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The federal government has launched the national talent export programme (NATEP) aimed at creating at least one million jobs within the next five years. Doris Uzoka-Anite, minister of trade and investment, disclosed this on Friday on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). She said the programme is in […]

No less than 48 Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom are under investigation for exam fraud, DailyMail reports.  According to the report, the nurses and midwives allegedly paid to take computer-based exams that test medical knowledge and is needed to work in Britain. The investigation was launched after the Nursing […]

Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara, has directed law enforcement officials to take stringent action against people caught carrying out illegal mining activities in the state. In a statement issued on Saturday, Sulaiman Bala Idris, the governor’s spokesperson, said over the years, illegal mining in Zamfara has fuelled banditry and other criminal activities. […]

The Benue governorship election tribunal has affirmed Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor of the state. Alia was declared the winner of the governorship election that was held in March. The Catholic priest polled 473,933 votes to be declared winner by the electoral commission. However, Titus Uba, […]

David Umahi, the minister of works, says the proposed Abuja-Lagos highway will be completed in four years. In a press conference on Saturday, the minister said driving from Lagos to Abuja will take 4 hours when the project is completed. Umahi said the construction of the Lagos-Abuja highway is going to take […]

Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service have responded to a fire outbreak at a petrochemical plant in Lagos. The fire incident occurred in Mega Plastic in the Ilupeju area of the state. Adeseye Margaret, director of the state fire service, said the emergency alert was received at 07:26 am […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the 10th national assembly is keen on changing the “destiny” of Nigeria.  According to a post on his Facebook page on Friday, the senate president spoke at the opening of a two-day retreat for the leadership of the national assembly in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom state. He […]

The election of Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu, was affirmed by the governorship election petition tribunal on Thursday. Delivering judgement, a three-member tribunal led by Kudirat Akano, dismissed the petition filed by Chijioke Edeoga, candidate of the Labour Party (LP). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Mbah of the Peoples Democratic […]

On Wednesday, the governorship election petition tribunal in Kano sacked Abba Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as governor of the state. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday via Zoom, the tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Yusuf. The […]