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The United Nations children Fund (UNICEF) says it is advocating the issuance of unique number or National Identity Number (NIN) at birth to every child in Nigeria living in specific locations. The Country Representative to Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate, made the appeal on Monday in Abuja at the commemoration of the 2024 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day. Celebrated …

Newly appointed Secretary to Edo State Government, Mr. Joseph Eboigbe was on Monday sworn into office by the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. Before his appointment, Eboigbe had served as a former Special Adviser to the Governor on Budget and Economic Planning and later as Commissioner for Finance. He is also the chairman of the 20-member transition committee to pilot …

A woman, identified as Mrs. Favour Igiebor, who was seen in a viral video tearing her husband’s passport has shared her side of the story. According to her, she has been bearing a lot in the marriage and had to act for herself. She claimed that her sacrifice of many years with her husband could not just be washed away all of …

…He is an impostor says government There was unease in some quarters in government circles on Monday when the court reinstated the deputy governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon Philip Shaibu in a broadcast said he has resumed office in line with the ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja which faulted the processes of his impeachment and returned …

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to “kick the enemy out” of his country’s territory after it emerged that Ukrainian troops were in control of dozens of Russian villages and large swathes of land a week into Kyiv’s surprise cross-border incursion. The scale of the incursion became clearer on Monday when Putin held a meeting with local officials from the border regions as …

In a bid to drive economic growth and transformation, the NdiAbia Communities’ Development Initiative has launched the ‘Youth Out Loud Abia’ programme, aimed at mobilizing, mentoring, and mainstreaming 1.7 million youths across Abia State. The programme, under the Abia Communities Cooperative for Empowerment and Economic Development (ACCEED), seeks to empower emerging business ventures and foster community-driven growth across the state. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to Vice President Kamala Harris and declared, “Thank you for bringing back the joy.” The next day, Harris took the theme a step further, branding the Democratic ticket “joyful warriors.” Contrast that with former President Donald Trump, who opened a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida a few …

The chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan, Professor Ayoola Akinwole, has said that the federal and state governments must resolve the conflicts between the Nigerian government, the working masses, and Nigerian students in the university system. The ASUU boss noted that the government needs to “resolve these conflicts by addressing the concerns of all three groups, …

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party has called on the federal government to investigate what he termed the ‘rascalities of leaders’ that always rob Nigeria golden opportunities to make a positive change. Obi was reacting to the poor outing of Nigerian team in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, according to report by Vanguard. He complained against the …

WASHINGTON — “Mass Deportation Now!” declared the signs at the Republican National Convention, giving a full embrace to Donald Trump’s pledge to expel millions of migrants in the largest deportation program in American history. Some Republicans aren’t quite ready for that. Lauren B. Peña, a Republican activist from Texas, said that hearing Trump’s calls for mass deportations, as well as terms like …