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Amid ongoing conflict in Sudan, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt has successfully moved evacuees from the Sudanese side to the Egyptian side of the Arqeel Border. The commission on Tuesday evening stated further that the students were being prepared for their departure to...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, in Abuja, said his regime had delivered change to Nigerians, especially in the area of affordable housing. Appraising his regime’s performance in office during the inauguration of a housing estate in Zuba, Abuja, on Tuesday, the President claimed that the new housing estate was addressing...

Ahead of the sentencing of Senator Ike Ekweremadu in the United Kingdom on May 5, the House of Representatives has appealed to the UK government to temper justice with mercy. A member of the House, Toby Okechukwu, who moved the motion, based his position on the long standing history and...

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has said it is not the responsibility of government to create jobs for its citizens. He said this Tuesday morning on Arise News Television programme, ‘The Morning Show’, while speaking on the achievements of the President, Major...

The former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said Nigeria lost for not having Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the country’s President. Sanusi said this at a virtual book launch titled, “Osinbajo Strides: Defining Moments of an Innovative Leader,” on Monday. The VP was one of the aspirants of...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between Tuesday and Monday. The board noted that the released results excluded those of candidates who were rescheduled to take their examination on Saturday. It said the results of those...

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has declared May 3 as a public holiday to enable residents to welcome Bola Tinubu, president-elect, to the state. In a broadcast on Tuesday, Wike said Tinubu would be paying a two-day visit to Rivers to commission some projects. He said the visit by the...

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said the repositioning of the military, through training, networking and equipping, will turn it into a force of global reckoning, while urging officers to keep giving their best to the nation. Speaking at the commissioning of a Nationwide Secure Defence Headquarters Communications Network, GIWA...

National Judicial Institute, NJI, has commenced the 2023 refresher course for judges of lower court with the theme: “Repositioning the Nigerian Judiciary for Effective Justice Delivery.” Addressing participants in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the course, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN and the Chairman Board of...

The Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria, has faulted call for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by President Muhammadu Buhari. Alhaji Musa Saidu, the leader of the Community, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel...