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Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission suspends pilgrimage to Israel, Middle East The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has suspended pilgrimages to Israel and the Middle East due to escalating tensions in the region. NCPC Executive Secretary Bishop Stephen Adegbite said during a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday that all pilgrimages by the commission and those of private pilgrimage operators have …

President Bola Tinubu has nominated a member of his economic team, Mr Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance. Oyedele will replace Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, who has been transferred to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State, her third portfolio in government. The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Mr Bayo Onanuga, …

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns over the increasing cases of Lassa fever in 18 states across the country. The agency attributed continued transmission and rising deaths to operational gaps at the state level and called for immediate action to strengthen response and outbreak control measures. NCDC Director General, Dr. Jide Idris, expressed these …

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has denied media reports that no distress calls have been received from Nigerians stranded in the Middle East due to the ongoing crisis in the region. The commission in a press release by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, on Tuesday in Abuja, said: “The attention of NIDCOM has been …

Kano State Commissioner for Water Resources, Umar Haruna-Doguwa, has resigned from his post. Haruna-Doguwa served as Commissioner of Education before being transferred to water resources. His resignation took effect Monday. Meanwhile, Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf has accepted the commissioner’s resignation. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, confirmed the development in the state on Tuesday in Kano. Yusuf expressed …

$2.5 billion swap will expand to $10 billion for smoother trading … A move is expected to reduce demand for the US dollar Daud Olatunji The federal government is in advanced talks with China to expand the existing Naira-Yuan currency swap from $2.5 billion to $10 billion, a move aimed at easing pressure on the US dollar, stabilizing the naira …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, on Tuesday, elected new officers to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years. Chairman of the APC Congress Committee in the state, Dr. Auwalu Ishiye, who conducted the exercise in Makurdi, said new officials were elected through affirmation of votes. He said that all 36 officials took the …

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of approved funds for the maintenance of Nigeria’s space assets, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to the implementation of the country’s new 25-year space development roadmap. The directive was issued on Tuesday during the first meeting of the National Space Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President, represented by Vice President Kashim …

Former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Chief Moses Adeyemo, on Tuesday emerged as the new chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Adeyemo was unanimously adopted as the consensus candidate at the party’s state congress held at the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan. The new chairman hails from Igboho in Oke Ogun Zone, Orelope Local Government Area of ​​the …

The Nigerian Wheelchair Basketball Federation has invited 16 players to a closed camp program ahead of qualifiers for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Angola. The national camp will be held at Moshood Abiola National Stadium Package ‘B’ from March 8 to 21. In the men’s category, the invited players are Shittu Musbau, Adetayo Emmanuel Kehinde, Abel Oluwaseun, Akinde Tony, Bailey …