Nigeria LNG Ltd. says it has received 98 entries for the maiden edition of The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts. The company announced this after the close of submissions for the competition, which targets young Nigerian documentary filmmakers. The General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Sophia Horsfall, disclosed this …
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The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says it remains committed to a transparent and credible national convention scheduled for May 9 in Bauchi. The party has also commenced screening of aspirants, including its presidential hopeful, Dr Adewale Adebayo, and other contestants for various elective positions. The National Chairman, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, …
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday honoured outstanding students in the 2025 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examination in the state. The event, tagged Imole Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Scholarship Award, was organised by Electronic Collections Group (ECG) in partnership with the Ministry of Education. The News Agency …
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The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says President Bola Tinubu has approved N250 billion for the construction of student hostels across tertiary institutions nationwide. Alausa said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of governing boards, principal officers and chief executives of agencies under the Federal Ministry of …
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Mr Wole Ogunsanya says the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) is opening nearly $7 billion in investment opportunities to global equipment manufacturers. Ogunsanya spoke on Wednesday at the 2026 Original Equipment Manufacturers Investment Forum during the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. The forum focused on Nigeria’s investment potential, …
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Two core allies of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, who also belong to the Rainbow Coalition, have been tipped to run for the governorship of the state in the 2027 general elections. Whereas Alabo Dakorinama George-Kelly has been picked to run on the platform of the All …
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A Coroner’s court sitting at Igbosere, Lagos State, on Tuesday suspended inquest into the death of a 21-month-old son of literary giant, Chimamanda Adichie. The child, Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of Chimamanda and Dr Ivara Esege, died in January in Lagos. He was admitted at Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, Lagos, on …
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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said it looks like the African Democratic Congress, ADC, is dead. Akpabio made the remark on Tuesday following the wave of defections by lawmakers from ADC to other political parties, especially the National Democratic Congress, NDC, and the Labour Party, LP. The Senate President, …
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A 17-year-old female student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO, Miss Mary Uzoma, has been kidnapped by suspected herdsmen along the FUTO-Ihiagwa road. This incident, according to findings by Vanguard, has instilled fear among the off-campus students of the institution. Confirming the incident in a press release, the …
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US forces are ready to resume combat operations against Iran if ordered, Washington’s top military officer said Tuesday, as the Pentagon threatened a “devastating” response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Hormuz strait. The warnings came after Iran’s powerful chief negotiator said Tehran “had not even started yet” …
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