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First Lady flags off incentives to boost maternal, newborn care
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Chidinma Chukwu ABUJA — THE First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday, launched the distribution of incentives to pregnant women, especially those in vulnerable
2027: Why Peter Obi’s wife bag is trending on social media
The luxury handbag reportedly carried by Margaret Obi, wife of former Anambra State governor and 2027 presidential hopeful Peter Obi, has sparked a fresh debate on social media over the
47 applicants lose N51.8m to fake Cross River LG jobs
By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR — No fewer than 47 applicants lost more than N51.8 million after allegedly paying individuals who claimed they could secure local government appointments for them in
‘Nigeria has no business with poverty’ — Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria has no justification to be poor, blaming the country’s persistent poverty partly on policies that encourage imports at the expense of local production. Obasanjo
N18bn Nigeria Airways Payment: NUP applauds Tinubu, renews call for subsidy relief
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Nigeria Union of Pensioners, (NUP) has praised President Bola Tinubu for initiating the payment of N18 billion in outstanding severance benefits to 2,700 former
Nigeria, India aim to rebuild trade to $15bn as Modi pushes for more crude purchases
—Expand cooperation in defence, pharmaceuticals, digital technology, fintech, renewable energy, creative industries By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — NIGERIA and India have agreed to strengthen their strategic economic ties, with India
Without Nigeria, apartheid wouldn’t have ended in South Africa — Obasanjo
By Ayobami Okerinde Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says South Africa would not have ended apartheid when it did without Nigeria’s support for the struggle against white minority rule. Obasanjo said
Dangote Refinery IPO opens as stockbrokers express confidence of over-subscription
By Peter Egwuatu The N2.2 trillion Initial Public Offering, IPO of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Free Zone Enterprise, has officially opened today for subscription. Stockbrokers have expressed confidence in the
FG condemns fresh killing of Nigerians in South Africa, calls for probe
The Federal Government has condemned the killings of two Nigerians in South Africa, and demanded a thorough, transparent and expeditious investigation into the circumstances surrounding their deaths. The Ministry of
Troops rescue eight victims, apprehend six ISWAP members in Borno, Adamawa
Troops have rescued eight abductees and arrested six suspected terrorists and collaborators in separate operations across Borno and Adamawa. An operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria
