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Rotary’s international elected president for 2026/2027, Olayinka Akeem Babalola, announced that the global humanitarian organization has engaged $ 9.8 million to fight malaria and diarrheal diseases in Nigeria. Babalola, who will take an office in July 2026 as president of the 119 -year -old organization, made the announcement during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja. Presenting it to the …

The decline of the Nigerian equity market continued on Tuesday because investors lost N623 billion at the close of trading that day. This follows a decrease in stock prices such as Prestige Assurance PLC, Hallmark Holdings, and AIICO Insurance PLC, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell to 138,737.64 points from 139,722.19 points recorded on …

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has appointed Duo Mr. Andy Odeh and Mrs. Morenike Adewunmi for the main leadership position in the Communication Unit and Public Relations. A statement by NNPC LTD management on Tuesday said that Odeh took the role of the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, while Adewunmi would function as the head of the relationship official. …

The Federal Government has standardized the retail price of the compressed natural gas (CNG) to N380 for Standard Cubic Metro (SCM) in Lagos and Abuja, aligning these cities with the uniform rate already applied nationally. This change, in force since 1 September 2025, represents a significant increase compared to the previous price of N230/SCM in these cities. The new price …

Candidate Vice President of the Labor Party in the 2023 Election, Datti Baba-Ahmed, on Tuesday, reacts to the statement credited to the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, for the challenges of the country’s security. El-Rufai has, during the television program channel, Sunday politics, accusing the federal government of pursuing what he called the “kiss-the-pandit” strategy. He claimed that …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday inaugurated the National Convention Committee consisting of 119 people in Abuja. The party warned individuals or groups who worked to sabotage the event scheduled for November in Ibadan, the state of Oyo, to avoid its path. The 119 -member committee was led by the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, with his colleagues …

A youth defense group in Kebbi’s state, Kebbi Progressive Youths (Kepyo), made a blow to the former minister of justice and attorney general of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for his recent public relief, describing it as a “cheap political show” capable of heating politics. The group, in a declaration issued by his spokesman, Mallam Musa Usman, expressed a profound disappointment …

A magistrate court sitting in Ikorodu, in the state of Lagos, has ordered a deossiribonucleic acid test (DNA) to be conducted to determine Liam’s paternity, the only son of the late Nigerian singer, Ileroluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. The order, granted on Tuesday, followed a question from the singer’s father, Joseph Aloba, who insisted on the fact that …

Armed people on Monday kidnapped the Head of the Ado Bagaji District in the Omala Regional Government Area in the State of Kogi, David Wada. A spokesman for the State Police Command, Williams Ovye-Waya, confirmed the news to journalists on Tuesday at Lokoja. He said the victim returned from a traditional council meeting in Abejukolo, the headquarters of Omala Lga, …

President Tinubu Ball has ordered the withdrawal of Mr. Salihu Dembos as Director General of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). This follows the recent management of management on a state-owned TV network. Special advisors about information and strategies to the President, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Dembos, who was appointed by NTA by President Tinubu …