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Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria must reduce its dependence on imports and leverage its population for productive industrial growth, said Senator John Owan, Minister of State for Industry. Speaking at the...

A Nigerian-born nurse, Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, has had her nursing licence cancelled in Australia after repeatedly sleeping while on duty at an aged care facility, a tribunal has ruled. According to...

Nigeria’s national power grid has collapsed once again, plunging several parts of the country into darkness and disrupting electricity supply to millions of homes and businesses. Checks by our correspondent...

Anxiety has gripped thousands of prospective corps members and their families as the 2026 Batch A (Stream 1) orientation exercise of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) begins nationwide, particularly...

The Federal Government has signed a concession agreement for the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, marking a major milestone in its drive to modernise Nigeria’s aviation infrastructure through public-private partnerships....

The Paediatricians Association of Nigeria (PAN) has criticised the Federal Government’s decision to allocate just 4.3 per cent of the 2026 national budget to the health sector, describing it as...

No fewer than one million people in northeast Nigeria risk losing life-saving food and nutrition assistance within weeks unless urgent funding is secured, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)...

The United States has expressed grave concern over Nigeria’s ability to protect Christian communities following the abduction of more than 170 worshippers in Kaduna State, even as the Federal Government...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the diplomatic postings of four ambassadorial nominees, including the appointment of Kayode Are as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to the United States. The postings were confirmed in...

Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, has officially begun academic activities at Northwest University, Kano, after enrolling as a 200-level law student. The monarch joined fellow undergraduates for lectures...