(NYSC. Photo by PM News) The Federal Government has confirmed that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will replace its iconic khaki uniform with Adire fabric, as part of sweeping reforms recently…
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First Lady Launches Nationwide Girl Child Book Drive to Boost Education Initiative
(140,000 copies of Storybooks Photo Credit: Federal Ministry of Education) First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on Thursday handed over 140,000 copies of seven storybooks focused on girl-child development to the Federal…
ASUU Threatens Indefinite Strike in Calabar Zone Over Salary and Agreement Dispute
(ASUU. Photo Credit: Premuim Times) The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Calabar Zone, has threatened to embark on a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike across state-owned universities in the…
APC Chairman’s Wife, Son Regain Freedom After Days in Captivity
(Kebbi APC Chairman Yusuf Alhasan. Photo by The Northern Star) The wife and son of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi…
Fuel Marketers Threaten Nationwide Shutdown Over Petrol Price Dispute
(Motorists queue to buy fuel at a filling station. Photo: Daily Trust) Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector may be heading for another showdown as independent fuel marketers have pushed back against…
Makinde Sacks Oyo Commissioner, Appoints Former Commissioner as Replacement
(Governor Seyi Makinde. Photo by Guardian Nigeria News) Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sacked the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion in the state, Mrs Toyin Balogun.…
Nigeria Uncovers Massive Mineral Belt in Kaduna With Lithium, Gold, and Rare Earths
(Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake. Credit: Nations News) The Nigerian Government has announced the discovery of a major polymetallic mineral province in Kaduna State, containing deposits of platinum…
Yobe Police Arrest Eight Suspects Over Theft, Assault and Drug-Related Offences
(Police. Photo by Punch News) In various operations throughout the state, the Yobe State Police Command has detained eight people on suspicion of stealing, physical assault, and drug-related offenses. As…
Omoni Oboli Faces Backlash Over Timing of Alexx Ekubo Tribute Film Release
(Alexx Ekubo. Photo by AlexxEkuboOfficial) Ossai Ovie, the Delta State Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, has criticized Nollywood actress and filmmaker Omoni Oboli for releasing her film, which starred…
Tinubu Hails Wike as Abuja Transformation Projects Gather Momentum
(President Bola Tinubu (R) and Nyesom Wike(L). Photo by Daily Trust) President Bola Tinubu on Friday gave his strongest public endorsement yet of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…