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December 13, 2025

Initiative lauds Senate for advancing nationwide toll-free emergency number

The Ladies Empowerment Goals and Support Initiative has praised the Senate for passing, at second reading, the bill to establish a unified toll-free emergency number.

Ladies Empowerment Goals and Support Initiative
March 18, 2025

Senate passes bill seeking TikTok, Meta, X, others to have offices in Nigeria for second reading

Mr nwoko said, “We can’t continue to have a situation whereby individuals operate anonymously spreading false information without accountability.’’

Nigerian Senate
January 15, 2025

Hamas-Israel reach agreement on ceasefire; Israeli hostages to be released

During the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, 33 Israelis were taken hostage.

HAMAS-ISRAEL WAR
December 27, 2024

NCAA says poor passenger management damaging aviation credibility

He said that flight delays and cancellations have far-reaching implications for everybody.

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)
November 21, 2024

NEC sets up electrification committee to address national grid collapse

The governor said the council resolved that Nigeria needs to reform and diversify its electricity system apart from the one from the national grid.

September 26, 2024

UN sounds alarm over escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan

About five million children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, have been acutely malnourished, it added.

Sudanese fleeing war
July 18, 2024

Appeal Court dismisses alleged drug dealer Abba Kyari’s request to quash lawsuit

Mr Kyari and four members of the IRT, Sunday J. Ubua, ASP Bawa James, Simon Agirgba and John Nuhu are charged with cocaine trafficking

Abba Kyari and seized drugs by NDLEA
June 21, 2024

Global gas flaring rises to highest level since 2019: World Bank

A World Bank report says the amount of gas flared worldwide in 2023 rose by nine billion cubic meters (bcm) to 148 bcm, its highest level since 2019.

Gas flaring in Nigeria and World Bank
June 16, 2024

Human Rights Watch urges Nigeria, others to accelerate ‘free education for all’

Africa is the region with the world’s highest out-of-school population, according to the Human Rights Watch statement.

Female pupils in classroom
May 26, 2024

Experts hail Tinubu’s reforms in power sector

Mr Olubiyi said the current administration has engaged in diverse reforms in the power sector.

President Bola Tinubu (Credit: Presidency)