The European Union has offered postgraduate scholarships to 142 young Nigerians in top European universities in the 2024-25 academic session, under its flagship educational programme, Erasmus+. According to the commission, with this number, Continue Reading 

London’s stock market and the pound advanced versus the dollar Thursday as Britons voted in a general election expected to be won by the centre-left and main opposition Labour party. Eurozone stocks also pushed higher amid political Continue Reading 

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned commercial banks over their rejection of dirty and mutilated naira banknotes from depositors, adding that they will face sanctions. The CBN issued this warning in a circular dated June 28, 2024, and Continue Reading 

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has implored the 2000 retirees who got their contributory pension worth about N4.46b on Thursday not to donate it to churches, mosques, or religious groups. Speaking at the 105 batches of retirement Continue Reading 

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, on Thursday, said the Federal Government has connected the Agbara Industrial Hub to the national grid. Uzoka-Anite, who spoke during the 2024 Manufacturing Association of Nigeria Continue Reading 

The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has asked the Federal Government to rescind its decision on the signing of the controversial Samoa Agreement. Describing the deal as a treacherous move and betrayal of the Nigerian people’s trust and Continue Reading 

A pregnant teenager has been rescued from committing suicide after the man allegedly responsible for her pregnancy denied responsibility, the Lagos State Police Command has said. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, in Continue Reading 

A 30-year-old teacher, Rebecca Joynes, has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for engaging in sexual activity with two of her teenage students. What went down The trial revealed that Joynes had groomed both boys, who were 15 years Continue Reading 

The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill to amend the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Act. This followed the presentation of the general principles of the Bill by the sponsor, Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC-Ogun) at plenary, in Abuja on Continue Reading 

Around 25 people have drowned in Sudan’s southeast while trying to flee fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces, a pro-democracy activists’ committee said Thursday. “Around 25 citizens, most of them women and Continue Reading