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Over 250 pregnant women and residents of the Sheratti Kabusa community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have received free delivery kits, eye screenings, and medical care during a maternal and child health initiative organised by the Rotary Club of Abuja, The Grandfather. Several pregnant women and men benefitted from the club’s two-in-one medical outreach […]
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will hold its annual Policy Meeting today to determine the modalities for admission into Nigeria’s tertiary schools for the 2025/2026 academic session. The minister of education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, will chair the meeting, which is expected to set this year’s minimum cut-off marks for universities, polytechnics, colleges of […]
Noble Hall Leadership Academy for Girls has graduated 34 students from its senior school programme, celebrating not only their academic excellence but also their leadership, resilience, and strong character. The 8th graduation ceremony, held in Abuja, marked a significant milestone: 14 of the graduating students completed both the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education […]
A group of lawyers yesterday stormed the Presidential Villa and the National Assembly (NASS), Abuja, with a petition demanding the immediate sack and prosecution of the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed. The lawyers made grave allegations of corruption, abuse of office, and conflict of […]
The Kingdom of the Netherlands has formally commenced talks with the Federal Government of Nigeria to renegotiate their existing Double Taxation Agreement (DTA), becoming the first foreign partner to initiate such discussions following Nigeria’s recent tax reforms. The renegotiation process was flagged off on Monday at the Revenue House in Abuja, where the chairman of […]
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to a comprehensive nuclear test ban through collaboration with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO). He said Africa’s priority, at the moment, is to address its existential challenges of poverty and the effects of climate change, not the pursuit of nuclear weapons capability. The Vice […]
Veteran journalist and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bashorun Dele Momodu, has reaffirmed his unwavering support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to emerge as the presidential candidate of the opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 elections. Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Monday evening, Momodu emphasised […]
Running a small business in Nigeria can be extremely rewarding, thanks to the country’s huge market potential and abundant opportunities for innovation. However, running a business is hardly a walk in the park. Many entrepreneurs work long hours — sometimes up to 50 hours per week — as they juggle responsibilities such as accounting, customer […]
Civil society organisations (CSOs) and relevant government agencies have come together to place menstrual health on the national agenda, a move toward ending menstrual stigma and improving menstrual health and hygiene management in Nigeria. This was the focus of the inaugural National Menstrual Health Summit held in Abuja, where over 350 participants gathered to drive […]
The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has dismissed the Opposition Coalition’s African Democratic Congress (ADC) bid to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, describing the alliance as a “gathering of strange bedfellows” with a history of betrayal, sectionalism, and failed governance. In a statement, NDYC National President, Comrade Israel Uwejeyan, said […]