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Former minister quits APC, rejoins PDP in Taraba

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Joel Ikenya, has officially left the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rejoin the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State. In a ... Read More


Australia: Removing under-16 children from social media platforms, By Pinado Waba

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- On Wednesday, 10 December, Australia will witness a historic moment: All young people below the age of 16 will be legally denied access to their social media accounts. This unpreced... Read More


Coup: Three Benin soldiers declared wanted

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- As the manhunt for the military officials responsible for the coup in Benin on Sunday continues, Tigri Pascal, the leader of the coup, has been declared wanted. The special adviser... Read More


AFCON 2025 countdown: Evergreen at 42, Dominguez leads Mozambique's charge once more

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Mozambique have doubled down on experience, legacy and belief by naming 42-year-old winger Dominguez in their final 25-man squad for this month's Africa Cup of Nations finals in Mor... Read More


FRSC Corps Marshal receives Federal Government's Excellence Awards in Public Service

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The Federal Government has honoured the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, with the prestigious Outstanding Public Service Award, recognising his... Read More


Enugu rolls out BRT buses, bans buses, tricycles on highways

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The Enugu State Government has banned the operation of tricycles and buses on selected highways in Enugu State. The Commissioner for Transport in the state, Obi Ozor, announced thi... Read More


Reps fault NUPRC, NMDPRA over non-compliance with PIA decommissioning rules

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Decommissioning and Abandonment has criticised the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian Midstr... Read More


Nigerian Air Force clarifies aircraft landing in Burkina Faso, says crew safe

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has stated that its aircraft that landed in Burkina Faso Monday night did so for safety reasons and "in accordance with standard safety procedures and i... Read More


Rep passes Child Online Safety Bill to protect minors in digital space

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The House of Representatives has passed the Child Online Access Protection Bill (HB 244) at its third reading, a development widely welcomed by Nigerian civil society groups as a ma... Read More


Visibility, not competence, still limiting women in tech -CIO Awards founder

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- A lack of competence does not hold back women in technology, but rather a persistent visibility gap, according to Abiola Laseinde, founder of the CIO and C-Suite Awards. She remark... Read More