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The federal government has taken charge of rescue efforts, following the tragic collapse of a mine pit in Kadauri Village of Maru local government area of Zamfara State. Responding swiftly to the incident, the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development deployed Federal Mines Officers in Zamfara to coordinate search and rescue operations at the site. According […]
Big Brother Naija 10/10 edition housemate, Mide, has been evicted from the reality TV show one week to the grand finale. LEADERSHIP reports that the stage is getting set for the grand finale in the next one week when the winner will emerge and take home a N150m grand prize. The eviction of the suave […]
The Federal Government has waded into the industrial crisis between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the management of Dangote Refinery, following the union’s declaration of a nationwide strike. In a statement signed by the Head of Information and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour, Patience Onuobia, on […]
As the tenure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) draws to a close, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to disclose the details of the appointment process for his successor. SERAP, specifically urged President Tinubu to reveal the number and names […]
A coalition of Nigerian community networks and civil society organisations (CSOs) has strongly condemned a United Nations’ proposal to phase out the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) by the end of 2026, warning that such a move could reverse decades of hard-won progress in the fight against HIV. The coalition, made up of […]
A nationwide blackout is looming as the power generating companies (GenCos) said they may be forced to shut down their thermal power plants following strike directives from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The executive secretary of the Association of Power Generating Companies, Dr. Joy Ogaji, confirmed the development in […]
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has assured both local and foreign investors of an enabling business environment as he unveiled his socio-economic plan. The monarch who made his first appearance during his thanksgiving service after coronation at the Ascension of Christ Catholic Church, Bodija, Ibadan, stressed the need for the resuscitation of moribund […]
Troops of the Operation Hadin Kai Joint Taskforce (OPHK) North-East have neutralised 14 Boko Haram terrorists, recovered cache of arms, illicit drugs and Urea fertiliser often used by the terrorists in making explosives. According to the Theatre Command of OPHK, the major successes were recorded across Borno and Adamawa States between September 21 and 27, […]
The Federal Government has firmly denied recent allegations circulating on some international platforms and social media channels, which claimed that terrorist groups in Nigeria were carrying out a systematic genocide against Christians. In a statement issued to journalists on Sunday in Abuja, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, said the government described […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed New York, United States, after successfully representing President Bola Tinubu at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Vice President is now headed to Germany, where he is scheduled to hold strategic meetings with officials of Deutsche Bank to explore areas of intervention and partnership […]