U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT INITIATES WIDESPREAD LAYOFFS
Jul 12, 2025
U.S. State Department has fired 1,353 employees, including 1,107 civil service and 246 Foreign Service staff, as part of President Donald Trump's plan to…
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NATASHA VOWS TO RESUME TUESDAY, PETITIONS SENATE
Jul 12, 2025
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan who was suspended from the Senate for six months on March 6, 2025, for "unparliamentary conduct," has petitioned the Senate to…
LIVERPOOL HONORS DIOGO JOTA BY RETIRING HIS NUMBER 20 SHIRT
Jul 12, 2025
Liverpool Football Club has retired the number 20 shirt worn by Diogo Jota, who tragically passed away along with his brother, André. The decision, announced…
NNPC CONSIDERS SELLING REFINERIES, CEO ANNOUNCES
Jul 12, 2025
Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Bayo Ojulari has announced that the company is reviewing its refinery…
U.S. EXPLAINS VISA VALIDITY REDUCTION FOR NIGERIA, NO BRICS CONNECTION
Jul 12, 2025
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has clarified that the recent reduction in visa validity for most Nigerian nonimmigrant travelers results from a global security…
CORRUPTION IS A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION ACCORDING TO AGF
Jul 12, 2025
At a seminar in Abuja marking the 2025 African Anti-Corruption Day, Nigeria’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has described…
UNICEF REVEALS 2.42 MILLION CHILDREN LIVED WITH HIV GLOBALLY IN 2024
Jul 11, 2025
United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF 2025 HIV estimates report has revealed that in 2024, out of approximately 40.8 million people living with HIV globally,…
NIGERIA WILL NOT ACCEPT VENEZUELAN DEPORTEES FROM U.S- FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER YUSUF TUGGAR
Jul 11, 2025
Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar has stated that Nigeria will not accept Venezuelan deportees from the U.S, citing the country's existing…
ALIKO DANGOTE REVEALS NNPC MAY NEVER WORK AGAIN
Jul 11, 2025
President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has expressed skepticism about the likelihood of Nigeria’s state-owned Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna…
SUPER EAGLES NOW AT 44TH POSITION AS FIFA RELEASES NEW RANKINGS
Jul 10, 2025
Super Eagles have dropped one position to 44th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, with a slight points increase to 1484.26, reflecting recent draws and a win.…
SENEGAL PUTS AN END TO AKON’s $6bn WAKANDA INSPIRED CITY PROJECT
Jul 10, 2025
Senegal has canceled Akon’s $6 billion plan to build “Akon City” on its Atlantic coast due to years of inaction and missed payments. Launched in 2020,…
RED CHAMBER REPLACES SENATOR NATASHA AS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Jul 10, 2025
Senate has appointed Senator Aniekan Bassey as the new Chairman of the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organizations, replacing Senator Natasha…