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The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, rejected a bill that sought to make it mandatory for presidential and governorship candidates to secure more than 50 per cent of the total votes cast, to be declared winners. The bill, sponsored by...

Between 19 and 26 February, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held a landmark sitting to hear oral arguments by 51 countries and three international organisations on the legal consequences of Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territories (see box). After...

The Bayero University, Kano had said it would confer an honourary doctorate degrees on the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin and President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, in recognition of their contributions to education and youth...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday said Tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalada-Katampe transmission line has been vandalised. A statement by the TCN General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, noted that the incident reduced bulk power supply flexibility...

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reassured the public that there will be no job losses in the implementation of the Oronsaye Report, which aims to streamline government agencies and parastatals. Mr Idris made this statement in...

The police in Jigawa State have paraded the son of a popular Dutse restaurant owner, Esther Adekanla, as her alleged killer. Mrs Adekanla was killed on 15 January at her residence. The police commissioner in the state, Ahmad Abdullahi, said the...

The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory, Benneth Igweh, has assured the people of Bwari Area Council, especially students and staff of Veritas University, Bwari-Abuja, of adequate security in the area. He said the command has...

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court, sitting in Zuba, has expressed displeasure at the frequent adjournments in the trial of an anti-Tinubu protester, Obiajulu Uja, for a criminal offence.Mr Uja was arrested in April last year when he...

The Nigerian government on Tuesday said that the Obiafu/Obrikom/Oben (OB3) gas pipeline will be completed by March 2024. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the ongoing 7th edition of the...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he will give priority to security, agriculture, and job creation in administering the territory. Mr Wike stated this when he received a delegation of the British High Commission in...