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As preparations intensify for Nigeria’s participation in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), scheduled for June 30, 2025 in Seville, Spain, stakeholders and Nigerian civil society are have called stronger global actions to combat illicit financial flows, recover stolen assets, as well as ensure fairer, more transparent…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially admitted to technical errors that negatively impacted the performance of candidates during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held across the country. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, emotionally acknowledged the faults that plagued this…
The Borno State Government has rescued 73 underage children from drug abuse and street-related crimes in Maiduguri, in a sweeping intervention aimed at combating substance abuse among vulnerable youths. The children, aged between 12 and 15, were picked up from known hotspots including Bulabulin Kasuwa and Gwange Kasan Gada, following…
Nigeria will require a sustained investment of $10 billion annually over the next two decades to achieve stable and reliable electricity, according to Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. The minister made the declaration during the inauguration of a 2.5-megawatt solar hybrid power project at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in…
In a swift legislative move, the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved the second reading of a ₦1.78 trillion statutory appropriation bill for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), just hours after its introduction by President Bola Tinubu. The bill, aimed at funding the FCT Administration for the 2025 fiscal year, was…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has opened a crucial meeting in Lagos today, aimed at reviewing and approving the draft Strategic Business Plan (SBP) and Communication Strategy for the Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU). This high-level gathering underscores ECOWAS’s renewed commitment to accelerating infrastructure development and…
In a display of honor and gratitude, distinguished military personnel who rendered outstanding service under the ECOWAS Stabilization Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB) were formally recognized during the Third Combined Presentation of Medals and Awards Ceremony held on May 8, 2025. The prestigious event, organized to acknowledge the dedication and…
An Abuja-based barber, Joshua Aiyenuro, has declared his intention to break a Guinness World Record by attempting the world’s longest haircut marathon. Mr. Aiyenuro, the founder of the T-Jos Signature brand, which caters to top Nigerian footballers and other high-profile clients, made the announcement during a media briefing in Abuja.…
The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) has expressed commitment to partner the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council on infrastructural development in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was disclosed when the NUJ FCT Chairperson, Ms Grace Ike, led her executive team on a courtesy visit to the AMMC…
