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Taimur Samad, the World Bank deputy country director, says more than two-thirds of girls in Nigeria drop out before making it to junior secondary school. Samad spoke on Tuesday when he represented the country director, Ndiame Diop,…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday assured Nigerians that the nation’s airspace is safe despite a recent incident involving an aircraft at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Kano. NCAA Acting Director-General,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a nationwide protest set for Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in response to the Federal Government’s approval of a 50% increase in telecommunications tariffs. The move, described as…

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), has filed a suit against Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), over allegations of defamation. Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s lawyer, filed the suit…

Barely 24 hours after his criticism of the ruling All Progressives Congress, former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed speculations that he may be planning to leave the party. El-Rufai described the state of…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced that the Federal Government raked in approximately N2.4 billion from marriage contracts via its marriage registry in 2024. He also said the Federal Government planned to…

Politician and a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has said described Nigeria’s democracy as “fast losing its essence” as a result of deep-necked poverty ravaging the country. He disclosed this in a post on his X handle on…

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians that the current administration will continue to provide the values of the democratic systems by fixing major weaknesses of the economy, securing communities, fighting corruption…

The Indigenous People of Biafra has pledged to collaborate with local security outfits to tackle criminal elements and killer herdsmen in the South-East. In a statement on Monday, the spokesman for the pro-Biafran group, Emma…

Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged plans by the Nigeria Police Force to detain him over his critical stance on the extension of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun’s tenure. Sowore arrived at the Force…

The founder and chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola has dropped all criminal charges against human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi following the intervention of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ofunwusi.…

Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday, sparked a heated debate on X (formerly Twitter) after stating that the Nigerian law empowered police operatives to break into homes without a search warrant. The…

Generals who retired from the military are behind illegal mining across the country, according to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole. He made the allegation when the Chairman of the Senate Committee…

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, on Friday decried the increasing use of skin-lightening products among Nigerians and Africans. Salako said despite the well-documented harmful effects, the use of…

The Chief Of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa on Friday debunked claims that the military was involved in forceful abortions of babies fathered by Boko Haram insurgents in Northern Nigeria. A Reuters report in February 2022…