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Singapore to give families nearly N94m for every child born
Singapore has announced a new financial support package that will provide each eligible Singaporean child with nearly S$70,000 (about N94 million) in government benefits from birth to age 17. Prime
EKO 2026: NSC inspects facilities ahead of maiden National Intermediate Games
The tour was led by the Head of Grassroots Development, Niyi Beyioku, with the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Development, Adeboye Adeyinka, representing the commission’s Director General.
JAMB moves O’Level upload online, ends CBT centre visits
…Candidates can now verify, upload results from home By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has introduced an online system allowing candidates seeking admission into Nigerian
Atiku’s subsidy proposal designed to make petrol affordable — Okonkwo
ABUJA — Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the 2027 presidential campaign of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed criticism of Atiku’s plan to restore petrol subsidy if elected, saying the proposal
Surge in betting fuels poverty and crime across West Africa – Nextier report
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— A new policy analysis has warned that the fast-growing gambling industry in low-income areas of Nigeria, Ghana, and Sierra Leone is worsening economic hardship for young
2027: As Tinubu Constitutes Campaign Council, Banks on Mbah in S’East…
That President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress constituted his Campaign Council at the weekend ahead of the January, 2027 poll, appears good on paper, but the taste
US man who used ChatGPT to plan bank robbery jailed 121 months
A 23-year-old man from Omaha, Nebraska, who used ChatGPT to plan a bank robbery has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for robbing a bank and brandishing a
NAF intensifies air strikes against terrorists in Sokoto
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its air operations against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities across the North-West. This is contained in a statement on Monday in
Ogogo’s death a great loss to creative, cultural community — Lagos Govt
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has expressed grief over the death of veteran actor and cultural icon, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, describing his passing as a
Actors Guild, Lagos chapter mourns screen Legend Ogogo
By Ayo Onikoyi The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lagos State Chapter, has mourned the death of one of Nollywood’s respected veterans, Chief Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. Hassan
