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HURRAYYYYYY!!! Professor Dickson Ameh Ojonye Akoh, National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria emerges toscadnews.com Man of the Week. The National…
The Labour Party (LP) has reacted strongly to the defection of its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African…
The House of Representatives has passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, through its third reading, paving the way for stricter sanctions ahead of the 2027 general election. The amended bill introduces tougher penalties for…
Amb. Catherine Udida, Director Migrant Affairs, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDPs. (NAN) Stakeholders push awareness to combat trafficking, migrants smuggling Immigration By Fortune Abang Abuja, Dec. 13, 2025 (NAN) Stakeholders in the…
Medical industrialisation under Tinubu addressing brain drain- Minister Tinubu addressing brain drain, health challenge – Minister Industrialisation By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Abuja, Dec.12, 2025 (NAN) The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says…
Naira By Grace Alegba Lagos, Dec. 12, 2025 (NAN) The Naira on Friday closed the week stronger with a gain of N1.65 against the U.S. dollar at the official market, after it traded at N1,454.41.…
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Northern Region, Rev. Joseph Hayab, has criticised security agencies…
Paystack has suspended its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, following an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a subordinate…
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Businessman and philanthropist Dr. Olakunle Churchill has expressed heartfelt gratitude and renewed hope after receiving…
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The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has stated that he has no intention of…
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Nigerian TikToker and livestreamer, Peller, has stirred conversations on social media after sharing his West…
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Popular nightlife entrepreneur and social media personality, Cubana Chief Priest, has taken to social media…
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The inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup™ is set to break new ground in women’s club…
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed a total fine of $100,000 on the…
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Nigerian international defender William Troost-Ekong has completed a move to Doha-based Al Ahli SC following…
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially handed over the Africa Cup of Nations…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, House of Representatives, Mr Umar El-Yakub says the 2023 general elections will be credible and acceptable to all Nigerians. Mr El-Yakub gave the assurance while addressing House of Representative’s press corps.He noted that the signing of the Electoral Act amendment…
About eighty Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) exporters in Kwara state have been trained by the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on how to access government intervention funds and special loan packages in financial institutions.Addressing participants in the event held in Ilorin, the Executive Director of the council, Dr.…
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has appealed to Saudi Arabia’s government to lift its suspension of Umrah, lesser Hajj to enable Nigerian Muslims to participate in this year’s Ummura before the Ramadan fasting period.Governor Tambuwal made the appeal in a message to the fifth edition of dawrah refresher…
The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa ad Abubakar has directed Muslims in the country to start looking for the cresent of Sha aban tommorow the third of March 2022, equivalent to Islamic calendar 29th of Rajab 1443 after Hijira. In a statement, by the chairman Advisory Committee Sultanate council…
The Lagos State Government has urged financial institutions to fund Agricultural sector same way they fund the oil sector.The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the call at a protected horticulture knowledge sharing and networking event, tagged: “Urban Farming: Feeding the Cities”, organised by the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Netherlands…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in collaboration with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) have commenced investigation into recent airfare increase by domestic airline operators in the country.In a statement, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive, FCCPC, Mr. Babatunde Irukera explains that the action of the operators…
Japan donates COVID-19 vaccines, solar refrigerators to NigeriaThe Japanese government has donated about nine hundred thousand doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine and about two hundred Solar Direct Drive Refrigerators to the Nigerian government.The vaccines and refrigerators were received by the National Primary Healthcare Development, NPHCDA on behalf of the Federal…
The Attorney General of Kano State and prosecuting counsel, Musa Abdullahi-Lawan, has presented three witnesses before a Kano high court in a case of alleged murder of a five-year old Hanifa Abubakar.An investigator at the Anti-kidnapping Squad, SCID, Kano Police Command, who is also a witness, Inspector Ubale Usman tendered…
Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen has called on Nigerian women to remain resilient and strategies to continue to push for women’s rights to equal participation and representation in governance. She made the call in Abuja at a media briefing on the 2022 International Women Day with the theme…
The International Court of Justice said Tuesday it would hold genocide hearings on March 7 and 8 over the war in Ukraine, as fighting intensifies. The Hague-based ICJ, the United Nations’ top court, will open the public hearings after Ukraine lodged a complaint with the court to order Russia to…
