by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaThe political landscape of Nigeria took a seismic turn with the announcement that Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and the entirety of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) machinery in the state have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This development, revealed
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has received 231 Nigerian victims of human trafficking rescued by Ghanaian authorities.The victims, mostly male youths, were received at the NAPTIP Lagos Zonal Command in Ikeja after their repatriation from Ghana, where they had been held in a suspected
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted four computer-based testing (CBT) centres and arrested 27 impersonators during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).This is contained in a statement issued to journalists in Abuja on Friday by the board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.He explained that the CBT centres were
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared four Nigerians wanted over the CBEX Ponzi scheme that saw thousands of Nigerians lose millions of naira.The agency on Friday published the names and photographs of the wanted individuals on its official X handle.Their names are Seyi Oloyede, Emmanuel Uko, Adefowora
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Friday led a five-member Nigerian delegation to Vatican City ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis, scheduled for Saturday.Other members of the delegation include the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Lucius
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The National Administrative Council of the Trade Union Congress has ratified the nomination/election of its President, Festus Osifo, for a fresh four-year term in office.Osifo and 18 other members of the executive were returned to the office unopposed Friday evening in Abuja during their inaugural quadrennial National Delegate Conference.Speaking earlier
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A tribunal has upheld a fine of $220 million imposed on Meta Platforms (owners of Facebook) and WhatsApp LLC by the Nigerian government.The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal ruled on Friday in an appeal filed by the two social media giants.Meta and WhatsApp appealed the fine imposed by the Federal
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The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says more than 500,000 Nigerian students have applied for loans through its portal in less than one year.This is contained in a statement on Friday by NELFUND’s spokesperson, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi.Mr Oluwatuyi quoted the fund’s managing director, Akintunde Sawyerr, as saying the milestone achieved within
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The Acting Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, has described as “sad and unfortunate” the defection of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).The move, which has effectively ended the PDP’s 26-year political dominance in
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The Tinubu-led Federal Government is set to launch the National Agribusiness Policy Mechanism (NAPM) to strengthen agricultural productivity, stabilise food prices, and drive economic growth.The NAPM is part of broader initiatives aimed at transforming the country’s agricultural sector through data-driven policies and public-private partnerships.Speaking on Friday in Abuja during a
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