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Admin - November 8, 2025

NIGERIA: NYSC Extends Batch ‘C’ Registration by 48 Hours Amid Network Glitches

    By Ameenat Hamzat | Lagos, Nigeria   The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced a 48-hour extension for the ongoing 2025 Batch ‘C’ online registration following widespread complaints by Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) over network-related difficulties.   In a statement released by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, on […]
Admin - November 7, 2025

NIGERIA: Nigeria to Attempt Guinness World Record for Longest Dining Table at ORIKI Festival

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   Nigeria is set to make a bold mark on the global stage as the Federal Government announces plans to attempt a Guinness World Record for the world’s longest dining table during this year’s Mega Renewed Hope NIHOTOUR Gastronomy Festival, scheduled for December 6, 2025, in Abuja.   […]
Admin - November 7, 2025

NIGERIA: INEC Commences Materials Sharing For Anambra Guber As CJID Observers Report Calm, Security Surge Across LGAs

    By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the sharing of election materials across Anambra State ahead of the November 8 gubernatorial election, with the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) observers confirming organized preparations, robust security presence, and ongoing logistical coordination in multiple local government areas. […]
Admin - November 7, 2025

NIGERIA: FRSC Emphasizes Human Factors As Major Cause Of Road Accidents

  By Balogun Arisekola Azeez, Kwara, Nigeria.   The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Muftau Irekeola has said that the human factor is the major cause of road crashes on the highway, with drivers largely responsible.       Irekeola made the statement during the annual Town Hall meeting, in preparation for the […]
Admin - November 7, 2025

NIGERIA: COAS Visits Maiduguri, Orders Troops To Crush Insurgents In North East

      By Onoja Baba, Nigeria      The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, embarked on his maiden operational tour of the North East Theatre Command of Operation HADIN KAI in Maiduguri, Borno State, with a firm directive to troops to annihilate the remnants of insurgents and restore […]
Admin - November 7, 2025

KENYA: President Ruto Says Kenya Needs New Airport, JKIA Upgrade To Cost Sh200bn

  By Moses Punyuah, Nairobi Kenya    Kenyan President William Ruto, has declared that Kenya must build a new international airport, dismissing critics as he pushes for a Sh200 billion upgrade of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).   “Enough with the nonsense! We need a new airport,” Ruto said during a town hall in Mombasa, […]
Admin - November 7, 2025

NIGERIA: FG To Rebuild Police Colleges Ahead Of Tinubu’s 30,000 Officers Recruitment Drive

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Federal Government has announced plans to rebuild and equip police training colleges across the country before commencing the recruitment of 30,000 new police personnel approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   This was disclosed by the Presidential Ad Hoc Committee on the Overhaul of Security Training […]
Admin - November 7, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: New Finance Minister Signals Tough Months Ahead for Economic Revitalisation

    By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan   South Sudan’s newly appointed Finance Minister, Dr Bak Barnaba Chol, addressed pressing economic challenges on Thursday, committing to implement urgent reforms and austerity measures to stabilise the nation’s struggling economy and decrease reliance on oil revenues.   During a welcoming event at the Ministry of Finance […]
Admin - November 6, 2025

NIGERIA: NUC Approves 13 New Degree Programmes To Modernise Nigerian Universities

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 13 new degree programmes as part of ongoing reforms to modernise higher education and align it with global academic and industry standards.   This was disclosed in a statement by the National Orientation Agency Nigeria, on Thursday.   According to […]
Admin - November 6, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Swears In Doro, Udeh As Ministers To Fill Cabinet Vacancies

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in two newly appointed ministers, Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro and Mr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, at a brief ceremony held inside the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.   The swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of Thursday’s Federal Executive Council […]
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