WHO warns global cancer cases could reach 35m by 2050, urges urgent action
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has called for urgent global action against cancer, warning annual new cases could reach 35 million globally by 2050. WHO said on Wednesday that cancer…
Echono unveils bigger 2026 TETFund research fair, opens platform to all Nigerian innovators
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has unveiled plans to broaden participation in the 2026 National Research Fair and Exhibition as part of…
80 million Nigerian learners to get digital identity as Education Ministry partners NIMC
The Federal Ministry of Education has reaffirmed its partnership with the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, to strengthen digital identity management for learners across Nigeria. The initiative was announced in…
NELFUND recruitment was never approved- Education ministry sources insists
Sources at the Federal Ministry of Education have dismissed reports alleging that the Minister of Education is responsible for delaying the resumption of newly recruited employees of the Nigerian Education…
₦100 Banknotes still valid- CBN on legal tender status of currency
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reaffirmed that the standard ₦100 banknote remains legal tender, warning that anyone rejecting it for transactions is violating the law. In a statement,…
NNPC signs six strategic gas deals to boost industrialisation, energy security
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has signed six strategic agreements with key industry partners in a move aimed at accelerating Nigeria’s gas-based industrialisation, strengthening domestic gas supply…
PFIPC Saga: Adeyemi challenges FG over ‘Fake Agency’ claim, questions inclusion in budget
The controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) took a new twist on Wednesday as its embattled self-acclaimed Director General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, challenged the Federal Government’s claim…
Nigeria’s Crude Production Climbs to Five-Year High, NNPC Targets 2m bpd
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has called for stronger collaboration across Nigeria’s energy industry to unlock Africa’s vast…
They’re scum,sick people- Trump declares Iran ceasefire over
US President Donald Trump has declared that the ceasefire with Iran has effectively ended following fresh military exchanges between American forces and the Islamic Republic. Speaking on Wednesday at the…
Tinubu, Ministers recite old Nigerian National Anthem at FEC [Video]
President Bola Tinubu and members of his cabinet have been caught reciting Nigeria’s old national anthem during a Federal Executive Council meeting, FEC. A video of the incident was leaked…