Israel has ordered the closure of six schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem, Palestinian authorities have said. The UN agency said the security forces entered the six schools and gave “illegal” closure orders effective in 30 days. It said the school closure directly impacted some 800 boys…
Some parents, guardians and candidates in Lagos on Monday expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they described the examination as peaceful and well-coordinated. NAN reports that the 2025 UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), began on…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday congratulated Dr Olajide Idris, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on his 70th birthday. The President commended Idris for his contributions to strengthening Nigeria’s public healthcare system and improving the country’s pandemic response efforts. As a former commissioner for health in Lagos State, Idris was pivotal…
A businesswoman, Woye Ella, on Tuesday prayed an FCT Customary Court in Garki, Abuja, to dissolve her marriage over her husband’s alleged attempt to set her on fire. Ella’s prayer is contained in a divorce petition she filed against her husband in the court. According to the petitioner, her husband usually overreacts over little provocation….
Vice-President Kashim Shettima will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the inauguration of President Alassane Ouattara in Côte d’Ivoire, accompanied by ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Sen. Abubakar Bello, and Rep. Usman Zanna. Mr Stanley Nkwocha said the visit underscores the bilateral ties between Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, strengthened through a…
U.S. President Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons on Monday to people who he felt would be targeted for retaliation in Donald Trump’s administration. Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and former White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci were among those who were pardoned. The pardon also covers all lawmakers who…
At a key summit in Lagos, food scientists from across Nigeria have called for the widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in the country’s food sector to address longstanding issues of food insecurity, inefficiency, and economic stagnation. Speaking at the 11th Regional Food Science and Technology Summit, Dr Bola…
Nigeria and the Kingdom of Bahrain on Sunday signed a Joint Communiqué to officially establish diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy to the Minister. Tuggar said the understanding was reached…
The South Korean Foreign Ministry has on Monday summoned the Russian ambassador in Seoul over the apparent deployment of North Korean soldiers to Russia, the Yonhap news agency reported. During the meeting, First Vice Foreign Minister, Kim Hong Kyun, said he expressed his disappointment over Georgy Zinoviev. Zinoviev made no comment to the journalists present…
The Ondo State Government has released the list of 1,010 newly-recruited teachers into secondary schools in the state. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Akure by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aiyedatiwa had given approval for the recruitment…
