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Hajj 2025: NAHCON extends deadline for payment of fare

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Abdullahi Usman, has announced the extension of the deadline for 2025 Hajj registration to 10 February. This was conta... Read More


Police arrest Nigerian allegedly involved in burning 74-year-old woman to death

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- The police in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, have arrested a man who was allegedly involved in burning a 74-year-old physically-challenged woman to death in the state. Tochukwu... Read More


Foreign interest in Nigeria, other African countries comes with damaging tactics

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- For the past three decades, Beijing has started the year by sending its foreign minister to Africa, signalling Chinese commitment to the region. But China faces rising competition; ... Read More


Court jails another Nigerian professor for election fraud

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- A State High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Wednesday, sentenced a Nigerian professor to three years in prison for perjury and publishing false election results. Mr Uduk, a prof... Read More


Inside Nigerian newspaper headlines today - Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- Today, reports of the federal government's directive to clear a backlog of pensions dominated the headlines. "FEC approves N758bn to clear pension liabilities," Tribune reported. ... Read More


Saudi Arabia restates support for Palestinian State, opposes Trump's offers

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- The Saudi Arabian government has restated its support for an independent Palestinian State and opposed the recent statement of US President Donald Trump asking Arab countries to tak... Read More


Education Ministry launches data Initiative, appoints digital advisor

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- On Monday, the Ministry of Education launched the Nigerian Education Data Initiative (NEDI), a project aimed at overhauling the country's education sector through digital innovation... Read More


Met Gala unveils star-studded 2025 host committee featuring Chimamanda Adichie, Simone Biles

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- The organisers of the Met Gala 2025 have unveiled the members of this year's host committee, which includes a diverse lineup of influential figures, including literary icon Chimaman... Read More


World Cancer Day: Experts call for increased funding to combat disease

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- As the world marks the 2025 World Cancer Day, health experts have called for increased funding to combat cancer, warning that inadequate resources are hindering progress in the figh... Read More


Cout jails ex-JAMB official for forgery, loan fraud

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- The Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has convicted and sentenced, a former official of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB), Olayiwola Oguntade, to prison for fraud. Trial ... Read More