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CLASHES IN LAGOS MARKETS LEAVE FOUR DEAD, OTHERS INJURED

Pandemonium erupted in Owode Onirin, Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, following a violent confrontation between land grabbers and traders, which claimed three lives and left several others, including a police officer, injured. In a separate incident, business activities were disrupted at…

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Tinubu pledges Focus on Tech, Food Security

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to fast-track Nigeria’s development through technology and food security, aligning with the success models of emerging economies like Brazil. Speaking on Tuesday when he met with a cross section of Nigerians resident in Brazil, President Tinubu emphasized…

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FG shuts 22 illegal tertiary institutions

The National Commission for Colleges of Education has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education. The discovery was made during a crackdown on illegal colleges of education in the country. President Bola Tinubu had recently urged the National Universities Commission, the…

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INEC Begins In-Person Continuous Voter Registration Nationwide

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today, Monday, August 25, commenced the physical, in-person phase of its 2025 Continuous Voter Registration exercise across Nigeria. The registration kicked off at 9:00 am and is currently ongoing at designated centres nationwide. This phase follows the…

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FG Relauches School Feeding Programme

The Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria may require a yearly budget of N1 trillion to sustain national coverage of the home-grown school feeding programme. He stated this at the weekend in Abuja during the National Policy Forum on the Institutionalisation and…

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Tinubu Unveils Personal Income Tax Calculator for Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu on Friday urged Nigerians to make use of a newly launched Personal Income Tax calculator designed to show how much individuals would pay under the tax reforms recently signed into law. In a post on his official X account, the…

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ASUU Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Unfulfilled Government Agreements

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike, accusing the Federal Government of failing to honour long-standing commitments on the revitalisation and adequate funding of public universities. ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, issued the warning on Thursday…

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Defence Chief Urges Nigerians to Learn Combat Skills Amid Insecurity

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerians to acquire basic combat skills as a safeguard against rising insecurity across the country. In an interview on Thursday, General Musa compared martial arts training—such as Karate, Taekwondo, and Judo—to…

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FG shuts down over 13.5 million social media accounts for code violations

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has shut down 13,597,057 social media accounts on platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter) for posting offensive content and breaching Nigeria’s Code of Practice for online platforms. The enforcement action followed the submission…

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Anambra Dismisses Eight Vigilante Operatives Over Assault on Female Corps Member

The Anambra State Government has dismissed eight vigilante operatives who assaulted a serving female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Miss Edema Jennifer Elohor, in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo…