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Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has dissolved the Benue State Executive Council. The governor also appointed a former two-term Attorney General of the state and Commissioner for Justice, Moses Atagher, …

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced a 50 per cent increase in scholarship grants to Nigerian students across all tertiary levels. It said the “landmark reform of Nigeria’s national scholarship …

THE Department of State Services (DSS) has released three individuals previously detained on suspicion of links to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, the Eastern …

Heavy rainfall in the early hours of Wednesday has collapsed eight buildings and displaced some residents in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. It was gathered that the rain, which …

Former governor of Lagos State and ex-Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, has advocated the preservation of Lagos’s history to avoid distortion and promote values, particularly as the discussion on street …

The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Tuesday said that no local government area in the state is under the control of bandits, a claim that underscores his administration’s sweeping …

A total of 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory have accessed ₦78.6 billion in Universal Basic Education (UBE) matching grants by mid‑2025, the Federal Government has revealed. In an …

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has withdrawn the proposed Indigeneship Bill from the National Assembly, citing the need for broader consultations and legislative engagements. In a …

Nurses, under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives–Federal Health Institutions Sector, have insisted that their planned seven-day warning strike will begin on Wednesday. The members …

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has sacked the state Commissioner of information, Professor Muhammad Sani-Bello with immediate effect. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by his Chief …