News Update The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has said that the country continues to grapple with a diphtheria outbreak. NCDC, via its official website, reported that a total…
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NNPCL reacts over alleged explosion at Warri refinery
News Update THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has denied reports claiming there was an explosion at the Warri refinery. According to a statement by the NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer,…
Court sentences medical doctor to seven years in jail for N127m fraud — Report
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has convicted and sentenced Geraldine Orok Ita to seven years imprisonment for fraud. In a statement issued on Saturday by the…
TAN: We won’t allow policy ambition of politicians plunge Kaduna into crisis
A group, Transparency and Accountability Network, TAN, has said that it would not allow the political ambitions of individuals to push Kaduna State into crisis. According to report, there was recently…
Ogun communities cry out over prolonged power outages
Residents across some Ogun communities, on Saturday, bemoaned the blackout recently experienced in the state, calling out the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to change the situation. The News Agency of…
ICPC: How public sector corruption hinders development in Nigeria
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has revealed how public sector corruption has caused underdevelopment in Nigeria, explaining that it is majorly responsible for making the Country’s ambition…
Dollar, other foreign currencies to Naira rates, Saturday
News Update For Saturday, February 6, 2025, a dollar to Naira black market rate at the Aboki/Bureau De Change (BDC) is N1,535 and sold at N1555. And the Great Britain pounds stands…
FCT Accommodation seekers share nerve-racking experiences, knock house agents
Nigerians seeking accommodation in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, are not having the best of time. House agents are said to have turned the experience into a nightmare. Abuja…
Mass resignations hit Nigerian community in UK amid corruption allegations
News Update THE President of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom on Twitter (X), Mr Benjamin Kuti, aka Oluomo of Derby, has decided to step down from his role as the…
State govt frowns at Singer Portable’s rascality
News Update THE Ogun State Government has condemned the “rascality” of hip-hop artiste Habeeb Okikiola, known as Portable, for his behaviour towards officials of the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority,…