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The festive season is set to reach new heights in Benin City, the Edo State capital as Governor Godwin Obaseki unveils plans to host Edo-born musical prodigy, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, in a grand Homecoming Music Concert on December 21.   Obaseki, renowned for his commitment to transforming Edo into a cultural and […]

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, November  29th, 2023, presented the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget proposal to a joint session of the 10th National Assembly in Abuja — his first since assuming office exactly six months ago.⁣   Read the full speech below:   1. In furtherance of my sacred duties and obligations as President of […]

President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s national defence and internal security, local job creation, macro-economic stability, investment environment optimization, human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security are some of the top priorities of the 2024 Budget of Renewed Hope.   Addressing a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday in Abuja during the presentation […]

President Bola Tinubu will, on Wednesday, depart Abuja for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to attend the COP28 Climate Summit, also known as the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28).   At the World Leaders’ Summit, which takes place on December 1 and 2, 2023, under the […]

President Bola Tinubu has advised governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives’ Congress (APC) to always put the interest of the people first and work for the good of their states.   Speaking when he received the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, the returning Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, and […]

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said his ministry is working assiduously to unveil a blueprint for the rollout of the Digital Switch Over across the country.   The Minister stated this in Abuja on Monday while declaring open the Management Conference and Retreat of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).   […]

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has summoned heads of aviation agencies in the country over recurring safety issues in the industry. Keyamo will meet the aviation agencies’ bosses on Monday in Abuja, according to a statement by the ministry. The agencies include the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), the Federal Airport Authority […]

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Saudi Arabia authorities have cancelled the visa of all the 264 passengers airlifted by Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace on arrival at the country from Kano.   They insisted that the airline should return them to Nigeria.   Vanguard gathered that the flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, via the Aminu […]

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the introduction of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode for the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). A statement signed by the acting head of the Public Affairs Unit of WAEC, Moyosola Adesina, noted that the new innovation would kick off with the conduct of the […]

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has informed the public of its desire to extend the legal tender status deadline of the old design of N200, N500 and N1,000 denominations, “ad infinitum”.   In a statement, the bank’s Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, said the CBN branches in Nigeria will continue to issue and accept […]

One of the correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) assigned to cover the Presidential Villa in Abuja has narrated how he was abducted by gunmen.   The correspondent had mistakenly boarded a wrong vehicle at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, on the way home after an assignment.   The fear-stricken Reporter, who is yet […]