Diageo, a global leader in premium spirits, has partnered Celebr-8 Lyfe (a Tolaram Company) to transform Nigeria’s premium spirits market. This partnership, according to Kavita Hans, General Manager, Diageo West and Central Africa, on Tuesday in Lagos, via a statement, would enhance the availability of its iconic brands across Nigeria. Hans said that the company’s…
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has donated more than 1,662 educational digital contents to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the donation was done through Kim Pankyu, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria. The materials were handed over on Monday in Abuja at a…
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency Renminbi, or the Yuan, weakened eight pips to 7.1707 against the dollar on Monday. This is according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. The central parity rate of the Yuan against the dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before…
The Steering Committee on the establishment of State Police Service (SPS) has proposed a strong and multi-layered oversight that would withstand political interference and pressure in the establishment of SPS. The committee, chaired by Prof. Olu Ogunsakin disclosed this in its report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja….
The people of Yandoto in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State have accused Governor Dauda Lawal of failing to protect their community following Friday’s bandit attack on worshippers during morning prayers. In a statement on Saturday, community spokesman, Mallam Musa Tsafe, described the scene as a bloodbath. “Bodies lay lifeless where they fell. Screams…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem appeal fund, securing N320 million in donations to support families of fallen soldiers and serving troops across the country. Tinubu led the contributors with N200 million, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to honouring military heroes and boosting the morale of personnel confronting security…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results, 52 days after the last written paper. Announcing the results in Minna, Niger State, NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, said candidates were tested in 16 subjects, with 96,979 registering for the examination. Of these, 95,160 candidates actually sat…
No fewer than 10 people died in a fire at a hotel in a ski resort in north-western Turkey, the country’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said early on Tuesday. Thirty-two others were injured in the blaze, which occurred in the province of Bolu, Yerlikaya said on X. The state-run Anadolu news agency reported that the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested more than 16,304 drug suspects and seized 4.5 million kilograms of illicit substances between January and October 2025, the agency’s Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has disclosed. Marwa made the revelation on Wednesday at the 7th Security and Emergency Management Awards and Lecture (SAEMA) in…
Alhaji Idi Farouk, former Director-General of Nigeria’s National Orientation Agency (NOA), has applauded the Federal Government’s education loan initiative as a major milestone in improving access to higher education, while also calling for a shake-up in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, Farouk praised the…
