U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, a U.S. government representative confirmed. The meeting took place in the Saudi capital before a scheduled meeting between Trump and leaders of several Gulf countries. It is the first between a U.S. and Syrian Presidents in …
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THE Nasarawa State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed the mining bill that provides for the regulation and control of the issuance of land consent and community agreements to mining entities by communities. The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Speaker, Dr Danladi Jatau, who announced the passage of the bill …
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THE Ekiti State Government has begun the process of recruiting over 500 personnel into the Amotekun Corps, Agro-marshals, and Anti-gracing taskforce to enhance security in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, retired Brig.-Gen Ebenezer Ogundana, stated this during the screening exercise held at the Ekiti …
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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Nigeria Police Force are to collaborate in taking measures against criminal elements in Kwara. The collaboration was part of ongoing efforts to curb rising insecurity in Kwara. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Dr Umar Mohammed, stated this when he received the …
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VICE-President Kashim Shettima says, with critical reforms in key sectors of the economy, Nigeria is ripe for investments. Shettima stated this on Tuesday when he hosted a delegation from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Newsextra24 reports that the delegation was led by the Head of …
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Mr Mike Osatuyi, former National Secretary, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says the Federal Government’s Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) initiative has stalled due to inadequate infrastructure. Newsextra24 recalls that it is nearly two years after launch of the initiative. Osatuyi, in an interview with NAN on Wednesday …
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Gov. Ahmed Ododo has donated N23million to the 1,166 Corps members serving in Kogi as transport allowance them the orientation camp to their respective places of primary assignments. Ododo, represented by his Deputy, Joel Salifu, made the announcement in his address at the closing ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘A’ …
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THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged sunny skies on Wednesday over the northern region with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Borno, Kaduna, Kebbi, Zamfara, Bauchi, Gombe and Adamawa during …
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THE Senate has urged the military to swiftly redeploy sufficient personnel to the North-East following the killing of 12 soldiers in Marte town of Borno by insurgents. The upper chamber asked the military to ensure that they are adequately equipped with modern technology to effectively address the resurgence of Boko …
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MOMENTUM is building and adjudication is set to commence for the 2025 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Science, with 112 entries handed over today to the Prize’s Advisory Board for onward transmission to the judges. The Nigeria Prize for Science, arguably Africa’s richest and most prestigious science award, is …
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