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UBA returns Ibrahim Ajimasu Puri to Board as Non-Executive Director

*The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has appointed Ibrahim Ajimasu Puri as Non-Executive Director, subject to regulatory approval of ...

Public Health: NAFDAC warns DIBAN, AFBTE against violations, intensifies recall of banned sachet alcoholics

*The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control affirms the enforcement follows an Irrevocable Enforcement Undertaking signed by ...

NITDA inaugurates taskforce on Nigeria’s sovereign cloud to strengthen digital independence

*The National Information Technology Development Agency inaugurates a taskforce to drive implementation of Nigeria's sovereign cloud initiative, and strengthen the ...

Bar From Bar: Council bans 5 Nigerian Law students for 10 years over exam malpractice, sanctions 2 others

*Nigeria's Council of Legal Education suspends five Law students from sitting the Bar Final Examination for 10 years, following alleged ...

Police burst baby factory, arrest 6 suspects in Ogun

*Oluborode Opeyemi, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Command, discloses Officers safely rescued two heavily pregnant women, ...

US lauds Dangote Petroleum Refinery as Nigeria’s oil exports rise in global market

*The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is identified as the key driver behind a seven-fold increase in Nigeria’s seaborne petroleum product exports ...

Xenophobia: 65 Nigerians return from South Africa August 26 –Official

*The Federal Government announces 65 more Nigerians will depart the Oliver Tambo International Airport, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, August ...

Nigerian Government renews appointments of Chief Executives of NAN, NTA 

*The Federal Government affirms the second term of Abdulhamid Dembos, Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority, and Ali Mohammed Ali, ...

Yilwatda challenges Atiku Abubakar to fuel subsidy reversal, says proposal reveals desperation for power

*Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress, lampoons former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to reverse the ...

Dangote Refinery’s free fuel delivery expands to Kano, Imo, 10 other states

*Dangote Petroleum Refinery says Nigerian oil marketers applaud fuel delivery initiative absorbing logistical costs to lower distribution expenses and ease ...

Sanwo-Olu, Mohammed, Daniel to discuss 2027 Elections, insecurity at 7th Freedom Online lecture

*Gabriel Akinadewo, Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of Freedom Online, says the news platform's 7th yearly Lecture holding September 3, 2026, in Lagos, ...

US warns Nigerians against fake, misleading documents in visa applications

*The United States Mission in Nigeria warns visa applicants in the West African country against submitting forged or misleading documents, ...

Tinubu mourns Taiwo Hassan (Ogogo), late veteran Nollywood actor, filmmaker

*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expresses condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of late Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as 'Ogogo', ...

Canada, US as longtime allies, economic partners in escalating trade war

*Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is one of the first world leaders to walk away from the negotiating table with ...

Drug Trafficking: NDLEA arrests great-grandma dealing in cocaine, intercepts meth, skunk, opioids in states, FCT

*Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency nab Mrs. Esther Ogunmabo, a 101-year-old great-grandmother, who reportedly disclosed that her ...

Subsidy Politics and the Burden of History: A rejoinder to Atiku Abubakar, by Usman Buhari Ali

*Atiku Abubakar, a politician and former Vice-President seeking the Presidency while demanding accountability over public resources must also reasonably expect ...

Osun Polls: The days after and implications for 2027, by Tunde Rahman

*With Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in the Osun State Gubernatorial election August 15, the opposition parties may be having a ...

CNII: Police nab 5 suspected vandals, recover stolen telecoms assets in Lagos

*Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command arrest five suspected telecoms vandals, and recover a truckload of alleged stolen iron ...

Insecurity: Port Harcourt residents protest over alleged ‘one-chance’ attacks

*Scores of residents stage a peaceful protest against alleged ‘one-chance’ attacks in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, carrying placards while ...

Nigeria seeks increased investment in local innovation hubs to boost digital economy

*Dr. 'Bosun Tijani, Honourable Minister for Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, advocates improved investment in technology hubs, innovation spaces, and ...