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The Witness, a credible Nigerian newspaper in digital and print formats, is set to launch a non-governmental organization, ‘The Witness Newspaper Foundation’, in commemoration of its fourth year anniversary. The event is billed to hold on Sunday, October 24th, 2021, at the prestigious Lagos Continental Hotel (formerly Intercontinental Hotel), Victoria Island, Lagos. …

The Controller and Accountant General has urged public sector workers to register for the Ghana Card. A new statement from The Controller and Accountant General says any public sector worker yet to register for the Ghana card will not receive monthly salary from December 1, 2021. This decision has been …

Benjamin Kalu, spokesperson, House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu, spokesperson of the House of Representatives, says the allocation for the national assembly in 2022 budget is “not enough”. The federal government budgeted N134 billion for the national assembly in the 2022 appropriation bill. Checks showed that the amount is the highest …

The federal government has declared Tuesday, October 19th, 2021, as public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary, ministry of interior, released a statement to this effect on Friday. The federal government advised Nigerians to stop all divisive …

Prof Kayode Oyebode Adebowale, who is a professor of chemistry and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Sciences, has emerged as the 1st Ibadan Indigene to become the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. The profound scholar has positively projected the image of the university nationally and internationally. …

Chidinma Ojukwu, the embattled student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Usifo Ataga, the late CEO of Super TV. The 21-year-old was arraigned alongside Adedapo Quadri, another key suspect in the case, at the Lagos high court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa …

No fewer than five persons were feared killed on Tuesday in Ihiala in Anambra State following a gun battle between security operatives and gunmen. Many persons were also injured during the shootout that lasted for over two hours in the local government area The incident, The Nation gathered, occurred at …

L-R: Group Head, Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC), United Bank for Africa(UBA), Prince Ayewoh; Winner of N100,000 cash prize in the UBA Bumper Savings Account Promo, Onyenwenyi Chidinma Confidence and Head of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Liability, Babatunde Ajayi, during the presentation of cash prizes to winners of the UBA …

Popular comedian Ayo Ajewole aka Woli Agba, has welcomed a baby boy with his wife, Olaife. He shared the heart-warming news in a post via his Instagram page on Tuesday. Woli Agba narrated how he made people laugh on stage while struggling with the news of his dead baby last …

  The Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a National Reconciliation Committee for the party ahead of its national convention. Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and Chairman, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) performed the ceremony on Monday in Abuja. Buni explained that …