NSIA launches portal for tech competition
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority has opened an application portal for the maiden edition of its prize for innovation programme….
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Illegal use of NYSC uniform attracts imprisonment – Director
The National Youth Service Corps on Monday warned the public against unauthorised use of its uniform, describing it as criminal….
UNICAL professor found dead in his house with multiple stab wounds
Felix Akpan, a professor of political science at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has been found dead in his apartment. …
Migrants storm Mexico border to enter US
A large group of people in Mexico approached a border entry point in El Paso, Texas on Sunday in an…
Lagos airport runways shut down for maintenance – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has announced the international runways 18R and 36L at Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos will…
President Xi seeks to turn Chinese army into ‘great wall of steel’
President Xi Jinping has told delegates at the 2023 People’s Congress of China that he wants to turn the Chinese…
NSCDC raises alarm over circulation of fake Naira notes
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) vowed to continue to arrest and prosecute those involved in the production…
Iran finalises deal to buy Russian fighter jets
Iran has finalised a deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, state media reported, as defence cooperation between…
Gary Lineker: Soccer presenters pull out of BBC programmes
Alex Scott, the host of the BBC’s “Football Focus” TV programme in Britain, said it “does not feel right” to…
About 1,000 migrants rescued to Italian ports from Mediterranean Sea
About 1,000 migrants were brought to safety at two Italian ports Saturday after the overcrowded boats they were on encountered…
BREAKING: Fresh FM staff dies while trekking to office
A popular presenter with Ibadan-based private radio station, Fresh FM Nigeria, popularly known as Baba Bintin, has been reported dead…
UN observes 1st International Day against “Islamophobia”
The United Nations on Friday commemorated the first-ever International Day to combat Islamophobia with a special event in the General…
US closes Silicon Valley Bank in biggest collapse since 2008
United States regulators pulled the plug on Silicon Valley Bank on Friday in a spectacular move that sent global banking…
German Catholic bishops back blessings for gay couples, ignore Vatican
A large majority of German bishops on Friday supported offering blessing ceremonies to homosexual couples in defiance of the Vatican….
Police uncover Imo church used as baby factory, rescue pregnant teenager
Imo State Police Command has uncovered a church used as a baby factory along the MCC/Uratta Road. The police stormed…
Naira scarcity: Abuja ‘gun-wielding’ pastor gifts cash to members
Resident Pastor of House on the Rock Church in Abuja, Pastor Uche Aigbe has gifted N2.9m to needy members of the congregation….
UNILAG extends resumption to March 21
The University of Lagos has said it has shifted its resumption date to Tuesday, March 21, 2023. A statement signed…
Hamburg gunman was ex-member of Jehovah’s Witnesses –Police
The gunman who shot dead seven people at a Jehovah’s Witnesses centre in the German city of Hamburg killed himself…
Broadcast stations airing programmes undermining Nigeria’s peace will be shut – NBC
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has vowed to shut broadcast stations airing programmes capable of undermining peaceful co-existence. Its spokesman,…
Belgian government bans TikTok on official phones
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Friday banned federal officials from using TikTok on their work phones, making his…