NIGERIA has reaffirmed its commitment to Africa’s economic development with a fresh 500 million dollars contribution to the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, made the announcement at the official signing of agreement at the African Development Bank (AfDB) …

Gov. Hyacinth Alia said his administration established the University of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Ihugh, Vandeikya Local Government Area, to meet the growing needs for higher education in the state. Alia stated this on Thursday in Makurdi when addressing Benue people on the occasion of his 2nd-year anniversary as governor. …

THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has secured accreditation for all its main and outpost clinics in Makkah for the 2025 Hajj exercise. NAHCON disclosed this in a statement by its Principal Information Officer, Shafii Muhammed, in Makkah on Thursday. Muhammed said that the commission made the …

Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that his administration has committed over N40 billion to clearing arrears of salaries and pensions in the past two years. Otti said this on Thursday during an event organised to mark his administration’s two years  anniversary with the theme “Transformative Governance: Sustaining the …

FORMER President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr. Akinwumi Adesina for the successes he achieved as president of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB). This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. “I am happy with the enormous success Adesina has achieved at the end of …

A renowned Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, Daniel Anidugbe, a.k.a Kizz Daniel, has released new Expected EP titled “Lemon Chase”. Mr Christian Agadibe, the Chief Executive Officer of Artmatazz Media, a media company to the superstar, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Thursday. Agadibe said the seven-track …

VETERAN Nollywood actress , Joke Silva, and an adjunct professor of creative writing at the University of Abuja, Tunde Olusunle [PhD] have mourned the literary icon, Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Joke Silva said that wa Thiong’o helped to shape the consciousness of many Africans and expressed sadness over his passing. She …

Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has extended heartfelt commendations to President Bola Tinubu as he marks his second anniversary in office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement issued on Thursday in Benin by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Fred Itua, Okpebholo described Tinubu’s leadership as …

UNITED States President Donald Trump has cancelled a $590 million contract with American biotech company Moderna to develop a bird flu vaccine. Moderna announced this via a statement on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. This marked the latest move against vaccines by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has spent …

THE United States says it will begin revoking visas of Chinese students and tighten screening for future applicants from China and Hong Kong. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced this on Wednesday night. “The U.S. will begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese …