Nigeria could record 31,400 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months as El Niño intensifies, according to a report by the Climate Impact Lab. The report projects 66,800 additional de@ths across…
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FG Quarantines Ebola Contacts, Says Patient Recovering
The Federal Government on Thursday said it has quarantined high-risk contacts of the confirmed Ebola case in the FCT, isolated other contacts, and intensified preparedness across states and health facilities to prevent…
2027: Atiku Raises Alarm Over ‘Missing’ Voters’ Register
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised alarm over the alleged failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the preliminary voters’ register for public inspection, warning that the development…
Tinubu: Nigeria Will Deploy Gas Resources to Create Jobs, Boost Exports
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to unlock Nigeria’s vast gas resources to power industries, improve electricity supply, create jobs and boost export earnings. The President stated…
CBN Warns Nigerians: Keeping Wrongly Credited Funds Attracts 5-10 Years Imprisonment
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that failure to refund money wrongly credited to a bank account is a financial crime punishable by 5 to 10 years imprisonment. The…
October 20: Prosecution demanded over Lekki Toll Gate incident
NEWS UPDATE The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has demanded the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the shootings at Lekki Toll Gate during the EndSARS…
Security operatives arrest five suspects over corpers’ kidnap
Five suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly involved in the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State have been arrested by operatives of the Department…
Tinubu Approves Lifetime Salaries
President Bola Tinubu has approved lifetime salaries for retired Comptrollers-General and Deputy Comptrollers-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed. Tunji-Ojo said the approval was part…
Pat Utomi Slams Tinubu Over Rising Poverty, High Petrol Price
Political economist and former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the state of the economy, questioning how the President sleeps at night amid rising poverty and high…
State Police Bill on Life Support As many States Refuse To Back It
The push to establish state police has suffered a major setback, with only five of Nigeria’s 36 state Houses of Assembly approving the constitutional amendment bill before the October 16 deadline. …