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Five weeks after EFCC arrest, court grants Ex-NHIS boss Usman Yusuf bail

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Usman Yusuf, who is faci... Read More


Ramadan 2025: NSCIA announces moon sighting, releases contacts of officials nationwide

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called on Muslims across the country to look out for the crescent moon signaling the start of Ramadan 2025 (1446 AH). ... Read More


Nigeria's govt owes generation, distribution companies N4 trillion debt

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Thursday, said the Nigerian government is owing electricity generation companies (GenCos) and distribution companies (DisCos) in the coun... Read More


WHO issues temporary recommendations to control Mpox spread

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued temporary recommendations for countries experiencing Mpox transmission, including those with sustained community spread, clusters of ... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Unjustly victimised professor suffers relapse, faces eviction, begs Nigerians for help

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Inih Ebong, an associate professor of theatre arts, victimised for over two decades by the University of Uyo (UniUyo), relapsed after he had been responding to treatment for cardia... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Victimised professor relapses, faces eviction, begs Nigerians for help

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Inih Ebong, an associate professor of theatre arts, victimised for over two decades by the University of Uyo (UniUyo), has relapsed after responding to treatment for cardiac failur... Read More


PDP re-elects expelled official as its national vice chairperson

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has re-elected Ali Odefa as its national vice chairperson in the South-east. Mr Odefa was re-elected during the PDP's zonal congress held on Wed... Read More


Obiano's Trial: Anambra govt paid N860m in company's account without my knowledge - Witness

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- A prosecution witness said Wednesday that his company's bank account received N860 million from the Anambra State Government during Governor Willie Obiano's administration without ... Read More


Unilorin MassComm gets new professors

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The Governing Council of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has approved the promotion of two lecturers from its Mass Communication Department to the rank of professor. The unive... Read More


Nigerian govt set to 'regularise' electricity tariff

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The Nigerian government on Thursday announced plans to regularise the country's electricity tariffs. The move, according to the government, aims to address the significant dispari... Read More