Sept. 25, 2025 The World Bank has ranked Nigeria’s Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project among its most successful and a model for Africa. The Bank’s Practice Manager for Environment in…
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NPF rescues Ivorian citizen in Ogun, uncovers self-kidnap plot
Sept. 25, 2025 The Nigeria Police Force, through the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has successfully rescued one Kacou Alleby, male, aged 38, an Ivorian national. The rescue followed a distress request received…
Court Throws out N504.3m Suit against EFCC’s Sting Operation
Sept. 25, 2025 Justice C.A.Obiozor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin City on Thursday, dismissed a case brought against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The suit filed by…
Kogi govt. acquires 30 minerals titles to boost revenue, development
Sept. 25, 2025 The Kogi State Government says it has acquired 30 minerals titles spread across the 21 Local Government Areas of the State to boost its revenue base and economic growth….
Tourism Corporation endorses Ofala as major Nigeria festival
Sept. 25, 2025 The Strategic Marketing and Communications Subcommittee for the 2025 Ofala Festival in Onitsha, Anambra, says the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) has endorse it as a major Nigeria festival….
UNGA: CISLAC unveils Nigeria SDG 16 shadow report
Sept. 25, 2025 The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), an NGO, has unveiled the 8th edition of the Nigeria Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 16 Shadow Report. The Executive Director of CISLAC,…
Troops neutralise terrorists, rescue 13 kidnap victims
Sept. 25, 2025 Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised two terrorists, apprehended 32 suspects and rescued 13 kidnapped victims in major operations in the last 24 hours across the country. A…
Global cancer toll to rise by 61% in 2050 – Report
Sept. 25, 2025 A report published by the Lancet, a medical journal, projects that by 2050, about 30.5 million people will be newly diagnosed with cancer each year, representing a 61 per…
UNGA80: Reform or risk irrelevance, Tinubu tells UN, world leaders
Says for fairness, representation, demand for Seat in UN’s Permanent Security Council timely Blasts UN’s “Careful Diplomatic Language” over inaction in Middle East conflicts Calls for international financial Court system to…
No bank robbery in Port Harcourt – Police
Sept. 24, 2025 The Police Command in Rivers has urged residents to disregard online reports of an armed robbery at a popular bank in Port Harcourt. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson of the…