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The Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Nasir Yahya-Daura, has disbursed scholarships worth ₦106 million to some indigent students across his Daura constituency. The disbursement of the scholarship in Daura on Thursday, was held under the Nasiriyya Educational Programme Special Scholarship Scheme. Gov. Dikko Radda, who inaugurated the...

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has vowed a tougher border security control following the killing of its three officers by suspected bandits in Kebbi. The Comptroller-General of the NIS, Mrs Kemi Nandap, made this known during a condolence visit to the state government in Birnin Kebbi. She said the service...

Mr Godwin Akandu, the Vice Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has urged the Federal government to ensure timely distribution of agro inputs during the dry season farming. Akandu who made the call in an interview on Thursday in Port Harcourt, said that government’s support was critical to the...

A citizens-led advocacy group, the Coalition for Truth and National Interest (CTNI), has urged Nigerians to ignore what it described as “selective outrage” over an old video of Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos, the group, led by its national president,...

The Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria has warned about the growing danger associated with the rising global and domestic financial waste on projects that require corrective works or adjustments after commissioning. The Registrar-General of the institute, Henry Mbadiwe, raised the alarm while delivering his keynote remarks at the...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, will on Thursday, December 4, 2025, mark the one-year anniversary of the Comrade Grace Ike–led Executive Council with a special event that includes the groundbreaking ceremony for the remodelling of the Council Hall. The celebration, organised under the slogan...

The immediate past Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, has been described as an icon and patriot who served Nigeria with unwavering dedication during his tenure. The former Jigawa state governor recently resigned his appointment as a cabinet member in charge of Defense. Reacting to the development through a...

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the Yuan, strengthened 40 pips to 7.0754 against the dollar on Wednesday. This is according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the Yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent...

The Debt Management Office (DMO), on behalf of the Federal Government, has offered two FGN savings bonds for subscription in the month of December. According to a statement by the DMO, the first offer is a two-year FGN savings bond due on Dec. 10, 2027, at 12.838 per cent interest...

The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has listed the Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, and two governors in its Book of Infamy, while honouring the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi. The Book of Infamy was unveiled by Vice President Kashim Shettima...