The Nepali government decided to provide 200,000 Nepali rupees (1,497 U.S. dollars) in compensation to each of the bereaved families, as the death toll from monsoon rain-induced floods and landslides hit 205. A three-day national mourning starting from Tuesday was also announced following a cabinet meeting. “The national flag would be lowered to half-mast during…
Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Monday swore in Mallam Ibrahim Wudil as the new Commissioner for Housing Development. The oath was administered by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Malam Haruna Dederi, at Government House, Kano. After the swearing-in, Yusuf urged Wudil to utilise his extensive experience to drive the state’s development. The…
Google has announced significant enhancements to Gemini, its advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) model, with the introduction of Canvas and Audio Overview features. The Senior Director, Product Management, Gemini app, Dave Citron said this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. He said that the new features were designed to make it easier to create, learn…
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, said relentless corruption has reduced Nigeria to a crime scene. Obi, who stated this in reaction to the huge budget fraud uncovered by the BudgIT in the 2025 federal budget, said Nigeria has remained a relentless scene of corruption. BudgIT had revealed budget padding…
Ilorin, Kwara State – A retired Nigerian Army General, Dr. Ola Orisamolade, has earned a Doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Ilorin at the age of 72, driven by a passion for the subject that began in his childhood. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ilorin, Orisamolade…
Mr Ahmed Sanusi has assumed office as the 35th Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following the promotion of his predecessor, Mr Miller Dantawaye, to Assistant Inspector-General of Police. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said Sanusi is a highly experienced officer, having been enlisted into the Nigeria Police…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has pledged to fast-track the completion of the permanent site of the National Defence College (NDC), positioning it as a future Defence Postgraduate University for the country and its international partners. Speaking through Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the graduation of 99 officers from NDC Course 33 in Abuja, Tinubu described the…
Gov Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has called for greater synergy between his administration and the Nigerian Army in the fight against criminality and insecurity in the state. Soludo made the call during a special Sallah Lunch at the 302 Artillery Military Cantonment in Onitsha. Mr Chris Aburime, Press Secretary to Soludo who disclosed this in…
The Kogi State Council of Ulama of Nigeria has endorsed the newly appointed Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf, describing his appointment as a reflection of merit, integrity and proven leadership. The endorsement came during a courtesy visit to the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, where the clerics congratulated the…
U.S.-based software giant Oracle has planned to invest more than 6.5 billion dollars to open a public cloud region in Malaysia. This is in order to meet the rapidly growing demand for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud services in the country. The planned Malaysia expansion would extend Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in the Asia-Pacific…
