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The World Bank has approved three new loan requests totalling $1.57bn in financing for Nigeria.According to a statement, the approval is to support the Federal Government in strengthening human capital through better health for women, children and adolescents.The World Bank stated that the approved projects would also help build resilience to the effect of floods and drought through improving dams’ safety and irrigation. The international lender added that this...

Dangote Group has said that it plans to transport refined petroleum products by sea....

 Head of office, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi has announced that 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli air strikes, a figure that has doubled in two days....

The Ogun State Government has initiated the reconstruction of a troubled section of the Sagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway near Sagamu, aimed at relieving the traffic congestion affecting motorists.Governor Dapo Abiodun made an unannounced visit to the problematic area on Sunday, highlighting the road's significance as a crucial link from Lagos through Ogun State to the South-East and South-South regions. He noted that its deteriorating condition has caused significant hardship for da...

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, announced that the removal of fuel subsidies by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will save Nigeria a staggering N5.4 trillion by the end of 2024. He emphasized that continuing the subsidy would have posed a significant financial burden, consuming a large portion of the Federal Government's N6.7 trillion budget for the year.Speaking during a special church service to commemorate Nigeria's 64th National Day at the Cathedral Church of St. P...

The Operatives of the Sokoto Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have apprehended thirteen suspected internet fraudsters in Sokoto State....

The Edo State Government has accused Philip Shaibu of planning to invade the Government House to enforce his reinstatement....

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that a 35-year-old zookeeper at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, BABAJI DAULE, was on Saturday killed by a lion.The Police Public Relations Officer for the Ogun State Police Command, OMOLOLA ODUTOLA, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen.According to the statement, the incident was reported at a divisional police station, and was later escalated to the s...

Super Eagles’ star Samuel Chukwueze looks to leave AC Milan in January, with the winger said to be on the radar of Atletico Madrid and Premier League duo West Ham and Aston Villa.Chukwueze joined Milan from Spanish club Villarreal during the 2023 summer transfer window for a deal worth €20m plus some substantial bonuses, which made him the most expensive signing of a window that saw 10 players join the San Siro outfit....

A manhunt is underway after 17 people living on the same street in a South African village were killed in a mass shooting, police said.Two homes were targeted in the shootings early Saturday in Ngo-bo-zana village in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province, the country’s police ministry said in a statement, adding that six people, including a two-month-old baby, survived the attack.A team of detectives and forensic experts have been deployed to piece all evidence t...