A young Nigerian tech enthusiast, Rejoice Kosi Anierobi, is set to make history this December as she embarks on a 100-hour Guinness World Record attempt for the Longest Marathon of Teaching Computer Programming, an extraordinary feat that will also see her build a functional robot live during the challenge. Anierobi’s attempt goes beyond breaking […]
Dozens of parents whose children are on government-sponsored study programmes abroad barricaded the gate of the Federal Ministry of Finance on Monday, demanding immediate payment of long-overdue maintenance stipends. The demonstration, which began in the morning, forced ministry visitors to delay appointments and snarled traffic around the Federal Secretariat. Organisers told reporters the […]
Gunmen attacked Fegin Baza, a community in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Saturday, killing three residents and seizing at least 64 others, local reports say. Authorities and eyewitnesses told several national outlets that the assailants swept through the village in the early hours, taking men, women and children before melting back […]
Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Seme entry point disrupted an attempt to illegally transport protected wildlife across the border, recovering a young lion and two patas primates concealed inside a privately owned vehicle. The interception took place during a routine stop-and-search along the Badagry–Seme expressway, the command said. According to […]
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has refuted suggestions that the recent reduction in petrol pump prices across the country was prompted by the Federal Government’s suspension of a 15 per cent import tariff on fuel. The company insists that the market adjustment resulted solely from its independent downward review of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) prices. In […]
The controversy surrounding the recent confrontation between a naval officer, Lieutenant Yarima, and security operatives attached to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has taken a new turn after political communicator and former Ekiti State Government aide, Lere Olayinka, openly challenged the officer’s version of events. In a strongly worded statement on Tuesday, Olayinka accused […]
International pop star, Nicki Minaj is scheduled to appear at a United Nations event this week to speak about the rising toll of violence against Christian communities in parts of Nigeria, following a series of social-media posts and public comments that drew diplomatic attention. The invitation was extended after Minaj used her platform to […]
Parents of Nigerian students studying abroad under the Federal Government’s Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Programme on Monday staged a peaceful protest at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, demanding the release of their children’s outstanding living allowances. The aggrieved parents said the government has failed to pay 16 months’ worth of stipends, […]
U.S. aviation authorities announced on Monday that commercial services may return to their usual timetables following a prolonged federal funding lapse that strained air-traffic operations. The Federal Aviation Administration lifted an emergency order that had forced planned reductions at dozens of major airports, saying safety reviews and improving staffing justified ending the curbs early […]
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has eased to 16.05 per cent in October, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The new figure represents a notable decline from the 18.02 per cent recorded in September, marking continued progress in the country’s efforts to tame rising […]
