Category: news
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Nigeria Customs Service NCS has reinforced its commitment to coordinated border management, trade facilitation, and regional economic integration following a high-level benchmarking mission to the Beitbridge Border Post between Zimbabwe and South Africa. The mission, attended by senior officials including Customs chiefs from Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin, and Zimbabwe, was organized with the support of the…
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Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), an armed group backed by Iran, has announced that eight of its members were killed and four wounded in joint Saudi-US strikes on its headquarters across Iraq. Currently. Saudi Arabia confirmed it conducted targeted strikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq, in coordination with US Central Command (CENTCOM), in response…
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Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the Federal High Court ruling that ordered INEC to deregister five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress, Action Peoples Party, Action Alliance, Accord Party, and Zenith Labour Party. Delivering a unanimous judgment, Justice Abba Mohammed and his panel declared that the earlier decision was made without proper…
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Federal Government says it has begun collecting evidence of property losses suffered by Nigerians during attacks in South Africa, as part of plans to seek compensation for affected victims through diplomatic channels. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, disclosed this after briefing President Bola Tinubu on his meeting with a special envoy…
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The Nigeria Football Federation and Canadian club AFC Toronto have condemned racist abuse directed at Super Falcons midfielder Esther Okoronkwo following the theft of her money at the team’s hotel in Morocco. The NFF described the racist comments and monkey emojis posted on social media as unacceptable, while AFC Toronto said there was no place…
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Nearly 600 former Israeli military, intelligence and diplomatic officials have urged US President Donald Trump to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curb violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. In a letter, the group warned that escalating settler violence could trigger a wider regional crisis and threaten Israeli, US and regional security.…
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The Federal Government has launched new Human Resource modules under the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System to digitise staff postings, promotions, leave applications and other personnel processes across the Federal Civil Service. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, said the platform would replace manual processes with a digital…
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The Lagos State Government has urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies to adopt data analytics in policy formulation, performance management and public service delivery to strengthen accountability and improve governance. The call was made at a quarterly strategy workshop organised by the Lagos State Audit Service Commission, where officials emphasised the importance of accurate and reliable…
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Former Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo has defended his commercial partnership with a Russian brand amid speculation linking him with the vacant Italy national team coaching position. Pirlo said the agreement, which began during his coaching spell in the United Arab Emirates, was purely commercial and sporting and had no political meaning. The 2006 World Cup winner…
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The Rural Electrification Agency says 15 universities across Nigeria now have stable electricity following the completion of solar power projects. REA Managing Director, Abba Aliyu, said the projects were delivered under the Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up, DARES, initiative, which aims to expand electricity access through renewable energy. He said the programme is expected…
