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FCTA approves upgrade of 15 hospitals, police station
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved the completion of the abandoned Utako General Hospital, renovation and re-equipping of 14 existing general hospitals in the
10m Nigerian children shut out of early education — UBEC
…70% of 10-year-olds unable to read simple text…States risk losing ECCDE funding over October 5 deadline By Joseph Erunke, Abuja About 10 million Nigerian children are currently shut out of
Planned strike: ASUU grants Taraba govt 14-day reprieve
By Femi Bolaji JALINGO: The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University (TSU), Jalingo Branch, has agreed to a two-week extension requested by the Taraba State Government to
Ekiti Govt warns against crossing flooded roads
By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI: The Ekiti State Government has warned residents against attempting to cross flooded roads, bridges, streams and other water channels as heavy rainfall continues to cause flooding
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
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
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
