France will ban smoking in outdoor areas where children are likely to be present, starting July 1, 2025. This includes beaches, parks, bus stops, school entrances, and sports venues.   Health and Family Minister, Catherine Vautrin, made this known on Thursday, May 29.   “Tobacco must disappear where there ...

  The Nigerian Air Force said airstrikes from its operatives with Operation Hadin Kai have killed scores of terrorists and destroyed their stronghold in Borno State.   The service air mission, which was carried out in the early hours of Friday, was conducted on fleeing Boko Haram elements in Bita, ...

  The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has commiserated with the Niger State Government on the flood, which has claimed many lives in the Mokwa Local Government Area of the state.   In a statement signed by the NGF chairman, AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, on Friday, the forum said that it was shocked by ...

  Ahead of the 2027 general elections, all National Assembly members from Cross River State have endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Bassey Otu for a second term in office.   The endorsement was delivered under the banner of the ruling All Progressives Congress Caucus in the state within the ...

  A former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Kunmi Mustapha, on Thursday, backed Governor Seyi Makinde for President in 2027.   Mustapha, in a statement he signed in Ibadan, the state capital, to mark Makinde’s sixth anniversary as governor, said the bravery and leadership qualities the ...

  President Bola Tinubu has signed an Executive Order aimed at slashing oil and gas projects’ costs, improving government revenue, and accelerating investment inflow into Nigeria’s energy sector.   In a statement issued on Thursday by the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, the Federal Government ...

  Lasaco Assurance Plc has reinforced its commitment to youth empowerment, education, and meaningful community engagement with a visit to Agidingbi Primary School in Ikeja, Lagos.   In a statement, the firm said that the visit was in commemoration of the 2025 Children’s Day. The visit was characterised by lively ...

  The Heirs Insurance Group has announced the opening of applications for the fourth edition of its annual Heirs Insurance Essay Championship, targeted at junior secondary school students nationwide.   In a statement on Wednesday, it was indicated that N10.5m worth of prizes will be up for grabs in this ...

  Startups and businesses across Africa have been invited to showcase their innovations at the upcoming Lagos Startup Expo, scheduled for June 18–19, 2025, at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, organisers disclosed in a statement on Tuesday.   With the theme ‘Connect, Invest and Innovate’, the Lagos Startup Expo 2025 ...

  The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has revealed that 70 to 80 per cent of the perpetrators of insecurity in the state are not in the forests but rather embedded within local communities as informants.   Speaking on Thursday during a special prayer event to mark his second anniversary ...