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BUSES deployed by the Nigerian government have arrived the designated meeting point at International University of Africa in Khartoum to evacuate Nigerian students who are stranded in Sudan. According to a report shared by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday, April…

The National Population Commission (NPC) has dismissed a report from one of its staff, Sanusi Maigida, that the commission server was hacked ahead of the 2023 population census. Maigida alleged that the commission’s server was hacked, citing this development as the reason for…

THE Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Revd Ignatius Kaigama, has expressed sadness over the continuous attacks and abductions of citizens by ‘unknown gunmen’ in different communities across the nation. Speaking during his homily at St. Mulumba’s Parish in Igu, Bwari Area Council of…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “set up a presidential panel of enquiry to promptly probe the grim allegations that over 149 million barrels of crude oil are missing, as documented in the 2019 audited reports…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has slammed the Federal Government for the delay in the evacuation of Nigerian citizens trapped in Sudan amid a raging war between two major military factions. In a statement signed by the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero,…

Bandits have released four of the remaining 11 schoolgirls abducted from the Federal Government College (FGC) Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State about two years ago. The girls were released by a notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide, on Friday evening, according to the spokesperson…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the removal of some completed and uncompleted buildings in the Banana Island area of the state. The governor on Saturday led a delegation of government officials for an on-the-spot assessment of a seven-storey building under construction…

Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has set up moves to monitor the members to ensure they comply strictly to the ethics of the profession. The registrar/secretary of the council, Faruk Umar Abubakar stated this yesterday at the induction ceremony of 168…

Twitter’s blue tick removal tsunami has affected Peter Obi, Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and others’ verification badges. A check on the handles of the Labour Party, All Progressives Congress, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate’s Twitter handles late Thursday shows that…

The developer of the collapsed building in Banana Island, Joe Faraday Limited, projected to rake in over N21.5bn from customers who subscribed to the seven-storey structure. According to an analysis of the project’s marketing information seen by press, the seven-storey building, christened “The…