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The planned protest by students of various tertiary institutions under the auspices of the National Association Of Nigerian Students, NANS, Anambra State chapter, was averted on Tuesday to avoid breakdown of law and order, according to the state police command. Our correspondent reports that the protest was in solidarity with …

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has submitted the names of fresh voters who completed their registration in 2021 to all political parties in the country. Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Education Committee, disclosed this in a …

The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said the Russian side does not understand the resolve of Ukrainians. He spoke exclusively to CNN on Wednesday that Russian military is unaware of the defense capabilities in the country. They were sent to “fight and die in Ukraine”. Zelensky said although he …

 Nigerians have expressed displeasure at the conduct of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, during a meeting with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) over the ongoing ASUU strike. NANS had staged a protest on Monday at the Ministry of Education and demanded an audience with the minister to …

Halima Dangote Halima Aliko-Dangote, daughter of Alhaji Aliko Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, has been appointed as a non-executive director at Dangote Cement Plc. The company in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited said the appointment took effect from February 26, 2022. Mrs Aliko-Dangote will be filling the …

Tunde Lemo Mr. Tunde Lemo, Chairman of Titan Trust Bank, has noted that the outcome of the combination of Union Bank and Titan Trust Bank will be the emergence of technology-driven tier 1 bank. Lemo stated this over the weekend in Lagos during the first reunion party for ex-colleagues of …

File Photo: Imo police station attack There was tension in Imo State on Tuesday as gunmen suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), a militant wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) attacked Njaba police station in Njaba Local Government Area with Improvised Explosive Devices, …

Zainab Ahmed, Finance Minister Nigeria’s federal government has admitted being pressured by agitations against rising foreign debts and the push to ensure prudent utilisation of foreign loans. Nigeria’s Public Debt stands at N38 trillion as of September 30th, 2021, a significant proportion of which are foreign loans, and has been …

Wike Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, has explained that his administration decided to pursue stomach infrastructure – a term used to refer to welfare packages given to citizens often with the intention to get their votes during elections – because he has completed physical infrastructure. Wike who stated this …

Saidolo Yohanna Saidolo, from Adamawa State, North East Nigeria, has allegedly sold six his neighbours’ six children after telling the parents he wanted to enroll them in a missionary school. Saidolo reportedly took away the children from Koma village in Jada Local Government Area of the state after lying to …