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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has awarded foreign postgraduate scholarships to 200 successful candidates under its 2025 scholarship programme. The Director, Corporate Affairs, Mrs Seledi Thompson-Wakama said in a statement that the Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, presented the award letters to the beneficiaries at a brief ceremony on...

A traditional ruler in Osun State, Oba Taofeeq Osunmakinde, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, over the threats by suspected armed hoodlums to raze his community.  Osunmakinde said the threat stemmed from a protracted boundary dispute between his community and neighbouring community in Ijebu. The monarch, in...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather activities from Saturday to Monday across Nigeria. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja envisaged early morning thunderstorms on Saturday over parts of Taraba, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Adamawa States in the northern region. According to it, thunderstorms...

Serah Olaniyan is not one woman who attracts attention or publicity to herself but her philanthropic gestures continue to draw attention to her personality at every turn. Married to a media executive, Olaniyan has continued to make laudable impacts on various lives in rural areas with her Serah Olaniyan Initiative. Though...

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sealed 25 facilities across four states as part of its ongoing efforts to enforce compliance with environmental regulations. The affected facilities, which span various sectors, are located in Anambra, Enugu, Bayelsa, and Rivers States. According to NESREA, the shutdowns were due to...

President Bola Tinubu has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition parties to resolve their internal issues ahead of the 2027 general elections, dismissing claims that his administration is working to turn Nigeria into a one-party state. Speaking on Friday during the commissioning of the newly constructed Left-Hand Service Carriageway...

The last surviving female twin to be rescued by Mary Slessor, a Scottish Missionary in Arochukwu Ancient Kingdom of Abia, over a century ago, Madam Malinda Mgbafor Okereke, otherwise called Mama Nsu Bekee, is dead. A statement issued on behalf of the family by the only surviving son of the...

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has announced that its Chairman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will retire from the Board effective June 16. The announcement, made through a corporate disclosure to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd., stated that the decision aligns with principles of good corporate governance and succession planning. It reads, “Alhaji...

The publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, has been advised to desist from what has been described as persistent and unwarranted attacks on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. In a statement issued by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has said that while the current administration has recorded notable achievements in its two years in office, much more needs to be done to accelerate Nigeria’s development. Speaking on Thursday during his vote of thanks at a joint session of the National...