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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thunderstorms and moderate rainfall across large parts of the country on Tuesday, warning of possible flooding in some northern states. According to the weather outlook issued on…

Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, is set to commence direct flights from Lagos to São Paulo following fresh agreements reached during President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to Brazil. The development was confirmed at a joint press…

President hails Brazil’s renewed commitment to Nigeria’s energy, trade, and technology sectors President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the imminent return of Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil giant, to Nigeria, five years after it…

Nigeria has signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with Brazil in a move officials say will deepen economic, cultural, and diplomatic ties between the two nations. The signing, disclosed by Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on…

Authorities in Yobe State have reported widespread devastation after a series of flash floods and windstorms swept through communities, displacing thousands and leaving at least seven people dead. The State Emergency Management Agency…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a decisive step ahead of its national convention after the National Executive Committee (NEC) met in Abuja and issued a firm communique on Monday. NEC “expressed satisfaction over the level…

Haruna Isah, Speaker of the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN) in Jigawa State, has described a terrifying attempt on his life after a menacing phone call and a night-time ambush in Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State. “Today, at about 12:50 pm, I…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja Zone, has urged the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreement and to release three-and-a-half months of withheld salaries to head off industrial action, with the…

The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has uncovered and closed 22 illegal colleges of education as part of an enforcement drive aimed at stamping out unaccredited providers, the commission has announced. In a…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has dispelled rumours that he might sit out the next presidential contest, telling close associates that he intends to stand in 2027 and arguing that Nigeria must be rescued from what he called its…