THE Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said this on Thursday while inspecting Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja. …
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Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi, has approved the release of over N1.1 billion for key interventions in the education and the settlement of outstanding indigent students’ registration fees. The State Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. According to …
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THE National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has commended the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) for promoting compliance and professionalism within Nigeria’s insurance industry. The Commissioner for Insurance (CFI), Mr Olusegun Omosehin, said this while receiving a delegation from NCRIB in Abuja, led by its President, Mr Babatunde Oguntade, and …
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THE Benue State House of Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment of the Benue State College of Nursing Sciences during its Thursday plenary in Makurdi. The bill followed a debate led by the Chairman of the House Committee on Health, Thomas Dugeri (APC/Kwande West), who emphasised the importance …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday re-arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye for alleged infractions in the award of contract for Mambila Hydroelectric Power Station. The EFCC had dragged Agunloye, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Apo, Abuja, on …
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THE Federal Government has restated its commitment to safeguarding the environment and to protect the Ozone to enhance clean environment and address climate change. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, stated this at the 40th anniversary of the Vienna Convention and 2025 Ozone Day on Wednesday in Abuja. The …
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TikTok, an online entertainment platform says it has prioritised online safety through partnership on Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV), particularly for women in the media industry. Duduzile Mkhize, TikTok Outreach and Partnerships Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok, said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The official spoke …
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Adamawa Government has demolished no fewer than 2,000 illegal shops and attachments in Jimeta ultra modern market, Yola, as part of measures to restore its original master plan. Mr John Juntuwa, the Chairman of the committee for restoration of the market disclosed this while speaking to newsmen on the ongoing …
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THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has charged corps members in Edo to rise as “torchbearers of transformation” by driving civic engagement, innovation, and national reorientation in their host communities. Dr Frances Ben-Ushie, State Coordinator of the NYSC made the call on Wednesday in Benin at a one-day capacity building …
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THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Wednesday, decorated 32 newly promoted senior, intermediate, and junior officers who successfully scaled through the 2025 promotion exercise in Kaduna. Speaking at the ceremony, the Sector Commander, FRSC Kaduna Command, Tijjani Iliyasu, said the promotions were merit-based, following written examinations and oral interviews …
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