Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has approved N300 million for the boosting of poultry farming in the state. Oyebanji announced the approval at the profit distribution ceremony for Cohort 2 of the Ekiti State Broilers’ Production Scheme (EBOPS) held in...
Nigerian singers Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Davido have been nominated for the 2026 Grammy Awards. The nominees for the 2026 Grammys were announced on Friday, November 7, 2025, with several Nigerian singers making the list. Famous singer Omah Lay earned his...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the online registration for the 2025 Batch ‘C’ mobilisation. The NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, announced the 48-hour extension via a statement issued on Friday, November 7, 2025. The...
The naira closed the week stronger on Friday, November 7, 2025, trading at N1,436.57 to a United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed that the naira gained 16 kobo,...
The African Union Commission (AUC) has reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to Nigeria’s sovereignty, religious freedom, and the rule of law following recent statements by the United States alleging government complicity in the targeted killing of Christians and hinting at...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday received the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga disclosed this on Friday, November 7, 2025. Onanuga said the president had a meeting with the Sultan and the...
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has cautioned politicians against politicising security matters for partisan advantage, urging them to place national interest above personal or political considerations. Speaking when top Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS) paid him...
Five members of international drug cartels involved in trafficking cocaine and opioids to Gabon and Australia have been sentenced to a total of 21 years imprisonment following successful prosecution by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The convicts, identified...
Former Nigerian Ambassador to Canada and ex-Secretary to the Ekiti State Government, Ambassador Dare Bejide, has emerged as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate for the 2026 Ekiti State election. Bejide secured 15,466 votes to defeat four other aspirants...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned the sum of N42.5 million to a 70-year-old widow and retiree, Mrs. Margret Taye Odofin, who was defrauded by her bank’s account officer. The recovered funds, presented as a bank draft,...