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NCC Reports 70% Progress On Network Expansion, Warns Of Fibre Cuts
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says mobile network operators have deployed 8,526 of 12,179 committed coverage and capacity sites, reaching about 70 per cent of their expansion target.
The progress...
NCC Launches Free Daily Data Access For Millions Of Learners
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
For millions of Nigerian learners, the cost of internet data can be as much a barrier to education as the lack of learning materials.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is...
NUJ Anambra Honours Veteran Sports Journalist Chigozie Chukwuleta For 30 Years Of Service
A career spanning more than three decades is rare in journalism, where the demands of the newsroom are relentless, and the industry keeps changing.
For veteran sports journalist...
Military Operations: Two Terrorists Killed, 33 Suspects Arrested Nationwide
The military says sustained operations across Nigeria have weakened terrorist and kidnapping networks, with two terrorists killed and 33 suspects arrested in a week-long offensive.
Sustained military pressure on terrorist and criminal...
Troops Seize 300 Rounds Of Ammunition, Arrest Terror Suspects Across North-West
A push to choke terrorist networks in Nigeria’s North-West has yielded fresh arrests and weapons recoveries, with troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA intercepting an ammunition courier carrying 300 rounds...
World Loses Up To $800 Billion In Infrastructure Every Year As Climate Disasters Intensify, CDRI Warns
New Delhi: The growing frequency and severity of climate-related disasters are exposing the vulnerability of critical infrastructure worldwide, with up to $800 billion in...
Police Arrest 90 Suspects, Rescue Abducted Victim, Recover Firearms, Ammunition Across States
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
The Nigeria Police Force says its latest operations across several states have disrupted armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and other criminal activities, with arrests, a successful hostage rescue...
Charismatic Bishops Back Tinubu, Urge Peace Ahead Of 2027
With Nigeria’s next election already shaping political conversations, the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has pledged its support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu while urging political and religious leaders to put...
NCDC Begins Early Lassa Fever Preparations, Warns Against Self-Medication
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
With Nigeria’s dry season approaching, health authorities are moving to close gaps in Lassa fever preparedness before infections begin to rise.
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and...
India Moves To Bridge BRICS Divisions Ahead Of New Delhi Summit
India is facing a delicate diplomatic test as it prepares to host the BRICS leaders’ summit, with differences among members threatening to complicate efforts to produce a common position...
Nigeria Moves To Revive Trade With India, Strengthen Diaspora Support
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
For Nigerians in India, stronger diplomatic ties could mean easier access to information, better consular support and more opportunities to study, do business and invest safely.
Nigeria is now seeking...
Nigerian Envoy Visits 198 Citizens In Indian Prisons, Pushes Citizen-Centred Diplomacy
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to India, Ambassador Saidu Dahiru Muhammad, has taken Nigeria’s citizen-centred diplomacy beyond official meetings and into prison cells, visiting 198 Nigerians in detention across India and...
Nigeria Seal World Championship Return After Guinea Victory
Nigeria’s junior handball team have booked a place at the 2027 IHF Men’s Under-21 World Championship after defeating Guinea 28-23 in their quarter-final at the 33rd Africa Men’s Junior Handball Championship in...
NCC Begins Checks On SIM-Enabled Devices, Blocks Unapproved Phones
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
As Nigeria’s mobile device market expands, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is moving to close gaps that allow unapproved and illegally imported devices to enter the country’s communications ecosystem.
The Commission...
FCT To Review School Textbooks, Introduce New Approved Book List
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
As education systems evolve, the quality and relevance of the books placed in pupils’ hands can shape how effectively they learn.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration is therefore set to...
Nwifuru Receives Amasiri-Edda Report, Reinstates Traditional Rulers
By Nkechinyere Ewa and Sharon Akuboh
The peace process in Ebonyi’s Amasiri-Edda boundary dispute has taken a significant step forward, but residents of Amasiri say lasting peace must also address alleged losses, insecurity and...
Youth Leaders Condemn Alleged Blocking Of Peter Obi’s Benue Humanitarian Visit
The humanitarian crisis in Benue, they argue, should not become another fault line in Nigeria’s increasingly heated political contest.
The Forum of National Youth Leaders of all Political Parties in...
PFAN Backs Tinubu’s Football Reforms, Demands Players’ Place At The Table
Nigerian footballers want a say in shaping the future of the game they play.
The Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) has backed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to overhaul...
Troops Rescue 12 Kidnapped Victims, Foil Abduction Attempts In Zamfara
A renewed security push in Zamfara has saved 12 civilians from abduction and disrupted separate attempts by terrorists to seize more victims, the military has said.
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA...
Fortifying Ultra-Processed Foods: Public Health Solution Or Corporate Health Risk?
By Humphrey Ukeaja
When a food product is high in salt, sugar and unhealthy fats, adding vitamins and minerals to it does not automatically make it healthy.
Yet this is increasingly how...
INEC Begins Six-Zone Readiness Tour Ahead Of 2027 Elections
The credibility of Nigeria’s 2027 elections will depend as much on preparation before election day as on what happens at the polling units.
Against this backdrop, INEC has begun a nationwide readiness...
ONSA Takes Crisis Response Exercise To Delta For The First Time
Nigeria is taking its national crisis-response preparations beyond Abuja for the first time, as the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) begins a five-day emergency simulation exercise in...
How ‘Family Values’ Are Being Used To Attack Women’s Rights
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
As governments prepare for the 81st United Nations General Assembly, human rights advocates are warning that some of the most serious threats to women’s rights are no longer presented...
NCDMB To Spotlight Nwabuikwu’s ‘The Pain and the Promise’ At Fifth Book Reading Session
A book that draws on more than three decades of Nigeria’s politics, public policy and everyday experiences is set to take centre stage as the Nigerian...
ECOWAS Commends Sierra Leone For Facilitating Ernest Bai Koroma’s Return
The return of former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma marks a significant step towards easing political tensions and advancing national reconciliation in the West African country.
The Economic Community of...
Police Arrest 65 Suspects, Rescue Kidnap Victim, Recover Firearms In Nationwide Crackdown
The police have stepped up operations across several states, arresting scores of suspected criminals, recovering firearms and stolen property, and rescuing a kidnapped victim in a series of...
Obidigwe Woos Okonmah’s Supporters, Seeks Unity Ahead Of 2027 Poll
The real political test for APGA ahead of the 2027 election may not lie in its primary alone, but in how effectively it reconciles rival camps afterwards.
Against that backdrop, the...
Anambra East, West Stakeholders Rally Behind Obidigwe For 2027
The 2027 race for the Anambra East and West Federal Constituency is already drawing early political alignments, with stakeholders rallying behind the ambition of former lawmaker Hon. Chinedu Obidigwe, popularly known...
Mining Marshals Tighten Grip On Illegal Mining Nationwide
With illegal mining draining government revenue, threatening legitimate investment and putting Nigeria’s mineral wealth at risk, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has stepped up nationwide enforcement against operators flouting...
Building Collapses In Abuja Hours After FCTA Sealing Order
A building in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, has collapsed, barely hours after the FCT Administration’s Development Control Department sealed the structure and ordered occupants to vacate.
The building reportedly came down at...
