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Petrobras Set to Return as Tinubu, Lula Seal Five Landmark MoUs
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 and Brazil Sign Air Services Deal to Open Direct Flights and Boost Ties
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…
Devastating Floods in Yobe Leave More Than 4,500 Households Affected and Seven Dead
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…
PDP NEC Ratifies Damagum and Zones 2027 Ticket South as Party Prepares for November Convention
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…
Youth Leader ‘Nearly Murdered’ in Night-time Ordeal – Alleged Assault by Senior Official’s Men
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…
ASUU warns of strike if withheld salaries are not released: ‘There is a crisis’
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…
NCCE shuts 22 illegal colleges in nationwide crackdown as Tinubu urges regulatory sweep
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…
Atiku vows to run in 2027: ‘Nigeria needs to be decisively rescued’ – aide confirms
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…
Pictures emerge of Tinubu’s Brazilian welcome as top officials line up to greet him
Photographs released from Brasília on Monday showed President Bola Tinubu arriving at a formal reception, captured as he was greeted on the tarmac by senior Brazilian diplomats and a Nigerian delegation that included parliamentary and…
PDP governors defend unity and condemn ‘over-militarisation’ of bye-elections after Gusau meeting
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum concluded a meeting in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Saturday with a robust communique that praised party supporters, reaffirmed commitment to the November national convention, and issued a stinging…