his acceptance speech at the 14th National Executive Co...

The National Executive Committee NEC of the People’s Democratic Party has approved November 15 and 16 for election of new national working committee NWC members.The dates were ratified during the NEC meeting held on Thursda...

The Deputy Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Mr Chris Maiyaki, on Friday called on universities and the government to step up investment in digital infrastructure to enhance digital learning.Mr Maiyaki said that rather than serve as ...

A mother and her baby were injured early Saturday when an uncompleted three-storey building collapsed in Umuahia, Abia State.Miraculously, the other five members of their family, who were in a nearby bungalow hit by the collapsing structure, escaped deat...

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has urged the Supreme Court to compel Osun State Government to refund seven months’ local government allocations to the Minister of Finance.The request was contained in a response filed through Fagbemi’s counsel, Chief Akin Olujimi SAN, to a suit instituted ...

Panic has gripped thousands of Nigerians working in the United Kingdom on Certificate of Sponsorship or Skilled Worker visas over the new regulations announced by the British government.The UK government, in its efforts to control immigration, has removed over 100 jobs, including skilled worker roles, from CoS eligibility, while the salary thresholds for o...

The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria said it has begun probing reports that a Chinese mining company abandoned Nigerian miners in the Central African Republic (CAR).The development comes following an outrage that trailed a viral online video depicting Nigerian miners allegedly abandoned by a Chinese mining enterprise in the CAR....

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has criticised United Kingdom Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her recent claim that Nigerian law prevents her from passing citizenship to her children because she is a woman.Dabiri-Erewa, speaking on a monitored programme, described Badenoch’s re...

The Federal Government has elevated flood prevention to a national security priority with the unveiling of a new Anticipatory Action Framework on Floods to move disaster response from reactive to early, coordinated response.The new framework, which includes scientific and traditional data-gathering methods, triggers for early action, and a consolid...

Nigeria’s Super Falcons will play host country Morocco in the final of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), a reenactment of the clash between the two sides in the last edition of the competition. ...