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The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has reaffirmed its commitment to unlocking the full potential of Nigeria’s legacy telecommunications assets, describing the ongoing transformation of NTEL/NATCOM as one of its most notable asset recovery and investment achievements. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AMCON, Mr Gbenga Alade, disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos. He …

The Police Command in Osun has launched investigation into the alleged attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials in Odo-Otin Local Government Area by suspected hoodlums, carting away Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Osogbo by the spokesperson for the command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi. “Officials of INEC in Osun, who were …

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has faulted the Federal Government over the delay in implementing the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments. The National President of NULGE, Mr Aliyu Kankara, expressed the union’s concern in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Kankara said nearly one year and …

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Professional Services Employees (AUPCTRE) says inflation has eroded the value of N70,000 national minimum wage. The National President of AUPCTRE, Mr Benjamin Anthony, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Anthony said prevailing economic realities had made it increasingly difficult for …

Alhaji Raheem Adedoyin, a former Commissioner for Information and Home Affairs in Kwara, has challenged diasporans to support government’s security initiatives. Adedoyin made the call in Baltimore, United States, while delivering the guest lecture at the 10th Convention of Kwara State Association of Nigeria (KSANG), North America. A copy of the lecture was made available to the News Agency of …

The President, Organisation for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa (OTACCWA), Mr Alexander Isong, says Nigerians may face rice, tomato and staple food shortages within three months. Isong, also the Country Director, Nigeria World Agriculture Forum, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. He said the projected shortages …

Scores of terrorists have been killed in coordinated ground and air offensives by troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria across the North-East and North-West. This is in a renewed operations against insurgents and bandits. This is contained in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. The report indicated that the operations were …

Nigerian singer, Oladapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has become the first Nigerian artist to ring the closing bell at the London Stock Exchange. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ‘Fall in Love’ crooner disclosed this in a post on his verified X handle on Friday. According to D’banj, he participated in the ceremony as part of …

The Anambra Government has banned the construction of unauthorised construction of speed bumps by individuals or groups without approval from relevant government authority. This is contained in a statement released to newsmen by Dr Law Mefor , the state Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation on Saturday in Awka. According to the commissioner, individuals and communities are no longer permitted …

The Federal Government says it has repositioned its engagement with Nigerians in the diaspora from a consular responsibility to a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating national development through investment, skills and knowledge transfer. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye, stated this at the 2026 National Diaspora Day and Merit Award Dinner in Abuja late Friday. The event, …