Hamas has agreed to a United States-backed plan announced by President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza. Newsextra24 understands that the agreement includes the handover of its weapons to a Palestinian governing body and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from the territory. The development was announced on Friday as part …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Saturday, August 1, 2026, make available the personal particulars of all 2027 presidential candidates and National Assembly candidates at its offices nationwide. The details will be made available for public inspection. The public unveiling of personal particuThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Saturday, August 1, …
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The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the Safe Schools Initiative has commenced an investigation into the management and disbursement of funds allocated to the programme. The probe covers foreign grants, donations from development partners and budgetary appropriations released for the implementation of the initiative. Newsextra24 reports that the Chairman of the …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva to appear before the agency for questioning over an alleged $14.86 million fraud case. The commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this on Monday in response to allegations by Sylva that the EFCC had allowed itself …
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New ECOWAS President, Birame Diop, has pledged to deepen cooperation with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, who recently quit ECOWAS and formed a parallel bloc, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Diop made this known during his formal inauguration as president alongside a new management for the ECOWAS Commission on …
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The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced that its 2026/2027 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) screening exercise will take place from Thursday, August 13, to Saturday, August 15, 2026. The institution disclosed the schedule in a statement issued on Friday by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun. According to …
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The Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Foundation has opened nominations for the 2026 editions of the prestigious Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Prize for Leadership and the Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Sectoral Leadership Awards, inviting institutions, professional bodies and members of the public in Nigeria, across Africa and the international community to nominate individuals whose leadership has transformed …
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The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has inaugurated a Technical Working Group to fast-track the establishment of the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences. Alausa, while inaugurating the committee in Abuja on Friday, described the proposed institution as a strategic intervention aimed at addressing the acute shortage …
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Standard Bank Group have signed a 332 million dollars (ZAR5.4 billion) facility to expand access to financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa. AfDB said this in a statement on Friday, saying the transaction was structured as a First Loss After …
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The Tanimu Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee (INWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has submitted the names of its presidential candidate, Goodluck Jonathan to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of 2027 general elections. The National Publicity Secretary of the faction, Mr Ini Ememobong, said at a news …
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