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The Nigeria Immigration Service on Friday said 1,100 Nigerian migrants returned to Kano by road from Agadez in Niger Republic, where they had been stranded while attempting irregular migration routes. Commandant of the Immigration Training School, Kano, Anthony Akuneme, said the returnees were being profiled, counselled and prepared for reintegration ...

Former FCT Minister, John James Udoedehe, on Thursday said rising poverty, unemployment and inequality in Akwa Ibom State pushed him to join the 2027 governorship race on the platform of the African Democratic Congress. Speaking during a media chat in Uyo, Udoedehe said the level of hardship in the state ...

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department on Friday urged residents living near waterways in Abuja to relocate as heavy rainfall triggered flooding in Mabushi District of the FCT. Acting Director-General Abdulrahman Mohammed gave the warning after a one-storey building behind Blue Cabana Hotel was flooded following an overnight downpour. ...

The Oyo State Police Command on Friday said the students, pupils and teachers abducted during last week’s attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have not been rescued, contrary to reports circulating online. Police spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, said security agencies were still carrying out ...

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria on Thursday inducted 57 Nursing Science graduates of Moses Orshio Adasu University in Makurdi, Benue State, with Registrar Dr Alhassan Ndagi urging them to uphold professional ethics, compassion and quality patient care. Represented by Mrs Patricia Amonuobi, Ndagi said nursing is a service-driven ...

The wife of Charles Soludo, Dr Nonye Soludo, on Friday distributed 5,000 packs of hybrid non-GMO seedlings to residents across Anambra State to promote household farming, food security and healthy living. The distribution, carried out through her Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo initiative, targeted residents interested in home gardening and ...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Wednesday said it has intensified surveillance, health screening, and emergency response measures at international airports across Nigeria to prevent the possible importation of Ebola Virus Disease from Central Africa. FAAN said the step was taken in collaboration with the Nigeria Centre for ...

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics on Thursday urged the Federal Government to implement National Board for Technical Education directives on staff duties in polytechnics to stop non-teaching roles from being taken over by teaching staff. The union made the call at its South-South zonal meeting held at Federal ...

The Federal Government on Thursday said Nigeria recorded zero piracy incidents in its waters for four years and is now pushing for removal from the global war-risk list to reduce shipping costs and attract investment into the maritime sector. Speaking at the Deep Blue Project graduation ceremony in Rivers State, ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed 39-year-old Professor Segun Aina as the new registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, replacing Professor Ishaq Oloyede whose tenure ends on July 31, 2026, the Presidency announced on Thursday in Abuja. The appointment was disclosed in a statement by the President’s Special ...