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2.6m Nigerians Register in Ongoing INEC Voter Exercise as Youths Dominate Turnout

Nigeria, Sept. 2 -- In a statement made available to The News Chronicle on Tuesday, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said the figures ... Read More


Obi Tried to Buy Me Off, He Is A Political Prostitute- Deji Adeyanju

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- In an interview Channels TVton Friday monitored by The News Chronicle, Adeyanju claimed Obi offered him money during the 2023 election campaign-a gesture he says he flatly rejected... Read More


Nigeria Bans Raw Shea Export for 6 Months, Targets $300m Revenue Boost

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Vice President Kashim Shettima announced the directive on Tuesday at a multi-stakeholder meeting in Abuja, describing it as a "pro-value addition policy" aimed at securing raw mate... Read More


Abuja-Kaduna Train Derailment: I Take Full Responsibility- NRC Boss Apologises

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Appearing on The Morning Brief on Channels Television, Opeifa declared: "Beyond apologising to Nigeria, I want to say as the Managing Director and Chief Executive, I take full resp... Read More


Dangote Refinery Silent as Fuel Rollout Missed August 15 Fuel Distribution Kickoff

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- The 650,000-barrel-per-day facility had unveiled plans in June to deploy 4,000 compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks for fuel distribution, a scheme projected to cost N720 billion an... Read More


FG Empowers Colleges of Education to Award Degrees

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- The announcement was made at the National Summit on Education in Abuja, where Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa represented by Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Said A... Read More


1 in 4 Nigerian Fathers Not Biologically Related to Their Children - DNA Report Reveals

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- The company's 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report, released this week, found that 25% of paternity tests between July 2024 and June 2025 resulted in exclusion-only a slight dip from 27%... Read More


Tinubu Reshuffles NTA, Appoints Media Veteran Rotimi Pedro as DG

Nigeria, Aug. 16 -- Pedro's appointment headlines a sweeping leadership shake-up at the NTA, with key new faces joining the top brass. Karimah Bello steps in as Executive Director of Marketing, Stell... Read More


Bauchi Gov Names Chinese National As Economic Adviser

Nigeria, Aug. 16 -- The announcement came Thursday during the signing of a major Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Global Promotion Cooperation Research Centre in Bauchi. The agreement... Read More


Tinubu Enjoys Strong Northern Support- Bwala Fires Back at Lawal

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- Bwala's rebuttal comes after former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, warned that the North feels sidelined under Tinubu's administration. Speaking... Read More