Category: news
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A Qatari official has announced that a draft agreement to end fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group has been shared with both sides. While the original August 18 deadline for a peace deal was not met, both parties have responded positively and remain willing to continue negotiations. The…
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Nigerian Immigration Service, in collaboration with the EFCC, has begun deporting foreign nationals convicted of cyber terrorism and Ponzi scheme offenses. On Sunday, 42 out of 192 Chinese and Philippine nationals convicted in Lagos were deported, with others scheduled to leave Nigeria in the coming days. The deportees were part of a larger group of…
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Imo State Government has banned graduation ceremonies for kindergarten, nursery, and JSS3 students and prohibited schools from changing textbooks annually. A memo dated August 15, 2025, signed by the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha, announced that graduation events are now only allowed for Primary 6 and SSS3 students. The government also mandated that textbooks…
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Federal Government through the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), will soon begin disbursing interest-free loans of up to N100,000 to smallholder farmers and businesses nationwide before the end of 2025. Announced by GEEP’s empowerment program National Programme Manager, Hamza Ibrahim Baba, in Kaduna, the initiative targets small-scale farmers in poultry, aquaculture, livestock, and crop…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Washington on Monday to meet with US President Donald Trump to discuss ending the war and killings in Ukraine. This follows a call between Zelensky and Trump, where Trump shared details of his recent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, which yielded no ceasefire or breakthrough…
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Twelve Nigerian men, rescued from forced labor in the Central African Republic has returned to Abuja, Nigeria, after enduring nearly two years of unpaid work and sexual abuse by their Chinese employers. Their plea for help gained attention through a viral video, prompting swift intervention by the Nigerian government, including the Ministry of Foreign…
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House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Emergency Rule, led by Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, has ordered the immediate renovation of the dilapidated Rivers State Secretariat and the relocation of civil servants from hazardous work environments. Following an emergency inspection, the committee found the Secretariat in a deplorable state, with structural hazards, leaking roofs,…
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Nigerian government has approved a plan to reduce revenue shares retained by key revenue-generating agencies, a decision made during the Federal Executive Council meeting led by President Bola Tinubu. Finance Minister Wale Edun explained that the aim is to increase public savings, curb excess spending, and promote economic growth. The review targets agencies such…
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Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities across Nigeria. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this after a Federal Executive Council meeting, noting that the approval process was streamlined from 551 pending requests to nine active applications, many of which had been awaiting accreditation for over six years. The…
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Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the federal government to establish social safety nets for impoverished Nigerians affected by President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms. Okonjo-Iweala made this call on today, Thursday following her meeting with the President at Aso Villa in Abuja. While she praised the President…
