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The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) has assured residents that the earth tremor recorded in parts of Abuja on Aug. 4 posed no threat to life and property. The Director-General of NGSA, Prof. Segun Ige, gave the assurance on Thursday during a news conference organised by the agency in Abuja. Ige said the agency monitored the incident for more than …

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that government-owned refineries will return to operation after ongoing reforms aimed at making them commercially viable and sustainable. Tinubu gave the assurance on Thursday while receiving the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), led by its President, Mr Sulaimon Oladiti, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president said …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,906,390 registered voters in Osun have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Mr Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Haruna said the figure represented 81.50 per cent of the total 2,339,233 …

Independent UN human rights experts have raised concerns over a government-subsidised system that requires some homecare workers in New York City to work 24-hour shifts. The workers, predominantly migrant women, embarked on a hunger strike between late July and early August to protest working conditions and alleged underpayment under state law. “We are seriously concerned that the reported system may …

The Federal Government has commended the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) for expanding access to healthcare through a two-day free medical outreach. The outreach reached about 5,000 residents of Udo and neighbouring communities in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo. The commendation came from the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Daju Kachollom, during …

The Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has expressed concern over alleged threats against members and supporters of the Accord Party by opposition politicians ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Egbedun, at a news conference in Osogbo on Wednesday, said he was worried that electoral threats and violence could undermine democracy and the right of residents to come …

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fixed 5:00 p.m. on the first business day after trading as the settlement deadline for eligible equities and commodities. The Commission confirmed the directive in a circular issued on Wednesday to capital market operators and other market participants nationwide. SEC said the measure formed part of the implementation of the T+1 settlement cycle …

The Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is already the second-largest on record. Ghebreyesus said this on Wednesday during an online media conference on Ebola and global health issues. He warned that the outbreak was moving faster than any previous Ebola epidemic and could surpass the 2014–2016 …

The Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, has warned traditional rulers against turning their palaces into courts or detention centres. Ajulo gave the warning on Wednesday in Akure at a three-day workshop organised for traditional rulers by the state Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that …

MEDINACELI, Spain (AP) — Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet into darkness. The crowds brought lawn chairs, umbrellas and hats as they eagerly awaited the celestial spectacle, which …