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The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to civic reorientation as a foundation for national development. Speaking at the 2025 African Investment Showcase in London, he stressed that attitudinal change, value reawakening, and responsible citizenship are critical to achieving the country’s […]

Financial experts have raised concerns that Nigeria is forfeiting vast long-term savings and investment capital because most of its estimated 70 million informal sector workers lack access to pension and insurance schemes. Only about 26.3% of informal workers currently participate in these plans, despite comprising 92% of the employed population. […]

A Thai appeals court on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence for Chonthicha Jangrew, a lawmaker from the progressive People’s Party, for defaming the monarchy in a 2021 speech. The court granted her bail set at 150,000 baht ($4,600), allowing her to remain in Parliament pending a Supreme Court appeal. […]

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to launch a swift and thorough investigation into the death of Arise News anchor, Ms Somtochukwu ‘Sommie’ Maduagwu, who was killed during a robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. Describing her death as tragic and condemnable, the President assured that the […]

The Federal Government has announced that there will be no anniversary parade to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day celebration in Abuja on Wednesday. In a statement issued by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Senator George Akume, the government said other scheduled activities for […]

The Kwara State Government has dismissed recent criticism by former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on the state’s handling of security, describing him as unfit to comment on the issue. Saraki, speaking at the weekend during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state congress, had accused the administration of Governor AbdulRahman […]