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Nigeria Launches 15 Million Learners Support Kits Nationwide To Tackle Out-Of-School Children Crisis

NewsDeskNgFeb 21, 2026February 21, 20260

Federal Government distributes 15 million learners support kits across Nigeria to boost enrolment and reduce out-of-school children. The federal government has flagged off the nationwide distribution of 15 million learners’ support kits to vulnerable pupils in schools across the country, reaffirming its commitment to ending the menace of out-of-school children...

UNICEF Says Nigeria Records 14 Million Registered Births In Two Years

NewsDeskNgFeb 21, 2026February 21, 20260

UNICEF reports 14 million births registered in Nigeria within two years, boosting child identity and legal recognition nationwide. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that the number of children whose births are officially registered in Nigeria within the past two years has risen significantly to 14 million. UNICEF...

Police Confirm 33 Killed As Lakurawa Terrorists Attack Kebbi Communities

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

Thirty-three people are killed after suspected Lakurawa terrorists attack several communities in Kebbi State. In a statement, Bashir Usman says the insurgents storm the villages on Wednesday in an attempt to rustle cattle but meet resistance from residents. He explains that the attackers enter the area from Gudu Local Government...

Police Arrest Ex-Presidential Aide Obono-Obla Over Alleged Certificate Forgery

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

Police arrest former presidential aide Okoi Obono-Obla in Cross River over alleged certificate forgery and false pretence. The Nigeria Police Force in Cross River State has arrested former presidential aide Okoi Obono-Obla over allegations of forgery and obtaining entry into the legal profession by false pretence. In a statement on...

NSIA: Nigeria Planning To Double Its Sovereign Wealth Fund Size From $3 Billion To $6 Billion

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

NSIA Chairman Segun Ogunsanya says Nigeria is targeting doubling its sovereign wealth fund, from $3billion to $6 billion. Chairman of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Dr. Segun Ogunsanya, has revealed that Nigeria is targeting doubling its sovereign wealth fund, from $3billion to $6 billion. NSIA started 12 years ago with...

NLC Rejects FG’s Proposed N3tn Bailout For Power GENCOs

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

NLC has opposed plans by the federal government to grant bailout of N3 trillion to privately owned electricity generation companies. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed opposition to plans by the federal government to grant bailout of three trillion Naira (N3trillion) to privately owned electricity generation companies as part...

Fubara Mourns Senator Barinada Mpigi

NewsDeskNgFeb 19, 2026February 19, 20260

Rivers Governor describes late lawmaker Barinada Mpigi as consummate politician and leading light, says his death comes at a critical time. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has expressed deep sadness over the death of Senator Barinada Mpigi, who represented Rivers South East Senatorial District. In a statement issued by...

ADF Supports 3,704 Students In Dangote Refinery, Fertiliser Host Communities

NewsDeskNgFeb 19, 2026February 19, 20260

Aliko Dangote Foundation supports 3,704 students in refinery host communities with uniforms, scholarships and vocational training programmes. The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), in collaboration with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Dangote Fertiliser Limited, has distributed school uniforms, bags, sandals and writing materials to primary school pupils in its host communities in...

Bandits Kill Ondo Monarch in Failed Abduction Bid

NewsDeskNgFeb 19, 2026February 19, 20260

Gunmen storm palace of Agamo monarch in Akure North and kill monarch; police deploy tactical teams and launch manhunt for fleeing suspects. Suspected bandits have killed the traditional ruler of Agamo community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Kehinde Jacob Faledon, during a failed abduction attempt....

Peter Obi Criticises FG Over Proposal To Replace National Grid With Solar, Calling It Gross Neglect

NewsDeskNgFeb 19, 2026February 19, 20260

ADC chieftain Peter Obi warns abandoning the national grid for solar energy risks neglecting infrastructure, endangering power reliability and national development. A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has described as gross neglect and deeply...