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President Muhammadu Buhari has called for peace and stability in Ethiopia, amid the many challenges facing the East African country. The President made the call on Monday in his goodwill message in Addis Ababa at the inauguration ceremony of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for a second-five year term in office. President Buhari promised that Nigeria […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the public should disregard reports that it is recruiting.  In a statement issued on Sunday, Garba Deen Muhammad, group general manager, public affairs division, said the recruitment rumour is untrue. He said some blogs and social media accounts have made posts suggesting that the NNPC has begun its recruitment for […]

Health experts have cautioned Nigerians against the practice of tying the legs of victims of snakebite with a cloth to stop the movement of the snake venom. According to the experts, the practice and other crude management of snakebite are fuelling avoidable mortality and morbidity.  The call by the medical experts is coming after the […]

A light aircraft piloted by Romanian billionaire Dan Petrescu crashed into an empty office building near Milan on Sunday, killing him, his wife and their son, and all five others aboard, Italian media reported. The single-engine Pilatus PC-12 had taken off from Milan’s Linate airport shortly after 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) headed for Olbia in […]

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described his health condition as perfect. Tinubu made the declaration yesterday when he received members of the northern caucus of the House of Representatives in London. His personal statement followed months of speculations about his health condition, which his media aide and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the significant spike in the prices of food in Nigeria is caused by middlemen who have been buying and holding essential commodities. The president stated this Friday during a televised broadcast to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Nigeria’s independence. The president’s comments come as prices of major staple foods (legumes, […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says there is no reason the masses in Nigeria are battling extreme poverty when the country is blessed with an abundance of resources. Atiku, in his Independence Day statement on Friday, said it was regrettable that despite the nation’s vast oil resources, extreme poverty and joblessness have remained persistent. “There […]

The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has said teachers will begin to enjoy the new salary structure promised by President Muhammadu Buhari from January 2022. They will also enjoy elongated years of service from 35 to 40. Nwajiuba made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja at a symposium organised by the Ministry of Education. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari said this morning that Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary should not only serve as a reminder of the day the British handed over the reins of power to Nigerians, but a day that also unified the people from all ethnic groups, religions and regions. The president said this in his broadcast to the […]

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved a 14-day paternity leave to make men properly bond with their newborn baby or adopted one. The paternity leave is for men in the federal civil service. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the reason politicians run to the courts after elections is because they have no confidence in the electoral management body. He said this after delivering the inaugural lecture of the National Defence College in Abuja on Wednesday. Dr Jonathan told newsmen that politicians will only accept election results when they […]

Hon Shina Peller, who represents Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency in Oyo State has urged youths to reignite their energies for the BBNaija show in the 2023 polls. He advised youths to accord the 2023 general polls the same energy and devotion to the reality show. The Ayedero of Yorubaland said the 2023 general elections will mark […]

Convicted fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke, better known as Invictus, who is currently serving a 10-year sentence in a United States prison for $11m fraud, says it is insulting comparing him with self professed fraudster, Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi, Yahoo News reports. Invictus said while he took to fraud in order to empower the less fortunate in Nigeria, Hushpuppi […]