President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; the Federal Government; the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have expressed deep sorrow over Tuesday’s fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos Island. Ten people were reported to have died in the inferno; several others were injured, while properties estimated at millions of naira […]
Nigeria has joined the ranks of advanced countries, like the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (U.S.A.), and France, in passport production. The country now boasts the capacity to produce 5,000 passports per day. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the credit for achieving the feat to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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• FCT minister directs payment of doctors’ salary arrears • ‘Those wishing me dead will die before me’ Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike yesterday expressed disappointment over the comments by activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. In a post on his X handle, Sowore had used
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said 21 universities have not submitted the scores of the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) scores of underage candidates for vetting. The board said this in a statement by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, yesterday in Abuja. The institutions include: University of Lagos (UNILAG, 39); Lagos
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For more than two decades, Nollywood has been shaped by women whose careers have stood the test of time. From the early days of home videos to today’s streaming platforms, certain actresses have managed not only to remain relevant but also to reinvent themselves, proving that true star power only grows stronger with time. Among
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Until Tobi ‘Express’ Amusan clinched a ‘golden’ silver medal in the women’s 100m hurdles finals on Monday at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, the spotlight was on the record-setting new sensation, sprinter Kanyinsola Ajayi. His powerful showing, finishing sixth in the men’s 100m final, marked a significant moment for Nigeria, as it was
A former National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said leadership, democracy, and national development are deeply interconnected concepts that shape the trajectory of progress and development of any nation. Jega stated this while delivering an address as the keynote speaker at the third hybrid annual National Conference of
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The National Economic Council (NEC) yesterday endorsed many initiatives to enhance food productivity and security as part of concerted efforts to further reduce food prices. At the 152nd meeting held at the State House, Abuja, NEC endorsed mass production and rollout of solar-powered irrigation pumps, flood prevention and mitigation framework and reduction of energy costs
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• Governor to resume today • House ready to receive correspondents from governor Unknown to the supporters waiting to receive him back into the Government House yesterday, reinstated Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara was airborne at the time they were drumming and singing in front of the facility in Port Harcourt. Fubara and Rivers State
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