Users of X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, are grappling with a widespread outage, leaving both the website and app inaccessible. The Elon Musk-owned social network began experiencing issues around…
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BREAKING: LAPO ignites green revolution in Ado Awaye, plants 3,000 trees to combat Climate crisis
In the quiet town of Ado Awaye, nestled in Oyo State and famed for its suspended lake, a quiet environmental revolution is taking shape. LAPO Microfinance Bank (LAPO MfB), in collaboration…
We’ll not allow re-looting of recovered assets — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has vowed that it will not allow recovered looted assets to be looted again. The spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, said this in…
GIABA: $94 billion stolen from Nigeria, other African countries annually
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa, GIABA, has said that between $88 billion and $94 billion is stolen annually from Nigeria and other African countries. The Director…
Nigerian teenager’s corpse recovered from Ireland river — Report
A search and rescue operation by emergency workers in Ireland has led to the recovery of the corpse of a 16-year-old Nigerian, Emmanuel Familola, who drowned while swimming in a river in…
CAPPA: Noncommunicable diseases account for 30% of Nigeria’s annual deaths
The Executive Director, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, Akinbode Oluwafemi, has said that noncommunicable diseases currently account for about 30 per cent of all deaths annually in Nigeria. Oluwafemi made…
FCTA takes over regulation, oversight of gaming industry — Report
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has commenced regulation and oversight of the gaming industry within the FCT to put at ease existing operators domiciled in Abuja and prevent loss of revenue. …
Ododo donates N23m to corps members serving in Kogi — Report
Gov. Ahmed Ododo has donated N23million to the 1,166 Corps members serving in Kogi as transport allowance for them to travel from their orientation camp to their respective places of primary assignments….
IOM: 83.4m people displaced globally
The International Organisation for Migration has said that a record 83.4 million people have been forced to flee from their homes, fuelled by an increase in disasters and conflict. The UN…
Abia to turn new govt house into five-star hotel — Report
The Abia State Government says it will convert the proposed new Government House at Ogurube Layout, Umuahia, into a five-star hotel. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, said this during a…