The Federal Government has taken charge of rescue operations after a mine pit collapsed in Kadauri Village, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, leaving thirteen miners dead and two still missing. The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development MSMD, has deployed its officers in Zamfara to work with state officials and local responders in the […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians living abroad of more robust engagement in the policies and programmes of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, pledging that their contributions will be central to the country’s developmental drive. Speaking at a meeting with the Nigerian community in the United States at the United Nations General Assembly UNGA, […]
The Federal Government has secured an enhanced funding commitment from the African Development Bank, AfDB, to operationalise the second phase of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones initiative. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this in a post on his official X handle, noting that the agreement was reached during a bilateral meeting with AfDB President, Dr. […]
South Africa will now play seven out of their ten World Cup qualifying matches at home after the Zimbabwe Football Association confirmed that their penultimate match against Bafana Bafana will be played at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa. The Warriors had used the Orlando Stadium and the Moses Mabhida Stadium for some […]
Indian security forces have imposed a curfew in Leh, the capital of the Himalayan region of Ladakh, after at least four people were killed in violent clashes between police and protesters demanding statehood for the federal territory. Dozens were also injured, and an office of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set on fire […]
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to taking millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing. Sarkozy, who claims the case is […]
Uganda’s Electoral Commission has cleared President Yoweri Museveni and opposition leader Bobi Wine to run in the country’s 2026 elections. The announcement sets the stage for a dramatic political showdown between Museveni, who has ruled since 1986, and Win, who commands strong support among young Ugandans. With elections set for January 2026, the stage is […]
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State branch, has issued a fifteen-day ultimatum to the state government, demanding urgent resolution of long-standing welfare and administrative challenges affecting doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso. The warning was issued during a press conference held at the NMA House, Total Garden, Ibadan, and […]
Olubadan Designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has announced plans to propose a bill that would make the Yoruba language a compulsory subject in all schools across Oyo State. Oba Rashidi Ladoja made this statement while receiving a delegation from the Center for Yoruba Language at the University of Ibadan. During the meeting with the team from […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has received about three hundred and eighteen billion naira between January and August two thousand and twenty-five for frontier oil exploration. This is according to documents from the September two thousand and twenty-five Federation Account Allocation Committee meeting. The deductions represent thirty percent of Production Sharing Contract profits, […]