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The president of the Senate Godswill Akpabio was absent on Tuesday 7 October 2025, when the Senate resumed the plenary session after a 10 -week break. The plenary was chaired by the vice -president of the Senate Barau Jibrin. One of the salient moments of the session was the return of the senator representative of Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Auduaghan, who …

Uche Nnaji is Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He is currently in the eye of the storm over claims by him that he graduated from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) with a B.Sc degree in Biochemistry/Microbiology in July 1985. He reportedly made the claim during his screening by the Senate of …

The controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Olalomi Badmus, known as Portable, once again made him a problem after he was caught in a video involved in a battle at Port Harcourt International Airport, at Rivers State. Viral video clips that have been trended on social media platforms since Monday, showed a fidget portable struggling with several people and airport officials who …

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (Swan) has established theMedia committee and advertising for its celebration of the 60th anniversary scheduled between 29 and 31 October in Abuja. The Diamond Jubilee media team of seven men is chaired by Chimeizie Anaso, president of Swan in Anambra, while Emmanuel Akpan, president of the chapter Awka Ibom, will act as vice president …

Claiming: The Nigerian government has banned 25 products from the United States after President Donald Trump slammed a 14% tariff in African countries. Indictment: Misleading. Complete text: New Facebook User -New claimed that the Nigerian government banned imports of 25 US products from following Trump’s tariffs. Remember that in April, US President crashed into a 14% tariff in Nigeria and …

Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) has warned that Nigeria must create at least 27 million new formal jobs in the next five years to prevent unemployment and unemployment rates from soaring up to 30 percent at the end of this decade. This is contained in the NESG work and productivity report, released on Monday and published on the official group …

The Federal Government invited the Council of State and the Police Council to a “strategic” security meeting scheduled for Thursday 9 October 2025. The director of information at the Office of the Secretary of the Government of the Federation (SGF), Segun Imohiosen, made this known in a statement on Monday. Imohiosen said the meeting will be held in the board …

The House of Representatives on Monday inaugurated the Ad-Hoc Committee to examine the implications of the rules and security of the adoption of cryptocurrency and the Point-Off-Sale (POS) operation in Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, the Speaker of the DPR, Tajudeen Abbas, said the committee was established in response to increasing concerns about fraud, cyberspace crime, and …

Here are the top 10 stories throughout the country. 1. Mimiko denied the leading 2027 Presidential Consultation in Southwest Former Governor of State Ondo, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has rejected a report that claims that he was appointed to lead the Presidential Consultation Team former President of Goodluck Jonathan 2027 in the Southwest, describing the publication as “rumors used in the …

San Diego FC, whose owner of the party is the winner of the Grammy Award, Temilade Opeyemi, also known as Tems, has shot the Blinds of the Major Leagues (MLS). San Diego has established a record of a new expansion club by accumulating 60 points after beating Houston Dynamos 4-2. Therefore, they exceeded the previous record achieved by the FC …