Nigeria climbs to fourth spot on medals table in African Games

Team Nigeria has moved to the fourth position on the overall medals table at the ongoing African Games in Ghana with ten gold, eighteen silver and 16 bronze medals. The country climbed significantly in the standings on Monday after winning seven gold medals on Sunday. In first place on the table at the ongoing African […]

UK Begins Dependants’ Ban For Migrant Care Workers

The United Kingdom (UK) has started the implementation of the dependants’ ban on migrant caregivers.  In a post on its X handle on Monday, the UK Home Office said the move is part of plans to cut migration, and promptly, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas can no longer bring […]

Senate Inaugurates Ad-Hoc Committee To Probe CBN Anchor Borrowers, Ways And Means

The Senate has inaugurated a 17-member ad-hoc committee to investigate the Ways and Means and the Anchor Borrowers Programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria  The ad-hoc Committee has six weeks to investigate and report back their findings. The move comes after a decision to probe details of the programmes, based on monies given to […]

Anambra State Government demolishes over 2,000 illegal shops in Onitsha

Following the building collapse that occurred on Saturday, the Anambra State Government on Monday demolished no fewer than 2,000 illegal shops in Onitsha. The shops located by the bank of the River Niger were mostly owned by members of the Sand Miners Association of Anambra State, who use them as equipment and operational offices, while […]

Oyo State Government bans the use of Styrofoam

The Oyo State Government has banned the use of STYROFOAM for food services, storage, and other related purposes. It will be recalled that the State House of Assembly had, on Thursday, February 8, 2024, urged the state government to ban the use of the materials for food purposes –whilst it also inaugurated the Food Safety […]

SSANU and NASU declares a 7-day warning strike

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), have declared a 7-day warning strike to demand the payment of FOUR MONTHS of withheld salaries for their members following the 2022 nationwide strike. The decision was reached during a meeting of the joint action committee of the two unions, held […]

President Bola Tinubu says he can not blame past administrations

President Bola Tinubu says it is not in his character to blame “past administrations” for the “socio-economic and security challenges” in Nigeria, as he is committed to taking the right actions to re-engineer the finances of the country and stay on the right path to achieve progress. Many current members of the Tinubu cabinet including […]

Lagos State Government Plans New Building Code for Model City

The Lagos State Government has announced its intention to introduce a new building code tailored to suit the standards of the model city.  This initiative was revealed by Olajide Babatunde, the Special Adviser on Electronic Geographic Information System and Urban Development, during a clean-up enforcement operation in the Jakande area of Lekki on Sunday. The […]

Czech Republic’s Krystyna Pyszkova crowned Miss World 2024

Krystyna Pyszkova of the Czech Republic has clinched the coveted Miss World 2024 title during a glamorous event in India on Saturday. Miss Lebanon, Yasmina Zaytoun, secured the first runner-up position in the competition. This victory marks the second time a representative from the Czech Republic has claimed the Miss World crown, following Tatana Kucharova’s […]

NFF names two new players for Ghana, Mali friendlies in Morocco

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has named two new players to join the Super Eagles squad ahead of two scheduled friendly matches in March. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that England-based defender Gabriel Osho and Tanzania-based Benjamin Tianimu are teaming up with the group for the first time. Nigeria will take on Ghana’s […]