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At Nordic Nigeria Connect 2025, Lagos vows to become Africa's innovation hub

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it is ready to become Africa's launchpad for Nordic innovation. It made the vow at the fourth edition of the Nordic Nigeria Connect (NNC... Read More


Nigerian govt pledges power restoration to revive Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Nigerian Government has vowed to reconnect the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) to the national grid in an effort to restart the joint venture asset. Bolaji Tunji... Read More


Senate proposes life imprisonment for persons guilty of defiling minors

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Senators on Tuesday debated an amendment to Nigeria's Criminal Code Act seeking to prescribe life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of defiling minors, regardless of gender. Th... Read More


NBA condemns Kano magistrate court ordering TikTokers to marry within 60 days

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has reacted to the ruling of a Magistrate Court in Kano State, which ordered TikTokers Ashiru "Mai Wushirya" Idris and Basira Yar-guda to marry e... Read More


Gunmen reportedly abduct three INEC officers, others in Kogi

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Three staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja and several others have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen at Aloma, a community ... Read More


UCL Roundup: Arsenal thrash Atletico as Barcelona, PSG record massive victories

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- It was a wild night of football in the UEFA Champions League, as 43 goals were scored across Europe on Day 1 of Matchday 3. Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, and Arsenal were among ... Read More


Only 3 in 10 married women make informed reproductive health decisions - NDHS

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) has revealed that only three in 10 married Nigerian women can make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive heal... Read More


'She would never jump'-Father of Arise TV journalist killed in Abuja insists her death was not accidental

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Ifeanyi Maduagwu, the father of the late Arise Television journalist, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, has rejected claims that his daughter fell to her death while escaping armed robbers, in... Read More


Court sacks all local council chairpersons, councillors in Ebonyi

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- A Federal High Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has nullified the local government and councilorship elections in the state. The elections, conducted in July 2024, brought 13 loc... Read More


JUST IN: ASUU suspends warning strike

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its ongoing two-week warning strike 10 days after it began. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, ASUU... Read More