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Reps Postpone Debate On Constitution Amendment

04.12.2025

The House of Representatives on Thursday postponed its planned debate on key proposals in the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution, despite voting originally scheduled for December 10 and 11. The postponement followed complaints by lawmakers that they had not yet received the constitutional review documents. Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu had announced at Tuesday’s plenary...

Fire Hazards: UITH Burn Expert Cautions NURTW Members

04.12.2025

A leading burn expert at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) and member of the Nigerian Burn Injuries Society, Dr. Olubunmi Aderibigbe, has warned members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) about the rising incidents of fire on Nigerian roads and in residential areas. Addressing the union members on Thursday in...

PAP Foreign Scholarship Beneficiaries Graduate With Master’s Degrees From UK Universities

04.12.2025

Nine students awarded foreign postgraduate scholarships by the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have successfully graduated from master’s degree programmes at universities in the United Kingdom. These scholars are the first to graduate under the offshore postgraduate scholarship initiative deployed to UK institutions by the PAP Administrator, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, for the 2024–2025 academic session. They...

UBA Partners Lions Group, Wakanow On Exclusive Offers For ‘Detty Side’ Campaign

04.12.2025

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), has announced a strategic partnership with the Lions Group, a leading entertainment and lifestyle company, targeted at delivering exclusive benefits to customers and Nigerians as part of the highly anticipated ‘Welcome to the Detty Side’ festive campaign. This collaboration, which will offer premium entertainment experiences throughout the...

Bayelsa Govt Urges NDDC To Complete Abandoned Akenfa Bridge

04.12.2025

The Bayelsa State Government has called on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to resume and complete the long-abandoned bridge project in Akenfa community, a suburb of Yenagoa, the state capital. Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo made the call on Thursday while presiding over an enlarged meeting with representatives of the NDDC, leaders of Akenfa community...

Adamawa-Taraba Customs Command Seizes 184,000 Litres Of Pms In 8 Weeks

04.12.2025

The anti-smuggling operations of the Nigeria Customs Service, known as Operation Whirlwind (Zone D), have recorded 55 seizures of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at ₦181,603,515 within the last eight weeks. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, announced this on Thursday in Yola while parading the intercepted items during...

Nasarawa To Establish $90m Paper Factory In Keffi

04.12.2025

The Nasarawa State Government has concluded plans to establish a $90 million paper factory in Keffi, headquarters of Keffi Local Government Area. Governor Abdullahi Sule announced this on Thursday while declaring open an Education Summit organised by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Lafia. He disclosed that the groundbreaking ceremony for the factory...

Arsenal Win Brentford 2-0

04.12.2025

Arsenal restored their five-point cushion at the top of the Premier League with a determined 2–0 victory over Brentford at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night, but the win came with fresh injury concerns for Mikel Arteta’s side. Stand-in striker Mikel Merino continued his impressive scoring run, heading in Ben White’s cross after just 11...

S’Arabia Frees 3 Nigerians Arrested For Drug Offences

04.12.2025

The government of Saudi Arabia has relased three Nigerians who were arrested and detained on allegations of trafficking in narcotics five months ago. The three Nigerian nationals namely, Mr. Abdulhamid Sadieq, Mrs. Maryam Hussein Abdullahi, and Mrs. Bahijah Aminu Abdullahi were arrested in August 2025 at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia....

Lagos Honours Outstanding Students At 1st Gov’s Milestone Quiz Competition

04.12.2025

The Lagos State Government yesterday honoured outstanding students who emerged winners of the maiden Governor’s Milestone Quiz Competition, an initiative created to deepen public understanding of the state’s history, culture, and heritage. The prize presentation ceremony, organised by the Ministry of Information and Strategy in partnership with the Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB),...