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The Nigeria-Afroasia Small and Medium Enterprises Exhibition Summit (NAASMES) 2024 will attract investments to critical sectors of the economy in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the Inter-ministerial Committee has said. In a statement issued in Abuja by the Inter-ministerial Committee, Nigeria AfroAsia SMEs Exhibition and Summit 2024 said the …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that his ministry is collaborating closely with the United States government to promote and strengthen press freedom in Nigeria. Idris stated this in an interview with newsmen shortly after he met with the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Richard Mills in his office …

On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve implemented a 0.5% cut to its interest rates, marking the start of what many analysts anticipate will be a sustained phase of monetary easing. This more aggressive reduction in borrowing costs follows rising concerns about the state of the U.S. job market. In its latest statement, the Federal Open …

The Katsina State Government has earmarked N17 billion in the 2024 budget to implement the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) projects in the state, an official disclosed. Alhaji Aminu Dayyabu-Safana, the SURWASH Project Coordinator in the state, made this known at a stakeholders’ engagement meeting in Katsina on Wednesday. The …

Despite widespread rumors circulating on social media, rapper YFN Lucci is very much alive. The 33-year-old artist, whose real name is Rayshawn Bennett, became the subject of a distressing rumor on Wednesday, September 18, claiming he had been killed in prison. However, this claim has been debunked by his lawyer, Drew Findling, who confirmed to …

The Kogi State government has inaugurated an implementation committee for the new national minimum wage of N70,000 for state workers. This announcement was made by Dr Folashade Ayoade, the Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, during the inauguration of the implementation committee in Lokoja on Wednesday. Dr Ayoade urged committee members to meet expectations […]

The Chief Magistrate Court in Sokoto State granted bail on Wednesday to Shafi’u Umar, a blogger accused of spreading false information about Governor Ahmed Aliyu and his wife on social media. Umar, 37, faced charges of circulating injurious falsehood and disseminating defamatory material, in violation of the penal code. The case was first mentioned on […]

Kwara State’s environmental task force has sealed off 14 buildings for violating environmental regulations, specifically due to inadequate toilet facilities. The affected properties are located in Sabo-Oke (8 buildings) and Onikun-Kewu Street, Adabata (6 buildings), within Ilorin South and Ilorin West local government areas. Hajia Nafisat Musa Buge, the Commissioner for Environment, revealed this information […]

Hand-held radios used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon’s south, in Beirut suburbs and the Bekaa Valley, further stoking tensions with Israel a day after similar explosions by the group’s pagers. Lebanon’s health ministry said 14 people had been killed and 450 injured on Wednesday, while the death toll from Tuesday’s […]

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has announced an emergency evacuation of Block 3 of the Mopol 20 Barracks in Onigbongbo, Ikeja, over concerns that it might collapse. LASEMA stated that both the affected building and adjacent structures would be evacuated immediately to prevent loss of life or property. Permanent Secretary Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu in […]