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The National Institute for Cultural Orientation, NICO, has commenced free training on Nigerian indigenous languages in all the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC orientation camps nationwide.

On Thursday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu officially launched the 37-kilometer Lagos red line rail project.

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from sport for four years after failing a drug test, according to Italian media sources.

After bandits attacked Goningora in Kaduna State’s Chikun Local Government Area, residents barricaded the Abuja-Kaduna route.

President Bola Tinubu will depart Lagos on Thursday for a two-day formal visit to Doha at the invitation of Qatar’s king, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

On Wednesday, the Senate rejected a bill that would have added Anambra to the list of states that make up the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

The recent Edo State governorship primary election has sparked a new crisis inside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu insists he should receive a certificate of return because he won.

Ekama Maxwell, the pastor of Kingdom Life Charismatic Church, was detained by the Nigerian Police Force in Sapele, Delta State, for allegedly abusing two pregnant teachers.

Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, Minister of Women Affairs, has asked for the signing of legislation that would establish a mobile court to try gender and sexual-based crimes in the country.

MTN Nigeria has issued an explanation for the service disruption suffered by its users on Wednesday, citing several fibre cuts.

  Displaced people in Borno State have expressed dissatisfaction and threatened to return to territories held by the terrorist organization Boko Haram.

A 70-year-old resident of Eziama village in Umunneochi Local Government Area of 

Ghana’s parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+. 

Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, says if not stopped, cryptocurrency trading website Binance will d£§troy the Nigerian economy by arbitrarily fixing foreign exchange rate.

On Tuesday, the Senate established a nine-member ad hoc committee to investigate the disbursement and use of the N30 trillion Ways and Means loan received by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s government from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s removal of Babatunde Irukera as CEO/Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).

  Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), claims that he and his team are not to blame for the country’s current economic troubles.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, has increased by 38% month on month (MoM), to N16,250 for a 12.5kg cylinder, up from N11,735.72 in January 2024.

A Nigerian migrant named Jonathan A who lives in Germany is using German immigration law to obtain almost €22,000 per month in child support for the 24 children he claims to father.

Prof. Fabian Osuji, the former Minister of Education, has died. He died on Wednesday morning, according to a family member who confirmed the news.

Police in Jigawa State have arrested Samuel Shegun, 32, for the suspected murder of his biological mother.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) increased the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 400 basis points to 22.75 percent, up from 18.75 percent.

The nationwide protest embarked upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) against the current economic hardships in the country ended peacefully on day one in Kano State.

Barrister Chris Agidy, the Senior Legislative Aide (SLA) to Delta North Lawmaker Senator Ned Nwoko, who was kidnapped by gunmen in 2023, has died.

Charles Inojie, a veteran Nollywood actor, has announced the end of the popular Nigerian comedy series ‘The Johnsons’, 13 years after it first aired.

The Kaduna State Government has confirmed five deaths following Lassa Fever outbreak in the state.

  Nigeria is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis in a generation, leading to widespread hardship and anger.

On Monday, Justice Aisha Mahmud of Kano’s High Court ordered the arrest of Ado Gwanja, a well-known Kannywood actor and singer.

 President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Social Security Unemployment Programme, which will pay unemployed Nigerian youths to alleviate economic suffering.

Due to the increasing violence in the occupied region and the Gaza war, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has announced the resignation of his cabinet, which governs portions of the occupied West Bank.

Rev Dr Nana Yaa Prempeh, a female Ghanaian pastor, has asked unmarried women to test their men’s p3n1s to ensure they are functioning properly before marrying them.

No fewer than 180 graduating students of the Bayero University,Kano(BUK) will receive first class degrees at the 38th Convocation of the institution.

A group, Northern Youth Awareness Council,has distanced itself from the request sent to the State House of Assembly by the Association of Kano Electorates(Kungiyar Yan Dangwale) asking the legislature to dissolve the four new Emirates in the state.

  Moses Bliss, a popular Nigerian gospel artist who recently got engaged to his fiancée, Marie Wiseborn, has posted photographs from their pre-wedding session.

On Monday, some alleged thugs stormed the National Judicial Institute in Abuja, where the Tribunal was sitting.

  Over 2,000 students of University of Nigeria (UNN) in Enugu state were trained in emerging technologies and skills by TechyJaunt and CP.Hub Sahara.

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, along with civil society supporters, marched through Abuja’s streets to the National Assembly.

A building on Monday night collapsed in Onitsha, Anambra State.

Jackie Loughery, who was crowned the first Miss USA in 1952, has died aged 93.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the sale of seized food items after a stampede claimed lives at NCS Old Zonal Headquarters in the Yaba area of Lagos State last Friday.

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Committee on Constitution Review, Benjamin Kalu, has stated that the country’s new constitution will be ready for presidential approval within the next 24 months.

Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has expressed great worry about the terrible occurrence at the Nigerian Customs Service’s Zonal Office in Yaba, Lagos.

An Indonesian aerospace firm, PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), has finalised a deal to sell four CN235-220 transport aircraft to the Nigerian military.

The prosecution and the defence in the treasonable felony trial of the leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu have rejigged their legal teams.

An attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso has killed dozens of Muslims on the same day as another deadly attack on Catholics attending mass, local and security sources told AFP on Monday.

Civil Society Organisations in Edo State have hit the streets of Benin City, the state capital to protest over economic hardship in the country.

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results.

On Sunday, three children of the same parents were found dead inside a parked car in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Everton's punishment for breaching Premier League financial rules has been reduced from 10 points to six after an appeal.

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Olayinka Oladunjoye as a federal commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC).