President Bola Tinubu on Sunday conferred the national honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Tinubu gave the honour on Sunday during the Nigeria/India Bilateral meeting held at the Presidential, Abuja. The president said that the award was bestowed on the Indian leader…
The death toll from a school bus fire in Thailand has risen to at least 23, local media reported on Wednesday. 38 pupils aged between six and 15 and six teachers were on their way from Uthan Thani province to Bangkok, 200 kilometres south-east of the Thai capital. The blast occurred on the bus about…
Gov Bassey Otu of Cross River, on Tuesda, assented to three bills intended to improve the socio-cultural, infrastructural and economic condition of the state into laws. The laws include the State Road Maintenance Agency (Amendment) Law, 2025, the Lotteries and Gaming Agency Law, 2025, and the State Senior Citizens Centre Law, 2025. In a speech…
Academic staff at Nigeria’s Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) in Ondo State have joined a nationwide two-week strike called by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over unresolved labour grievances with the federal government. Dr Oluwatoyin Ogunbamike, Chairman of the ASUU branch at OAUSTECH, confirmed on Monday that lecturers had downed…
The Federal Government has commended inmates of the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre for their commitment to skill acquisition and reformatory programmes aimed at rehabilitation and successful reintegration into society. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the commendation during a visit to the custodial centre on Wednesday. Tunji-Ojo said the visit was part…
A mass malaria prevention campaign in Nigeria’s Plateau State has reached more than one million children, helping to drive down infection rates, health officials said. The Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) programme distributes Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine with Amodiaquine (SPAQ) to children under five during peak transmission seasons. Officials say the intervention has cut malaria prevalence from 18.8 per…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has lauded President Bola Tinubu, for brokering peace between suspended Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike. NYCN President, SaraIgbe Sukubo, made the commendation in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Sukubo, however , appealed to the president to take the next bold step…
The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended three suspects for allegedly conspiring to defile a 15-year-old girl. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this to newsmen on Monday at the command headquarters in Ikeja. He said that the suspects and five others still at large committed the offences on April 27 at 8:00…
Ahead of the FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile, Flying Eagles coach Aliyu Zubairu has assured that plans are on to invite new players to strengthen his squad. Zubairu stated this on Tuesday in Ilorin at the Kwara SWAN Hard Talk. “We’ll be inviting more players to bolster all departments. We must fix the issues…
Nearly 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned from neighbouring countries since December, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday, even as Lebanon and Syria continue to grapple with a protracted displacement crisis. UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Kelly Clements, concluded a visit to both countries where she met officials, returnees, and refugees…
