THE National Population Commission (NPC) says situational data mapping is essential to understanding the challenges faced by children with disabilities and to developing sustainable, inclusive, and evidence-based solutions for them. The Chairman of NPC, Mr Nasir Kwarra, said this on Sunday in Abuja, during the launch of the Ojay Ajaifia …
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has sacked all its Nigerian workers less than 24 hours after most of them joined the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN. The decision was communicated in a memo dated September 25, 2025, signed by the Chief General Manager of Human Asset Management, …
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The police on Thursday arraigned a woman, Rukayat Alapafuja, 36, before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding land buyer of N11million. The defendant, whose address was undisclosed, is facing two -count charge of fraud and stealing to which she pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor , ASP A. O. …
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RIVERS State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has explained why he resisted the pressure from his supporters to challenge the emergency rule declared in the state by President Bola Tinubu, saying his decision was guided by a desire to secure peace, stability, and progress for the people. Fubara stated this on Friday …
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Utah prosecutors have formally charged the suspect in conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Tyler Robinson, with aggravated murder and intend to seek the death penalty if he is convicted. Robinson, 22, was charged on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Robinson is accused of firing the single rifle shot from a rooftop …
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Nigerian celebrity chef and Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, has completed her ambitious attempt to set a new world record for cooking the largest pot of jollof rice. She is now awaiting official confirmation from Guinness World Records (GWR). The feat took place on Saturday at Car Park B …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 653kg of Colorado and Loud, a strong strain of cannabis sativa in Lagos and Abuja raids respectively. Mr Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDELA said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Giving a breakdown, Babafemi said that in …
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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged Nigerians to sustain their support for policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Idris made the appeal on Wednesday at press conference organised by Federal Information Centre in Sokoto. Representer by Center Head, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abubakar, Idris said states …
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SOME lecturers at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) have praised the Federal Government’s recent embargo on creating new federal tertiary institutions for seven years. The commendation was made in Nsukka on Wednesday during interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the government’s ban on establishing new public …
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A businessman, Shamsuddeen Bello, on Wednesday took First Bank and Jaiz Bank before the Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Daura Road, Kaduna, over the savings of his late father. The complainant, represented by his counsel, Jamilu Sulaiman, told the court that the registered next of kin to the deceased could …
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