The House of Representatives says it will resume from its annual recess on Tuesday to continue the first legislative year of the 10th Assembly.Yahaha Danzaria, the clerk of the house, said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.The...

Neymar surpassed Pele as Brazil’s all-time top scorer with two second-half goals in a 5-1 win over Bolivia in South America’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Friday. The 31-year-old striker went into the game level with Pele on 77...

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) yesterday expressed worries over the recent surge in tuition fees at public tertiary institutions including the alarming increase at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and the University of Lagos (UniLag). The civil...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its 52 affiliate unions across the country yesterday threatened to hold a two-day nationwide warning strike on Tuesday, September 5 and Wednesday, September 6, to “fight against hardship in the country.”An indefinite shutdown...

The United States has warned its citizens to reconsider travelling to Nigeria due to increased risk of crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed gangs in the country.This was disclosed in its updated travel advisory issued on 20 September...

A coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CNYL) has written to President Bola Tinubu, demanding the appointment of a Senior Special Assistant to the President (SSAP) on Youth Affairs.Mr Nehemiah Zaka, the National Coordinator of the CNYL, who spoke on...

Leah Sharibu, the girl held in captivity by members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has “remarried” another terrorists’ commander, after purportedly securing a divorce from the first ‘husband’ she was forcefully given to, local security sources told...

Youths of the Niger Delta region have been charged to embrace entrepreneurship as a springboard for sustainable development. The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, gave the charge in his keynote address at...

The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, on Wednesday pledged to support the Federal Government in the recovery of Anchor Borrowers loans granted to farmers. IAR’s Executive Director, Prof. Mohammad Ishiyaku, assured of the support...

Alex Otti @alexottiofrI am delighted to announce the reopening of the General Hospital Amachara and the renovated and retrofitted Abia State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre. These facilities have been upgraded and will be driven by a round-the-clock power...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has relieved the heads of 21 parastatals, agencies, and government companies of the FCT Administration of their appointments with immediate effect. Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office...

The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into the alleged illegal disposal of public property by some government agencies between 2010 and 2022.The Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee set up to conduct the investigation, Professor Julius Ihonbvere, who...