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  A financial technology company, OPay Digital Services, has called on corporate organisations, public institutions, and well-meaning individuals to increase investment in the educational needs of schoolchildren across Nigeria.   This appeal was made during the recent unveiling of the Back-to-School outreach held at Government College Ibadan, Oyo State.   ...

  Several persons were feared dead on Friday night after a trailer lost control and rammed into them along the Chisco Park Junction in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.   It was gathered that the fatal accident occurred around 9:30pm when the driver of the trailer ...

  Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has extended condolences to the government and people of Zamfara State over the passing of the Emir of Gusau, Dr. Ibrahim Bello.   In a condolence message addressed to Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, Idris described the late monarch as a man of ...

    The Naira closed the week on a positive note, gaining 4.52 kobo against the U.S. dollar at the official market on Friday.   According to the latest figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Naira traded at N1,534.72 per dollar.   The figure represents a modest gain ...

  Russia struck several regions of Ukraine overnight, officials said Saturday, reporting one person killed in Dnipro, while Moscow said two people died after a Ukrainian drone attack in the Rostov region.   Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov said one person was killed in a high-rise apartment complex.   Across the ...

    The Ogun State police command on Saturday said that its Anti-Cultism Unit in collaboration with other tactical squads have arrested two soldiers and 20 others suspected to be cultists during a midnight raid on Hilton Hotel, Osiele, Abeokuta. The Spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Omolola Odutola, ...

  The Ogun State Police Command is investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy, Lawal Wahab, whose mutilated body was discovered days after he was declared missing.   Wahab, who was living with his grandmother, was reported missing by his father, Lawal Olumide, before his decomposing remains were found on ...

    The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Friday charged the 404 newly recruited personnel of Amotekun, Agro Marshal and Grazing Marshal corps on crime reduction, protection of lives and property and as well agricultural projects to ensure food security.   Oyebanji charged them on the need for enhanced ...

  The President of the Republic of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, on Friday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, at his hometown in Daura, Katsina State.   Barrow, who arrived in Katsina for the visit, was received by the Secretary to ...

  The University of Lagos has set Monday, July 28, for commencement of its online registration for the Post-UTME screening exercise for admission into all undergraduate programmes for the 2025/2026 academic year.   This was contained in a statement by the Registrar One and Secretary to Council, Mrs Abosede Wickliffe, ...