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President Bola Tinubu says Nigerian youth are vibrant, talented, eager to learn and ready to compete globally. In a meeting with Reeta Roy, President and CEO of the Mastercard Foundation, President Tinubu said his administration will strongly support public-private partnerships...

Nigerian stocks extended their winning streak for the 10th consecutive day on Wednesday, as investors piled more funds into shares and buying pressure pushed the main stock index past the 100,000 basis point mark to its highest level ever....

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State Universities (COPSUN) has asked the House Committee on TETFund to withdraw its recent directive to Nigerian tertiary institutions regarding allocations they received from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). COPSUN said the legislators' directive...

Finance Minister Wale Edun says the federal government is targeting a 77 per cent increase in internally generated revenue (IGR). Mr. Edun, who is also the Coordinating Minister for Economy, said this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the...

Nigerian police said they are investigating a video clip in which some people appeared claiming to be members of the Nigerian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. Force Headquarters spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi described those in the video as...

President Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja on Wednesday (today) for Paris for a private visit. This was revealed on Wednesday by presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale in a statement. Ngelale said the president will return to Nigeria in the first week of...

The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission has said that the local government elections earlier scheduled for February 24 have been postponed to October 5, 2024. The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Mike Ajogu, disclosed this in a statement in Enugu...

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has reinstated a traditional ruler who was suspended in the state for conferring a chieftaincy title on a Nigerian senator. Damian Ezeani, the traditional ruler of the Neni community, had during Christmas conferred the...

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect. All cabinet members must immediately hand over to permanent secretaries or senior administrative officials in their respective offices, the governor's spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said in a...

On Tuesday night, the United States highlighted several areas of security cooperation with Nigeria and signaled its willingness to remain a strong partner. The United States also said Nigeria must invest in the “foundations of an inclusive democratic society” to...