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Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria wants to create one million jobs for youths in the digital industry. In a statement on Monday, Olusola Abiola, director of information in the office of the vice president, said Shettima spoke when he received a delegation from the Republic of Korea. The delegation was led […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin says those who orchestrated the Wagner Group’s rebellion against the federation will face justice. Putin spoke on Monday confirming reports that Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the mercenary group, would face charges despite a previous “pardon” by the Russian government. On Sunday, after leading his troops halfway to Moscow, […]

The federal government has declared Wednesday and Thursday, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid al-Adha celebration. The development was announced in a statement by Oluwatoyin Akinlade, permanent secretary in the ministry of interior, on Monday. In the statement, Akinlade urged Muslims and all Nigerians “to make sacrifices for the growth […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it paid N307.408 billion as petrol subsidy payment in May 2023. The national company disclosed this in its monthly presentation to the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) meeting on June 22, 2023. Subsidy or under-recovery is the shortfall for the underpriced sales of premium […]

Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA), says the task of securing the country is one for all Nigerians. Ribadu spoke on Monday after he assumed office as NSA following his appointment by President Bola Tinubu last week. Babagana Monguno, former NSA, handed over the reins to Ribadu at a ceremony in Abuja. […]

Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, says salary review for workers will discourage stealing and corrupt practices at the workplace. Abbas said a regular review of workers’ pay will encourage them to be “honest and transparent” in their dealings. According to a statement issued by Musa Abdullahi Krishi, Abbas’ special […]

The Cross River police command says it has retrieved the corpses of the three medical students involved in the Marina Resort boat mishap in Calabar. Gyogon Grimah, Cross River commissioner of police, confirmed the development to journalists on Monday. Five persons were reported dead while the three medical students were declared […]

Abubakar Rasheed has stepped down as the executive secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC). Chris Maiayaki, the deputy executive secretary (DES) of the commission, confirmed this to TheCable on Monday. He said Rasheed will officially hand over everything concerning the commission on June 30. Maiayaki added that the NUC boss […]

Adewale Adeniyi, the newly appointed acting comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has assumed office. Adeniyi took over on Monday, from Hameed Ali, the immediate ex-comptroller-general of customs, appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. The acting comptroller-general was among those appointed last week by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking […]

The federal government has named 15 airports across the country after some prominent Nigerians, including former President Muhammadu Buhari and the late Tunde Idiagbon. Idiagbon, a general, was the chief of staff supreme headquarters (second-in-command) when Buhari was the military head of state from 1983 to 1985. In a memo dated June […]