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Vice President Kashim Shettima said Nigeria possesses enormous natural and economic resources and should not be grappling with widespread poverty, urging greater investment in agriculture and the marine economy to unlock the country’s wealth. Shettima made this assertion on Wednesday while delivering the keynote address at the Agriculture, Development and Investment Summit in Abuja. The Vice President said Nigeria’s vast …

United States President Donald Trump’s administration has introduced new immigration regulations that will generally limit international students and exchange visitors to a maximum stay of four years in the country unless they obtain approval for an extension. The policy, finalized by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), replaces the long-standing “duration of status” system that previously allowed eligible foreign students …

The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend the Minister of Public Works, David Umahi, pending the outcome of an independent investigation into the death of Mary Habila, a staff member of the David Umahi Federal University of Medical Sciences. Opposition parties say the circumstances surrounding Habila’s death have raised widespread public concern and require …

The Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, is mourning the death of his mother, Mrs Mary Amaechi, who passed away peacefully on Thursday at the age of 89. Her death was announced in a statement released by Amaechi’s press office on Thursday, describing the late Mrs Amaechi as a devoted mother, respected …

The Federal Government has officially released the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results, with 10 candidates emerging as top performers after scoring 202 marks out of a possible 210. The results were announced on Thursday in Abuja by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, shortly after the National Examination Council (NECO) submitted its report on the …

The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a N15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja. ‎He sued over allegations that he solicited a bribe of 48 per cent of the N27.3 billion grant approved for a federal agency, the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), …

The Federal High Court order ordering the final confiscation of 48 of the 57 properties linked to the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has become one of Nigeria’s most significant civil asset recovery cases, not only due to the estimated value of over 212 billion naira, but also due to the extraordinary …

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT sitting in Apo, Abuja, has granted final confiscation of properties linked to a business woman and socialite, Miss Aisha Achimugu to the federal government. The properties include jewelery worth N4.64 billion, eleven exotic cars worth N4.3 billion, Two Hundred and Ninety Three Million Naira), $50,000 and N30 million. Justice Jude Onwugbuzie …

By David Akande Team Nigeria produced another dominant display in the Billie Jean King Africa Cup Group III qualifiers in Gaborone, Botswana, defeating previously unbeaten Madagascar 3-0 to finish top of Group C and book their place in the promotion play-offs. Success Ogunjobi set the tone in the opening singles, recovering from a first set loss to beat her Malagasy …

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