Nigeria ranks second on the global chart of countries being ravaged by malnutrition, according to an aide of President Bola Tinubu. The ranking makes Nigeria the first malnutrition racked country in Africa. Tnubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Health, Uju Anwukah, disclosed this on Wednesday,just as the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on […]
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Plans have reached an advanced stage on the establishment of a mega petroleum refinery in Ondo State The backbone of the project that is set to trigger further development in Nigeria’s petroleum downstream sector is Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (BINL) It will build a $15 billion mega refinery with capacity to produce 500,000 barrels daily BPD. […]
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The incoming Olubadan, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja Olakulehin’s mourning begins Members of the Olubadan-In-Council are expected to commence the process of installing the 44th Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, The 21 day mourning of the departed Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, began on Tuesday. This signals off the performance of the traditional ceremonies by the […]
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As the heatwave of the broad based coalition to dislodge the All Progressives Congress, APC, from power in 2027 intensifies, a political group loyal to President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and join the APC. Point blank, the group, Osun Democrats for Democracy, […]
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Miss Regina Abosede Babalola, an 18-year-old undergraduate of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, is in critical condition as she battles end-stage kidney failure. A 100-level student in the Department of English, she needs ₦40 million for a life-saving kidney transplant. Diagnosed in May 2025, she has since been receiving dialysis and specialist care at Purplemed […]
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Bola Oyebamiji CEO of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji has congratulated his counterpart for the Southwest Development Commission, SWDC, Dr. Charles Akinola; the Executive Director, Project Implementation, Federal Housing Authority, FHA, Engr. Oluremi Omowaiye; and and the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Engr. Olalekan Badmus on the […]
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An Osun State magistrate court sitting in Ilesa has sentenced a 23-year-old man, Emmanuel Ivarim, to one year imprisonment for conspiracy and theft. His Worship, Magistrate A.A. Ayeni, who delivered the judgment found the defendant guilty on all four counts under Charge No. MIL/201c/2025, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment on each count, with […]
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Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa. Photo credit: Facebook The Federal Government has formally set 16 years as the minimum age for admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board held in Abuja. Alausa, while declaring the […]
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Nigerian Universities Heads of universities at the 2025 policy meeting organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board set the 2025 minimum admission benchmark for universities at 150 on Tuesday. This means that JAMB will permit no university in the country to admit any candidate who scores below 150 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary and […]
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The United States Department of State has announced an update to its non-immigrant visa policy for Nigerians. According to a press release issued by the US Embassy in Abuja on Tuesday, “most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of Nigeria will be single-entry visas with a three-month validity period.” The new visa restrictions take […]
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