LUKMAN ABDULMALIK
Nigeria registers 3,613 refugees as asylum applications rise by 21%
Nigeria recorded a 21 per cent increase in newly arrived asylum seekers in the first quarter of 2026, with 322 additional individuals entering the...
NUPRC urges local refiners to acquire oil blocs to secure crude...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has advised indigenous refinery operators to consider acquiring oil blocks as a long-term solution to persistent crude...
NCC unveils IPv6 roadmap, targets 30% adoption by 2030
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched a national roadmap to accelerate the adoption of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), setting a target of...
Customs hands over N2.6bn worth of seized drugs to NDLEA in...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone C, Owerri, has handed over a large consignment of seized illicit and controlled drugs valued...
Katsina children face high malaria risk amid malnutrition crisis – MSF
The acting medical team leader of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Katsina State, Dr Ali Baba Nuradeen, has said malaria continues to rank among...
University clarifies attack on student by phone snatchers
A 200-level Biology Education student of Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), Maryam Yakeem, has been attacked by suspected phone snatchers near the institution’s main campus...
South-West PDP tackles Makinde over ‘Operation Wetie’ remark, distances self from...
The South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has criticised Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over comments referencing “Operation Wetie,” a violent episode in...
2027: Opposition to present joint presidential candidate
Key opposition political leaders have resolved to field a single presidential candidate against President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress in the 2027...
Risk Institute backs CBN’s tighter digital banking rules
The Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria has endorsed new regulatory measures introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to strengthen security in...
How Kwankwaso’s astrology claims raised eyebrows in Kano
A former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has sparked controversy after warning women against accepting and wearing government-branded wrappers reportedly set for distribution.
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