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  The World Bank is set to approve fresh loans totalling $632m to Nigeria today (Monday) amid mounting concerns over the country’s rising debt profile, The PUNCH reports.   The loans are to support critical areas, including nutrition improvement and quality basic education.   Information obtained from the World Bank’s ...

  The Special Assistant to the suspended Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Jerry Omotsegunwa, has stated that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has yet to be informed by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, about the cause of their ongoing political hostilities.   Fubara and Wike have been embroiled in a political crisis ...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has expressed confidence that Nigerians have the capacity to defeat corruption through collective determination and commitment.   Olukoyede made this statement in Abuja on Sunday in his goodwill message to Muslims celebrating Eid-el-Fitr across the country.   “Tackling economic ...

  Former Oyo State governor and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, on Sunday, said the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State has ensured relative peace in the state.   The PUNCH reports that President Bola Tinubu, on March 18, 2025, declared emergency rule in Rivers State over ...

Adron Homes Celebrates Eid-al-Fitr, Wishes Nigerians Peace and Prosperit   Adron Homes and Properties extends warm greetings to the Muslim community across Nigeria and beyond as we celebrate the joyous occasion of Eid-al-Fitr.   As we mark the end of Ramadan, a season of faith, sacrifice, and devotion, we reflect ...

  The Edo State government is on top of the security situation arising from the mob killings of innocent Nigerians at Uromi. The government has long banned all illegal vigilante groups operating in the state. These groups were created under the previous PDP-led administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki but were ...

  The Edo State government is not standing idly by following the horrific mob slaughter of 16 innocent Nigerians at Uromi. These brutal killings were carried out by illegal vigilante groups that have defied government orders to disband and disarm. Make no mistake – these death squads were originally created ...

  The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, on Saturday, defended the decision of the National Assembly to ratify the proclamation of the state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, saying lawmakers deserve commendation and not the backlash they got.   He said instead of being vilified, ...

  The Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State has warned motorists against carrying inflammable substances, such as gas, that may ignite fire explosions during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.   Ota Unit Commander of FRSC, Mr Wasiu Ogunmefun, issued the warning while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday ...

  Abdullahi Safiyanu, father of the late Shuaibu, a seven-year-old boy who was kidnapped and killed in Bauchi State, speaks to AYOOLA OLASUPO and UMAR SANI about how he found the lifeless body of his son in the bush after   How old are you?   I am 42 years ...