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…Says Nigerians are first class materials in the United States By Igbotako Nowinta Benin City, Edo, Nigeria – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to massively support educational development in Nigeria unconditionally. This call was made during the week at the Elysium Event Centre in Benin City by a United States-based Nigerian and member, Baptist High School Class of …

Vice President Kashim Shettima will inaugurate a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new national minimum wage for the country. The Vice President arrived at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa at about 1 pm. The Nation reported that a statement issued by the Director of Information in the Office of the …

Nigeria and Ghana have been listed as leading countries in West Africa for identity fraud. The 2024 Digital Identity Fraud in Africa Report, by Smile ID, a leading identity verification startup, in West Africa, said most fraudulent documents were spotted because of failed security features, indicating a significant presence of counterfeit ID documents. It noted that the high occurrence of counterfeits …

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  has blasted President Bola Tinubu that if presidency shoes are too big for him, he can step aside as he has failed to address insecurity in the country.  He stated this in a post on his official X handle, on Tuesday, 30th January, 2023. Atiku said this in reaction to the …

The senators rising from its two hours executive session passed the resolution via a motion which was read by the Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele. Resuming from its 30 day recess which began on December 30th last year, the Lawmakers who expressed anger over the rising spate of insecurity in the country also resolved to engage with President Tinubu after they …

Africa remains the continent most impacted by data gaps globally, with the region possessing the lowest availability of civil registration and vital statistics, a new report shows. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) on Monday published the 2023 series of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) report entitled “The Power of Data for Governance: Closing Data Gaps to accelerate Africa’s Transformation.” Founded …

In certain parts of the world such as Norway, Canada, Iceland, and Finland, a fascinating phenomenon occurs where the sun stays continuously above or below the horizon for extended periods due to their proximity to the Arctic Circle. This unique occurrence results in distinct patterns of daylight and darkness, significantly shaping the lifestyles and activities of the residents throughout the …

•seeks urgent stop to kidnappings, banditry, killings  The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday resolved again to summon all the security chiefs amid rising insecurity in the country. The upper chamber listed kidnapping, banditry, robbery and murder among security issues it said the federal government must confront urgently, owing to reports of spreads in many parts of the country. Senators passed the …

The leadership of the Northern Youth Progressive Network has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for renewing the contract engagement of the private security outfit for protecting the nation’s oil facilities against theft The group also lauded the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Products Limited (NNPCL) for engaging private security outfit The Convener of the Network at a …

The presidential candidate in last year’s election under the Labour Party (LP) and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on the federal government and the security agencies to rise up and put an end to the wanton killings in Nigeria. Obi stressed that for the umpteenth time, Nigerians again woke up to the continued reports of …