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The Minister of Defense, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd), has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening military relations with the United States, particularly in counter-terrorism operations. A statement released on Thursday by Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Defense Leah Katung-Babatunde, noted that General Musa made the remarks on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving Major General Matthew Brown, Commander, …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday stated that Nigeria has gone through a painful reform process, and prosperity will follow for the country and its citizens. Tinubu made the declaration in his Independence Day message to mark his country’s 66th birthday, titled “From Reform to Prosperity”, in which he defended his government’s economic policies and urged Nigerians to continue doing the …

The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday resumed duty after a medical vacation in Germany. The governor returned to the country on Thursday and immediately proceeded to his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State. Akeredolu left the country for medical treatment in the European nation in June and handed over power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The governor, according to …

As global leaders gathered at the UN during High Level Week at the organization’s headquarters in New York, AI is emerging as an issue that both unites and divides the country. While they agree that AI has many benefits, they differ on its risks, who writes the rules, and who makes the rules how to stop entire countries from being …

Patients at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kaduna will now be able to access psychiatric consultations and follow-up services from their homes as the hospital launches a telepsychiatry platform aimed at reducing the burden of traveling long distances for treatment. The medical director of the hospital, Prof. Aishatu Yushau Armaya’u, disclosed this during a strategic media engagement and official launch of …

This is what underlies the proposal to gain support from world leaders and experts to create a new ‘International Panel on Inequality’, an independent body that would gather evidence on the causes and consequences of widening inequality and help governments understand what can be done to address it. The initiative was highlighted in New York on September 23, at an …

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A health facility has also been damaged, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEFand other humanitarian agencies. In recent weeks, clashes have occurred in Baidoa, the state’s largest city, between government forces and fighters loyal to the region’s former president, who was ousted in March. The army is trying to maintain control of the city, which they captured earlier this …

The Jagaba/Dauda Students’ Mandate 2027, Zamfara state chapter, has launched its Campus Ambassadors Initiative, with a pledge to mobilize students of tertiary institutions in the state for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Dauda Lawal in the 2027 elections. The group said its mobilization campaign will focus on engaging students, organizing campus discussions and highlighting educational programs …

Study, Crime and Justice in a Changing Worldby United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), presented on Wednesday 15thth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Abu Dhabi. Based on nine regional studies, this research found this homicides fell from 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2015 to 5.2 in 2023 and is is expected to …