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Women minister moves to stop Niger Speaker from marrying off 100 orphans

Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police and sought for a court injunction to…

Sunagrow constructs $50m soya bean oil refining plant in Kaduna

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has performed the groundbreaking for the construction of the $50 million soya bean oil refining…

Four dead in protests against flour and energy prices

Four people have died and 100 others were left wounded after violent clashes with authorities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Thousands of…

US threatens sanctions as India, Iran seal port deal

The US has warned of potential sanctions for any country considering business deals with Iran, hours after India signed a…

UN says staff member killed in Gaza

The United Nations says one of its staff members was killed and another injured as they travelled to a hospital…

FG to offer 37,000 PoS machines, health insurance to women

Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, says efforts are on to distribute 37,000 Point of Sale (POS) machines to…

State of the nation: Peter Obi meets with Atiku, Lamido, Saraki

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election Peter Obi has met with ex-Vice President Atiku…

FG to restructure NYSC scheme, empower 5,000 corps members with N10m

The Federal Government has said it would embark on a comprehensive review, restructuring and reform of the National Youth Service…

EFCC indicts Sirika, brother in fresh N19bn fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his brother, Ahmad Sirika; and his…

Troops neutralize notorious bandit leader, three others in Kaduna

Insurgents’ treatment camp dislodged Security forces have reported to the Kaduna State Government that troops of Operation Whirl Punch neutralized…