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The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said it has no fuel to fill its trucks in Gaza and will not be able to facilitate aid deliveries through the Rafah crossing on Tuesday.  Thomas White, director of UNRWA Affairs in the Gaza Strip, told a press briefing Monday that the agency had about 80 trucks in its fleet that have been transporting aid through the Rafah crossing, …

LONDON — A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials and the Italian government has died, a group supporting her family said Monday, Christian Concern said Indi Gregory died in a hospice on Monday morning after her life support was withdrawn on Sunday. The 8-month-old baby had suffered brain damage as the result …

Labour leaders in the country on Monday lamented the pains inflicted on Nigerian Workers by the present economic challenges occasioned by fuel subsidy removal and inflation. Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Logo They said the cost of transportation has skyrocketed while food prices have soared astronomically. The labour leaders who spoke at the opening ceremony of …

The West African Examinations Council on Monday announced that it had ditched the paper and pencil test model and has adopted the Computer-Based Test mode for the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination. This is contained in a statement signed by the acting head of the Public Affairs Unit of WAEC, Moyosola Adesina, and released on Monday. According to …

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Monday ordered their affiliates to withdraw their services nationwide from midnight on November 14, 2023. TUC President Festus Osifo disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday. Osifo said the strike would remain until “government at all levels wake up to their responsibility.” The strike is also …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. THE INEC returning officer, Farouk Adamu, made the declaration on Monday afternoon. Mr Adamu said Mr Diri scored a total of 175,196 votes to emerge the winner while ex-governor Timipre Sylva, who is …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled elections in some parts of Kogi State for Saturday, November 18, 2023. INEC made this announcement on Sunday in a statement signed by spokesperson, Mohammed Kudu Haruna. “Further to our statement yesterday, we have received an update from our Kogi State office regarding the suspension of election in some locations in the …

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said his refinery has secured a licence to refine more than 300,000 barrels of Nigerian crude per day and will begin to process gasoline soon. “We don’t want to start our refinery with foreign goods, we want to start with the Nigerian crude,” Dangote said in an interview in Riyadh on the sidelines of …

•Bayelsa collation continues Monday Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won his re-election with a landslide victory. According to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Returning Officer, Abayomi Fasina, Uzodimma won all the 27 local councils of the state. He polled 540,308 votes to floor Senator Samuel Anyanwu of the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Ugbineh Community in Ovia North-East local government area of Edo State has joined its neighbors in Upper Ekehuan road to appeal to governor Godwin Obaseki to hasten the ongoing reconstruction of Upper Ekehuan road project. The Community while commending Mr. Godwin Obaseki-led Edo State government for adding value to the lives of Edo residents through execution of …