The United Kingdom and Nigeria have unveiled a new £15 million Growth Programme aimed at unlocking private investment and accelerating economic transformation between them. The British High Commission made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. It said the two countries unveiled the initiative during the just …
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Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has commended the House of Representatives for passing the bill seeking the establishment of state police in Nigeria. Alia, who gave the commendation on Friday in his Democracy Day broadcast, described the development as a bold and commendable step towards strengthening the nation’s security architecture. …
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The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has called for urgent and decisive measures to eliminate child labour across the continent. Mr Akhator Joel-Odigie, Secretary of the ITUC, made the call while speaking with newsmen on Friday on the sidelines of the ongoing 114th Session of …
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Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has urged Nigerians to keep faith in democracy as a platform for deepening citizens’ participation in governance and advancing national development. Oyebanji made the call in a statement issued on Friday in Ado-Ekiti by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, to mark the …
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Operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), have arrested a 30-year-old suspected gun courier, Muhammad Abubakar in Kano State. Parading the suspect at its State Command, in Kano, the DSS said the suspect, a transporter, was arrested while on errand to transport four RPG tubes, three AK-47 and two …
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The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) says institutions in Nigeria’s petroleum sector must remain innovative, agile and performance-driven to meet national development goals, amid evolving global energy transition and technological changes. Prof. Shu’aibu Aliyu, the Executive Secretary, PTDF, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources’ …
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The World Cup kicks off Thursday with co-hosts Mexico taking on South Africa in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, launching a sprawling tournament of 48 teams that will last nearly six weeks. The extravaganza hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada is the biggest World Cup in history, …
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, arraigned one Fidelix Samuel Ebuka before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged money laundering offence. Ebuka was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on the retention …
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The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has issued a warrant of arrest against former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, following his failure to appear before the committee to respond to audit queries involving a cumulative sum of ₦210 trillion. The decision …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, arraigned a social media influencer, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (a.k.a Blessing CEO) for alleged N13,000,000 (Thirteen Million Naira) Cancer fraud before Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. …
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