U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Richard Mills says his top priority is to enhance bilateral commercial and investment ties with Nigeria to foster economic growth, and create beneficial opportunities for their citizens. Mills made this known at the official unveiling of a meeting of working groups of the United States–Nigeria Commercial …

The House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad hoc Committee to convene a special security conference on the security challenges in Plateau and beyond. Speaking at the ceremony on Tuesday in Abuja, the Chairman of the committee, Rep. Hammed Waheed (APC-Lagos) decried the incessant crises in the state. He said …

The Malala Fund has pledged 50 million U.S. dollars globally to tackle barriers hindering girls’ access to education. Nankwat Dakum, the Fund’s Communications Manager in Nigeria, revealed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Dakum said the funding forms part of the Fund’s new five-year strategy titled Strengthening …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the service year of Ms. Rita Ushie, popularly known on social media as Raye, by two months for breaching the scheme’s code of conduct. Raye, a corps member and Instagram influencer, recently posted a viral video online in which she openly criticised …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State as he celebrates his 60th birthday on Wednesday. The congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga. Sanwo-Olu, who rose through the political ranks under Tinubu’s …

The Mining Team of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) intercepted a trailer loaded with railway slippers on 20 June at Missu axis, Bauchi State. The slippers were hidden beneath sacks of sawdust, raising suspicion of deliberate concealment and intent to vandalise public infrastructure. Dr Kayode Opeifa, Managing …

Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) and member Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics says drug abuse is a crisis that demands dedicated infrastructure and focused intervention. Nwoko said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He noted that there was a clear gap in the system that the National Drug …

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries other than their homeland. By 6-3, the justices reversed a lower court order, requiring the government to give migrants a “meaningful opportunity” to tell officials what risks they might face …

Thousands of native doctors and traditional religion practitioners in Anambra State have declared their support for the re-election of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo. The endorsement was a prelude to the November 8 governorship election in the Southeasf state. The endorsement came during a statewide meeting held in Awka, where practitioners …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested five former top shots of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), for an alleged $7.2 billion fraud linked with the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri and Port Harcourt refineries. Among them is a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) …