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Drowned Schoolchild: Anambra Parents Keep Pupils Home Over Flood Fears
Fear of another flooding tragedy kept many parents and guardians in Awka and surrounding communities from sending their children to school yesterday after a heavy downpour that began around 4am
APM to World Bank: Withhold fresh $1.5bn loan to Tinubu govt
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has urged the World Bank and other international lenders to withhold fresh loans to the President Bola Tinubu administration, saying
Anambra Moves to Prosecute Those Denying Women, Girls Property Inheritance Rights
The Anambra State Government has commenced moves to strengthen the enforcement of women’s and girls’ rights to inherit property, with the state Attorney-General directing that complaints of gender-based disinheritance be
2027: Akpabio warns against AI-driven falsehoods
Says no victory is worth a Nigerian life By Henry Umoru ABUJA: Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has warned political
Oduwole: $50bn Are Investment Pledges, Nigeria Won’t Give Up Minerals Without Terms
Nigeria Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole has asserted bag Nigeria’s $50 billion investment figure represents announcements and commitments rather than funds already invested. Speaking during an interview with
Congo To Begin Annual Mining Audits From 2027 Under New Local-Content Rules
The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to begin annual audits of subcontracting practices at major mining companies from 2027 as part of efforts to strengthen compliance with local-content rules, the
FG targets global markets, investment through creative economy
—-Mulls to use CANEX 2026 to boost creative exports, jobs By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA —THE Federal Government on Tuesday On Tuesday, announced plans to leverage Nigeria’s hosting of the Creative
Independence: NSCDC deploys 3,000 personnel in FCT
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 3,000 personnel across the territory to enforce law and
66 YEARS AFTER INDEPENDENCE: How to make Nigeria great again – Prof Falode
Proposes 7-year single tenure for President, governors Wants strong states, weaker centre Demands free, compulsory education Says current democracy’s elitist, exclusionary and divisive By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor Nigeria’s political,
Nigerian-American artist challenges Trump over painting removed from US Embassy
By Adegboyega Adeleye Nigerian-American artist Kehinde Wiley has challenged President Donald Trump over the removal of one of his paintings from the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic, asking to
