Month: August 2025

Excitement is building ahead of the 2025 edition of the Papyrus Magazine State Houses of Assembly Awards (PAMSHAA). Scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 30, at the prestigious Ladi Kwali Hall, Abuja Continental Hotel (formerly Sheraton), FCT. Now in its third Edition, PAMSHAA has become a benchmark for legislative excellence across Nigeria’s 36 states. It […]

To expand the availability of essential medicines across Nigeria, Getz Pharma Nigeria Limited has partnered with CHI Pharmaceuticals Limited, a member of Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group, to leverage its nationwide distribution network. This partnership marks a significant step toward improving access to quality healthcare nationwide. This was announced during a strategy session at CHI […]

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the reconstruction of the 23-kilometre stretch of road linking Okaka to Igbojaye and Kunle Afolayan Productions Film Village in Komu, all in the Itesiwaju local government area of the state. The approval followed the governor’s commitment in April 2025 during the unveiling of the Film Village, when he […]

The 16th Emir of Kano, Dr. Muhammadu Sanusi II has called on the federal government to revive United Nigeria Textiles Limited (UNTL) in Kaduna. He warns that the collapse of the once-thriving industrial giant has placed over 10,000 jobs at risk and deepened insecurity in the region. Sanusi issued the appeal in Kaduna on Tuesday […]

A group under the aegis of the Coalition of Civil Rights Against Impunity yesterday stormed the Federal Ministry of Works in Mabushi, Abuja, demanding full compensation for the demolition of multi-million-dollar property owned by diaspora investors in Lagos. The demolition was carried out to pave the way for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road project led by […]

Forty-three persons at the Home for the Needy Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Uhorgua, Edo State, will graduate from tertiary institutions of learning at the end of the ongoing academic session. The coordinator of the camp, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja yesterday. […]

Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have declared that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other opposition parties are no match for APC ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Chairman of the APC Governors Forum, Senator Hope Uzodinma, made this declaration after inspecting the ICT/Data Centre […]

The United Kingdom Government has opened applications for prestigious Chevening Scholarships for Nigerians and other nationals to study in the UK from 5 August to 7 October 2025. A statement issued on Tuesday by the British High Commission in Abuja said the programme offers fully funded master’s degrees at UK universities to individuals ready to […]

The community of Dankama in Katsina State was plunged into mourning on Monday following a tragic building collapse that claimed the lives of six members of the same family, including the mother. The devastating incident occurred around 2:00 AM at Muhammad Sani Garba Dankama’s residence, when part of a building collapsed during a heavy downpour. […]

The Kwara State House of Assembly is disturbed by the underage and students’ patronage of hotels in Ilorin. During the House plenary yesterday, Hon. Omotosho Rasaq (Isin) moved a motion on the need to address what he called  ” The Unchecked Patronage And Usage Of Hotels And Pubs By Underage Persons In Ilorin Metropolis”. The […]