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  The United States Government has donated $32.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to support food and nutrition assistance for conflict-affected communities in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday, the US Embassy in Nigeria said the funding will provide food assistance and nutrition support to internally displaced persons in the North-East and North-West […]

  The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately take responsibility for completing the long-abandoned National Library of Nigeria project in Abuja, warning that a national monument of such importance should not be left to private charity. Reacting to recent comments by First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, who announced her […]

  The candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the November 16, 2024 governorship election in Ondo State, Bamidele Akingboye, is dead. According to the statement issued by his aide, Oyeniyi Iwakun, Akingboye died earlier on Wednesday at his residence in Victoria Garden City, Lagos. READ ALSO: Sanwo-Olu Celebrates Lagos Blue Rail Second Anniversary, Slashes […]

  The Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved a 50 percent fare cut for the blue rail line corridor, only for 4th September, 2025. The decision by the governor is part of the activities to mark the second anniversary of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line. Governor Sanwo-Olu saluted riders of the blue […]

  Mercy Oluwagbenga, a young Nigerian rescued from Libya, has warned citizens against embarking on dangerous routes. Miss Oluwagbenga recently went viral being rescued from Libya after a viral video showed her crying out for help. “Whatever your situation, do not travel through dangerous routes,” she said while narrating her ordeal to the Nigerians in […]

  Britain’s deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, admitted Wednesday she had failed to pay enough property tax on a flat purchase, following days of growing pressure over the issue. The 45-year-old said she had referred herself to the government’s ethics adviser and alerted the tax authorities, blaming the error on receiving “inaccurate” advice. Rayner, who […]

  Britain’s finance minister, Rachel Reeves, on Wednesday promised to keep a “tight grip” on public spending as interest rates soar on the UK’s long-term debt, and set November 26 for her annual budget speech. The British pound tumbled on Tuesday as the yield on 30-year UK government bonds hit its highest level since 1998, […]

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday thanked North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for helping Russia oust Ukrainian soldiers from the Kursk region, saying they fought “heroically”. In a meeting with Kim in Beijing, Putin also praised their countries’ “trust and friendship” and said that sending the troops was the North Korean leader’s idea. North […]

  The Federal Government has declared Friday, September 5 as a public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Mawlid, the celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. This was disclosed in a Wednesday statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Ajani congratulated Muslims across […]

  Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday distanced himself from the opposition coalition against the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Sirika, a two-term minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, issued the rebuttal in an interview on Channels Television’s Morning Brief. “No I am not,” he said in reaction to reports suggesting […]

  British oil giant Shell announced Wednesday it has abandoned construction of one of Europe’s largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuels business. Faced with weak market conditions, the company last year suspended construction of the renewables biofuel factory in Rotterdam that was intended to produce sustainable aviation fuel […]

  Japanese government bond yields hit a record high on Wednesday, following rises in the United States and Europe on the back of concerns about political uncertainty and public finances. Bloomberg News reported that the yield on 30-year bonds reached 3.290 per cent, the highest on record. The yield also rose on Japanese debt of […]