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    President Bola Tinubu has hailed Nigeria’s progress in key sectors such as healthcare, technology, infrastructure, and defence since gaining independence 65 years ago, saying the country has recorded “a significant surge in growth across every sector of our national life.”   The President stated this in his national ...

    The Federal Government has brokered peace in the face-off between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, after two days of conciliation meetings.   A statement issued in the early hours of Wednesday by the Minister of Labour and Employment, ...

    President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to unite in building a stronger nation, assuring that his administration’s reforms are laying a solid foundation for a prosperous future.   PUNCH Online reports that Nigeria marked its 65th Independence Anniversary on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, commemorating the country’s freedom ...

    Sean “Diddy” Combs may face more than 11 years in prison, as U.S. federal prosecutors have urged a New York court to hand down a lengthy sentence following his conviction on prostitution-related charges.   As reported by Reuters and ABC News on Tuesday, in a court memo filed ...

      The West African Examinations Council has hailed the Ekiti State Government for the upgrade of ICT facilities in its public schools ahead of transitioning the West African Senior School Certificate Examination to a Computer-Based Test format in the state.   WAEC Branch Controller in Ekiti State, Amos ...

    Social media personality Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, known online as “Mandy Kiss,” has been unveiled as a brand ambassador for Lagos State Kick Against Drug and Substance Abuse.   In a viral video posted by a X user, #dammiedammie35, on Tuesday, Lagos Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Mobolaji ...

    The 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasheed Ladoja, revealed that he had withdrawn from active politics to focus on his role as monarch.   Oba Ladoja stated this when Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, alongside a former Senate President, Iyorchia Ayu, ex-governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Liyel Imoke (Cross River), ...

    The Federal Government is set to arraign human rights activist Omoyele Sowore on a five-count charge for allegedly posting false statements about President Bola Tinubu intended to cause a breakdown of law and order, court papers show.   Sowore was sighted at the Federal High Court in Abuja ...

        The ECOWAS Parliament has adopted a budget of 19,636,030 Units of Account (26 million dollars) for the 2026 fiscal year, and announced plans to commemorate its 25th anniversary in November.   The Speaker of the Parliament, Hadjia Memounatou Ibrahima, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. ...

    Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has congratulated the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on the occasion of his 60th birthday.   Bago, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, on Tuesday, said clocking 60 was a milestone that calls for celebration. ...