The Government of The Gambia has announced plans to send officials of its newly established Tertiary and Higher Education Trust (THET) Fund on a study tour of Nigeria’s Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s higher education financing system. The plan was disclosed on Monday, August 10, 2026, when...
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ABUJA — The United States Mission in Nigeria has clarified that the realignment of routine visa processing in Africa will not affect the operational status of the US Embassy in Abuja. The clarification followed an announcement by the US Department of State that routine visa services in Abuja would be transferred to a regional visa...
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JOS — An All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart and businessman, Bashir Abdullahi II, has criticized the Kano State Government over its reported expenditure of more than ₦1.5 billion on a mass wedding program involving 1,500 couples. Abdullahi described the spending as a “costly misplaced priority”, arguing that the state should devote more resources to education,...
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, over alleged hate speech and incitement to religious hatred in a viral video ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Chief Tony Ojukwu, said remarks attributed to Jingir, including advocacy for...
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The Japanese Government has committed about ¥587 million to strengthen rice seed production in Nigeria as part of efforts to increase agricultural productivity and improve food security. The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Hideo Suzuki, disclosed this during the handover ceremony for the Project for the Enhancement of Rice Seeds Production System at the National Cereals...
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The U.S.-Africa Trade Commission has appointed Dr. Fakunle John Aremu as its Country Director for Nigeria, with a mandate to strengthen trade, investment and economic cooperation between Nigeria and the United States. Aremu’s appointment was contained in a letter dated July 10, 2026, and signed by the Commission’s Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Titus...
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Flight operations of Air Peace have been disrupted nationwide following a protest by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), who reportedly shut the airline’s terminals at airports across the country. The disruption was particularly noticeable at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, where an Air Peace flight scheduled to depart at 6:30 a.m....
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The European Union (EU) has denied reports that it rejected an invitation from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to observe Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, dismissed the reports as inaccurate in a statement issued on Monday. Reports had claimed that the EU declined to deploy an election...
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The National Population Commission (NPC) has raised concerns over Nigeria’s low birth registration rate, revealing that only about 40 per cent of births in the country are currently registered. NPC Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a media briefing to mark the 2026 Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)...
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With only days to Saturday’s governorship election, major political parties in Osun State have intensified their campaigns, seeking to win over voters across the state. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) held its final campaign rally in Osogbo on Thursday, urging voters to support its candidate and former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly,...
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