The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that prospective corps members seeking mobilisation for the 2026 Batch ‘B’ service year must obtain clearance from the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD), warning that failure to do so will prevent them from participating in the mandatory national service programme. The latest directive reinforces the Federal … Read more
The South-West leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has thrown its full weight behind the Party’s National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, dismissing calls for his removal as unfounded while reaffirming that the Party remains united under its recognised zonal leadership. The declaration follows the emergence of a petition seeking Aregbesola’s removal from office, a move … Read more
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Adewale Adebayo, has insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has no constitutional responsibility to verify the credentials of candidates submitted by political parties, saying its duty is limited to publishing their names and particulars. Speaking during an interview, Adebayo said the electoral … Read more
Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, has launched a fresh round of financial support for small-scale traders, disbursing grants to 3,000 market women and men in the Ogun Central Senatorial District. The intervention, implemented in partnership with the National Productivity Centre under … Read more
The Presidency has firmly rejected claims by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar that the Federal Government generated an unaccounted oil windfall of about ₦7.98 trillion under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, insisting that the allegation lacks factual basis and challenging the presidential candidate to provide credible evidence. The latest exchange is the newest chapter in the … Read more
Dangote Industries Limited has signed a landmark $800 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s Sinoma International Engineering Co. Ltd. to expand the Itori Cement Plant in Ogun State, a project that will double the facility’s annual production capacity from six million metric tonnes to 12 million metric tonnes. The expansion is expected to strengthen … Read more
Vice President Kashim Shettima, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and renowned Kenyan scholar, Prof. Patrick Loch Otieno (PLO) Lumumba have arrived in Asaba ahead of the highly anticipated Delta State Economic and Investment Summit 2026, scheduled to begin on Monday. The arrival of the distinguished guests signals the commencement of … Read more
Four residents abducted by suspected kidnappers in Oke-Ere community, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, have regained their freedom after a joint rescue operation involving local vigilantes and personnel of the Nigerian Army. The successful operation, carried out on Sunday, also led to the killing of three suspected bandits, while a member of … Read more
Two firefighting helicopters collided in mid-air on Sunday during an emergency operation to combat one of Greece’s most destructive wildfires of the year, adding to the country’s growing crisis as multiple fires continue to rage across several regions. The accident happened in the Psatha area of western Attica, west of Athens, where aircraft and ground … Read more
Popular Hausa political musician, Muhammadu Buhari, widely known as Kosan Waka, has died at the age of 47, bringing an end to a career that made him one of Northern Nigeria’s most recognisable voices in political music and public enlightenment. The singer passed away on Sunday, according to his family, sparking an outpouring of grief … Read more