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The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Mohammad Fada says the Scheme is ready to provide the support that will lead to a successful 2023 population and housing census in Nigeria.The Director General stated th…

KANO (Nigeria)— A three-storey building has collapsed in northwestern Nigeria, trapping shoppers in a busy neighbourhood.Emergency response workers said that at least eight people had been pulled from the rubble on Tuesday and they were searching for m…

Welcoming progress in Africa to prevent conflict, make and keep peace and foster development, the Security Council today called for intensified efforts, support and a more coordinated approach among all relevant partners — including the continent’s cou…

The new Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Abubakar Lawal, has inaugurated “Operation Restore Peace”, designed to tackle the menace of thuggery, drug abuse and other crimes.This is contained in a statement by the command spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haru…

Federal workers across the South-West zone in the country on Wednesday unanimously called for review of the National Housing Fund (NHF) due to the alleged cumbersome processes of obtaining housing loans from the scheme.They told the News Agency of Nige…

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo departs Abuja for the United States of America on Wednesday to seek global partnerships and support for Nigeria’s recently launched Energy Transition Plan.Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media …

Dr Lilian Omekara, Head of Operation and Financial Advisor of New Approach to Rural Programme has called for Federal and State Government’s partnership to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).She made the call on Wednesday, in Abuja, at the unve…

The Presidency has refuted claims by the Benue state Governor, Samuel Orton that Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari is shielding those causing violence in some parts of the country.Presidential Spokesperson, Garba Shehu, in a statement issued on Wedn…

Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has urged Media practitioners in the country to accord national security priority in the discharge of their professional duties to the nation.The Minister stated this at the opening ceremony of a two day …

KATSINA (Nigeria)— Four cases of the highly infectious Monkeypox have been confirmed in the Nigerian state of Katsina, Commissioner for Health, Yakubu Danja said.Represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Health Ministry, Hajiya Mustapha Kabir, the …