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The NDDC chief suggested that scholars who did not graduate with distinction might have faced challenges related to limited computer proficiency. No fewer than 32 students under the Niger Delta Development Commission’s postgraduate scholarship programme have graduated with distinction from Coventry University in the UK. The students received their postgraduate...

Former Governor of Borno State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a fragile political experiment driven by clashing presidential ambitions. He  predicted that the party will ‘die down in three months.’ He spoke  in an interview yesterday...

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has been denounced by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as its member.  The party accused El-Rufai of falsely parading himself as its member, when in actual fact, he had not even registered in his ward. It also accused the former governor of forgery, manipulation and...

Nigeria and other African nations have called for urgent global cooperation to tackle food insecurity and climate-related agricultural challenges. The continent’s leaders spoke in unison yesterday as world leaders gathered for the opening of the United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addressing the high-level session, Vice...

Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has said the choice of Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was timely and critical for the consolidation of the party ahead of key political milestones. A statement yesterday in Abuja by his media aide, Mr. Alkasim Abdulkadir,...

The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rep Philip Agbese has called on the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) to declare the Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Reps. Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, as the African Champion for Gender Equality. Agbese, who represented the Speaker at the Pretoria retreat, made the passionate...

Transcorp Hilton Abuja has clinched five major awards at the 2025 World Travel Awards, securing its status as both Africa’s and Nigeria’s Leading Business Hotel for the eleventh consecutive year. The honors were announced during a glamorous ceremony at the Johari Rotana in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where Transcorp Hilton...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, is basking in the glow of a highly successful 2025 Press Week, with the Chairman, Comrade Grace Ike, commending members for their exceptional dedication and participation. The week-long event, themed “Journalism in a Changing World: Press Freedom, Media, Democracy,...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council announces with deep sorrow the sudden passing of our esteemed senior journalist, Dr. Leon Usigbe, a veteran reporter who died on Friday, July 25, 2025, following a brief illness. Dr. Usigbe was initially treated at the State House Clinic before being transferred...

itel Esports have been crowned champions of the Deca Cup Free Fire Season 4 Clash Squad, showcasing their skills and dominating the battlefield with the powerful itel RS4 smartphone. The competition, organised by 10N8E E-Sport and proudly sponsored by Garena, Free Fire, Carbon, and Monster Energy Drink, took place on...