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The Nigerian Communications Commission has disqualified anyone below the age of 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module in Nigeria. This is according to the draft copy of the modified Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on the commission’s website. In the modified regulations, NCC limited telecoms subscribers to only include anyone above […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the readiness of Nigeria to extend a helping hand to South Sudan towards political and economic stability. The President spoke Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during a bilateral meeting with President Salva Kiir of South Sudan. Buhari assured the full support of Nigeria to all efforts to bring long-term stability […]

A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, has officially declared his intention to contest in the presidential election come 2023. He made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday. Okupe highlighted his 7-point agenda which include to reset, heal and reunite the nation. He promised to increase electricity generation to 30,000MW in three years; […]

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has said Nigerians travelling to Britain will still be isolated for seven days as UK Government is yet to comprehensively review Nigeria’s vaccination certification programme. The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this on Tuesday at a briefing on the progress of COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria. […]

As a way of encouraging more Nigerians to take up career in teaching, the Nigerian government has announced the payment of N75,000 per semester for every student of public universities studying education programmes. Similarly, students of colleges of education are also billed to receive N50,000 per semester. The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, made the […]

An obstetrician and gynaecologist, Akinsola Akinde, has advised women against consuming their placentas, saying there is no medical evidence to support its health benefits to new mothers. Mr Akinde, former Chairman, Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. […]

Ikeja Electric (IE), has announced the planned reconductoring of 132KV lines embarked upon by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), aimed at expanding the capacity to wheel more power. Jide Kumapayi, the Chief Technical Officer, Ikeja Electric (IE), who made the disclosure while addressing journalists, said the upgrade by the TCN could not have come […]

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 National Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its nationwide strike. The strike which began on August 2 has been suspended with effect from 8am, Wednesday, according to the President of the association, Dr Godiya Ishaya. Ishaya added that the National Executive Council of the Association would meet after six weeks to determine the next […]

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Lawrence Fejokwu, says that ‘Operation Still Water’ will address insecurity during the festive periods in Lagos and Ogun States. Mr Fejokwu, a major-general, said this, on Monday, during the inauguration of ‘Operation Still Water’ held at Digital Bridge Institute, Cappa, Oshodi, Lagos State scheduled to hold […]

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 […]

Suspected IPOB militants attacked the office of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Sunday. They also attacked the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the area. While a source said two passersby were killed, another source said nobody was killed during the attacks on the DSS and […]

For 22 years, 22 top politicians have remained in government since the country returned to democracy in 1999, moving from one position to another – elective and appointive. Because they have remained in circulation, manning government positions for over two decades, they are being regarded as ‘’landlords of Nigeria.’’ Some of them started as governors, […]

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, […]

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Iweala, has denied reports linking her to plans to run for Nigeria’s presidential seat in 2023.  Okonjo-Iweala, who was Nigeria’s former finance minister, faulted the reports which also claimed she is set to resign from her WTO position as part of plans to contest for […]