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WORLD BANK PROJECTS POVERTY INCREASE IN NIGERIA BY 2027.

The World Bank has projected that poverty in Nigeria will increase by 3.6 percentage points over the next five years, rising through 2027. The projection is contained in the Bank’s Africa’s Pulse report released yesterday at the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, and the World Bank in Washington, DC. The report presents a troubling outlook for poverty reduction in Nigeria, highlighting that despite some recent improvements in economic activity, particularly in the non-oil sector during the last quarter […]

todayApril 25, 2025

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UNESCO AND EU LAUNCH EDUCATION AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT IN ENUGU STATE.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO in collaboration  with the European Union, EU has launched the second phase of its State Project on Education and Youth Empowerment in Enugu State, aimed at expanding, integrating, and strengthening systems to build teachers’ capacity and resilience from 2024 to 2028. Delivering a welcome address, the Enugu State Commissioner for Education, Ndubueze Mbah, represented by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Patrick Ochi, applauded UNESCO's initiative, noting that its support would help equip […]

todayApril 24, 2025

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DELTA STATE GOVERNOR, ALONGSIDE IFEANYI OKOWA, DEFECTS FROM PDPTO APC.

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and his deputy, Monday Onyeme, have officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Oborevwori moved to the APC along with his predecessor and running mate of Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election, Ifeanyi Okowa. Others who moved to the ruling party with the governor are his commissioners and major stakeholders in the PDP in Delta State. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, FESTUS AHON, who confirmed the […]

todayApril 24, 2025

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BENUE GOVERNOR APPOINTS TUFACEIDIBIA AS TECHNICAL ADVISER.

Benue State Governor, HYACINTH ALIA, has appointed Nigerian music legend, INNOCENT IDIBIA, popularly known as TUFACE, as his Technical Adviser on Entertainment and Community Outreach. The announcement was made by the Governor at the Government House in Makurdi during the singer’s visit. Governor Alia expressed gratitude for the support Tuface has shown in his administrationand therefore deserves more responsibility to serve the state, adding that the singer has the potential to contribute even more to the state's development.  Earlier in the week, Tuface formally introduced his […]

todayApril 24, 2025

National

PRESIDENT TINUBU RELEASES 50 BILLION NAIRA TO ASUU AND OTHERS FOR EARNED ALLOWANCES.

The federal government has announced the disbursement of 50 billion Naira to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities for the settlement of unpaid earned allowances as promised by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued yesterday by the Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, through the ministry’s spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, disclosed that the move stands as yet another testament to Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to fundamentally transform Nigeria’s education sector. The minister said, the intervention is not just a […]

todayApril 24, 2025

Entertainment

PHYNO DENIES SELLING N10BN ESTATE

Nigerian rapper, PHYNO has responded to claims made by a journalist alleging that he sold his 10 billion Naira estate in Lagos to an Arab businessman due to tribalism. The journalist, in a now-deleted tweet on X, alleged that PHYNO reportedly sold off his 10 billion Naira estate to an Arab man from Libya, and further claimed that the rapper regrets investing in Yoruba land. The journalist also claimed that PHYNO had decided to relocate his estate to Enugu, where his people could benefit […]

todayApril 17, 2025

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ARSENAL KNOCK OUT REAL MADRID TO REACH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMIS

Arsenal have eliminated Real Madrid from the UEFA Champions League, after they won 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu last night. The Gunners, who travelled to Spain with a healthy 3-0 lead from the first leg, had the chance to extend that advantage after they were awarded a first-half penalty.  BUKAYO SAKA, who missed a first-half penalty, sent Arsenal ahead and although VINICIUS JUNIOR pulled one back after a defensive mixup between DAVID RAYA and WILLIAM SALIBA, GABRIEL MARTINELLI ran through to seal another big win. MIKEL ARTETA’S men […]

todayApril 17, 2025

National

EFCC AND SEC TO HUNT DOWN OPERATORS OF  PONZI SCHEMES

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have vowed to hunt down operators of Ponzi schemes nationwide. The commissions declared this yesterday following the collapse of the digital assets platform, CBEX. The SEC, however, revealed that it had yet to receive formal complaints about the collapsed digital assets platform, while the EFCC assured that individuals who invested in CBEX would get their money back. Speaking during a live television programme, the Director-General of SEC, EMOMOTIMI AGAMA, […]

todayApril 17, 2025

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ATIKU ABUBAKAR VOWS TO LEAD COALITION TO UNSEAT PRESIDENT TINUBU

Former Vice President, ATIKU ABUBAKARhas reiterated the commitment of the coalition he is putting together to adopt a strong platform to unseat President BOLA TINUBU in the 2027 election. ATIKU, a founding member of the Peoples’Democratic Party,  made the declaration yesterday during a meeting with a delegation of National Opinion Leaders, which paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. Subsequently, the former Vice President took to his verified X handle to liken the coalition to a fast-moving train “with multiple stops to bring on board Nigerians of all shades,” […]

todayApril 17, 2025

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