The Yoruba Council Worldwide has commended President Bola Tinubu for repaying the International Monetary Fund loan, describing it as a boost for Nigeria’s economy.   President of the group, Mr Oladotun Hassan, praised the move in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. ...

  A high-level coalition meeting involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and others descended into chaos as delegates from Jigawa State disrupted the proceedings.   The ongoing coalition meeting at the Abuja Continental Hotel, organised by the National Political Consultative ...

  The Nasarawa State Government has promised to sustain its efforts in utilising the available lithium resources to ensure that the first electric vehicles factory in Nigeria is established in the state.   The Governor, Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule stated this on Sunday in Lafia, the state capital at an ...

  A Nollywood actor, Godwin Nnadiekwe, has been hospitalised with internal bleeding following a violent on-set incident involving his colleague, Zubby Micheal, which he claims was not part of the scripted scene.   The actor shared details of the incident in an Instagram post on Saturday, stating that he was ...

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has destroyed 77,000kg of skunk weed in separate farms in Cross Rivers and Edo states.   According to a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja, a total of 75,000 kilograms of skunk were destroyed by NDLEA ...

  The Federal Government has revealed that Nigeria currently lacks half of the skilled workforce necessary to efficiently operate the country’s power sector, particularly within the burgeoning renewable energy industry.   The Director-General of the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria, Ahmed Nagode, made this disclosure during the official launch ...

  The National Boundary Commission has announced its commitment to integrating research and technology, including drones, into boundary management.   The Director-General, Mr Adamu Adaji, disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja while evaluating the impact of President Bola Tinubu’s administration after two years in office.   Adaji told the News ...

The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, has attributed the reduced patronage of eggs to low purchasing power, greedy retailers, and low consumption.   The PAN Lagos Chairman, Mojeed Iyiola, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos.   Iyiola noted ...

  Governor Mohammed Umar-Bago of Niger State has inaugurated a 20-year short-term development plan for the ‘New Bida Town’. Umar-Bago explained that the plan aims to strategically modernise the city in line with his administration’s vision of ‘Urban Renewal Development’ across the state.   He disclosed this at a Town ...

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed that in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, 17,025 candidates representing 0.88 per cent of the total 1,931,467 scored 300 and above.   This marks the highest number recorded since the introduction of the Computer-Based Test.   According to a statistical ...