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Bill for creation of Ibadan State passes second reading in House of Reps

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The House of Representatives has passed for the second reading of a bill seeking to create a new state in Nigeria's South-West geopolitical zone. This followed the consideration of... Read More


From Setback to Sustainability: Initiative empowers Nigerian NGOs affected by USAID funding cuts

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) has taken a bold step to fortify Nigeria's civil society landscape and guarantee the sustainability of local development actors b... Read More


BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Amupitan as new INEC chairman

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- President Bola Tinubu has appointed Joash Amupitan as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr Amupitan is a professor of Law. His appointment ... Read More


UPDATED: Tinubu appoints Amupitan as new INEC chairman

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- President Bola Tinubu has appointed Joash Amupitan as the new chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr Amupitan is a professor of Law. His appointme... Read More


Three Scientists Win 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for creating molecular frameworks

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- Three scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of metal-organic frameworks. Announcing the award on its website on Wednesday, the Royal Sw... Read More


A Decade that changed Nigerian journalism: Lessons from MacArthur's On Nigeria Initiative

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- A few weeks ago, I attended a major media sustainability conference organised by the Media Development Investment Fund and the Daily Trust Foundation. While the event focused on the... Read More


Reps to probe NECO over alleged unauthorised virements, IGR, budget implementation

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies to investigate the budget implementation, Internally Generated Revenues (IGRs), and... Read More


Nigeria's life expectancy ranked lowest globally

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The United Nations' (UN) latest global health report for 2025 has ranked Nigeria as the country with the lowest life expectancy globally. The report places Nigeria's average life e... Read More


Reps give defaulting committees one week to submit pending bill reports

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The House of Representatives has issued a one-week ultimatum to its standing committees to submit reports on bills pending before them or risk being discharged of those assignments.... Read More


University moves to tackle discrimination against special needs studentsafter PREMIUM TIMES' investigation

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State has inaugurated a committee to develop a "comprehensive disability policy" in the university. The spokesper... Read More