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President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate employment of 200 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) honorees into the federal civil service.The President speaking on Tuesday also announced ₦250,000 cash award for the 200 honorees in recognition of their outstanding service during the 2020–2023 service years.Tinubu who was represented by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, at …

President Donald Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on India, calling into question the prospects of a deal with a key US trading partner just days before his tariff deadline. An oil tankers train passes near the … “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far …

Former governor of Lagos State and ex-Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, has advocated the preservation of Lagos’s history to avoid distortion and promote values, particularly as the discussion on street naming in Lagos continues to generate controversy. Fashola spoke on Tuesday at the public presentation of “Discover Lagos State: A History Puzzle Book (Volume 1)” held at the Civic Centre, …

By Idahosa Musa The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), has said that under its Community Campaign for Cancer Control (LAPO-C4), it has reached out to 29,786 Nigerians in its nationwide cancer awareness efforts between January and June 2025. Dr. Honestus Ayo Obadiora, Executive Vice President, Health and Social Development at LAPO, made the disclosure recently in Benin, the Edo State …

By Idahosa Musa A 45-year-old Edo-born artist, Mr. Balogun Omokhafe, on Monday, July 27, 2025 completed a four-day solo walk from Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state to the capital, Benin City in protest against  the dilapidated state of the Igarra-Ibillo section of the Auchi–Ibillo Road. Omokhafe, also known as “Hakuzion”, while speaking to journalists in Benin, claimed that …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, has called on politicians from the Northern Region to wait until 2031, for them to contest for president. Akume made the call during his remarks at a two-day Interactive Season on Government-citizens’ Engagement on Tuesday in Kaduna. The event, with the theme “Assessing Electoral Promises: Fostering Government-citizens’ Engagement for …

Donald Trump looked like the last king of Scotland. To the skirl of bagpipes, the president welcomed Keir Starmer to one of his Scottish golfing palaces in his mother’s ancestral homeland. The prime minister flew in Monday as a guest and a supplicant in a corner of his own United Kingdom. Starmer was a mere extra as Trump held court in a …

• North-Central should get the slot – MBF, others. • South-East, South-South deserve the position — Ubani, ex-NBA VP. • President’s power to appoint chair major Nigerian paradox – Ogbonna, ex-Ohanaeze spokesman As the countdown to the expiration of Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s two-term tenure as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) approaches, some vested interests in the …

A UN-backed food security agency has warned that “the worst case scenario of famine” is unfolding in Gaza, its starkest alert yet as starvation spreads and Israel faces growing international pressure to allow more food into the territory. Palestinians, mostly children, push to … “Conflict and displacement have intensified, and access to food and other essential items and services has plummeted …

.NGF gifts N10m to each player President Bola Tinubu on Monday appreciated Nigeria’s Super Falcons team for winning the African Women Cup for the 10th time in Morocco last weekend with cash, national awards as well as three-bedroom apartments. Speaking while receiving in audience the female players and the technical team at the Banquet Hall of the State House, the …