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To boost its Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has approached the Chinese government to empower corps members with skills in diverse fields. The request was made by the director-general of NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara…

Despite not listing her in Nigeria’s squad to the 2023 World Athletics Championships starting next week Saturday in Budapest, Hungary, world record holder in women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, may still defend her title if cleared by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Amusan, 26,  who…

The Nigerian Army has denied reports that 25 soldiers resigned because of poor welfare and corruption. An online publication had reported that 25 soldiers manning war vehicles in the Nigerian Army Armoured Corps resigned to protest corruption and poor welfare conditions. But the Army…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Thursday, commended President Bola Tinubu’s diplomatic approach in resolving the crisis currently faced by Nigeria’s neighbours in the Republic of Niger. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a statement, also commended the leadership of the Economic…

Two persons were killed and five others “seriously injured” in an accident that occurred on Wednesday on the popular Eko Bridge inward the Alaka area of Lagos State. The accident involved six private vehicles including a fully loaded ‘MAC’ truck with registration number…

World women’s 100m hurdles champion and record holder Tobi Amusan was clearly missing from Team Nigeria’s list of 26 athletes to this year’s World Athletics Championships, which was released by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. The world championships will hold from August 19…

Kukah Centre in collaboration with a non-governmental organization, Global Right has organised a town hall meeting to promote peace and security in North West of Nigeria. Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah said the meeting was prompted by the heightened insecurity…

Striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) are set to call off their two-week-old strike after a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the Senate on Tuesday evening. Adressing journalists shortly after the closed-door meeting with President of the Senate,…

The Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church (TFOLC), Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, has died at the age of 67. According to a message posted to the church’s Facebook account on Tuesday evening, the Lagos-based preacher passed away in the United States on…

Nigerian comedian and showbiz entrepreneur, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has spoken about the fire that gutted his Lagos home on Sunday. AY’s house was said to have been gutted by fire on Sunday. In a visual that has gone viral, the…