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•As Tinubu sets to commission UNIABUJA project The Federal Government has unfolded its plan for the federal universities and teaching hospitals nationwide to generate electricity as part of the measures to unbundle the national grid. The Executive Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Ayo Adegboyega made this known while fielding questions from newsmen at W.O. Lawal praying ground in Ibadan. He …

The Actors Guild of Nigeria has stopped all film productions involving riverine areas and boat rides following the tragic boat accident that claimed the life of Nollywood actor, Junior Pope, and three crew members. AGN Circular The guild’s President, Ejezie Rollas, disclosed this in a circular dated April 11, 2024 and posted on social media on Thursday. Additionally, actors are …

The National Identity Commission (NIMC) has introduced a new card packed with various features, including payment functions tailored for a wide range of social and financial services. According to NIMC, this card is designed to address the need for physical identification by allowing cardholders to verify their identity and gain access to government and private social services. Here are five …

Orenthal James, known as O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges that he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial has died at 76 years. The family announced on Simpson’s official X account that he died Wednesday of prostate cancer, but another official said …

Of the three leading candidates in the 2023 presidential election, Tinubu, who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled the highest votes from the region. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed its regrets that the region voted for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general elections. Of the three leading candidates in the 2023 presidential …

The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers. The rule is the first national drinking water limit on …

The Lagos State Government has directed that commercial activities on Dosunmu Street and its immediate environs in the Lagos Central district be suspended immediately until further notice due to a fire incident that engulfed the area early Tuesday morning. The Special Adviser (SA) to the Governor on Central Business District (CBD), Hon. (Mrs.) Bola Olumegbon Lawal, who is closely monitoring …

As a result of insecurity, higher transportation costs, poor topography and bad roads, the cost of trade in Nigeria is four to five times higher than what is obtained in the United States, the World Bank has revealed. In its latest Africa Pulse released, the global bank said market distortions across Africa result in high price differentials in imported food …

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to support leaders from the lowest to the topmost at “this crucial juncture” of the nation’s democracy. Speaking to journalists in Daura, shortly after observing the Eid prayer on Wednesday, the former president congratulated fellow Muslims on the successful completion of the 30-day Ramadan fasting and the performance of the Eid and urged …

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has distanced himself from a purported media report, claiming he has been appointed as the political leader in Ondo state by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tunji-Ojo said there was no iota of truth in the said report that he has been appointed as the leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state and …