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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has issued a formal apology to thousands of overseas adoptees affected by the country’s controversial foreign adoption programme, which operated in the aftermath of the Korean War and for decades after. In a Facebook statement on Thursday, the president expressed regret for the “anxiety, pain, […]

Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam, has cautioned that Nigeria can no longer depend heavily on donor-driven health programmes, stressing that global financing for health is shifting more rapidly than anticipated. Speaking in Ilorin at the opening of a three-day stakeholders’ meeting on the fight against HIV/AIDS, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the rebirth of the National Arts Theatre will serve as a springboard for promoting arts, culture, and the creative economy in Nigeria. Speaking on Wednesday at the official inauguration of the newly renovated edifice in Iganmu, Lagos, as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th […]

Labour leaders and activists, under the Precision, Electrical and Related Equipment Senior Staff Association (PERESSA), have raised strong concerns over federal government policies, which they described as anti-poor and damaging to workers’ welfare. At the association’s 1st Quadrennial and 9th National Delegates Conference held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, delegates pointed […]

Abuja, October 1, 2025 – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said Nigeria has moved past its most difficult economic period as the nation marked its 65th Independence anniversary. In his national broadcast, he outlined the progress made under his administration since May 2023, noting that the removal of fuel subsidies […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Kwara State government to urgently implement a N32,000 minimum pension for retirees, aligning with the N70,000 minimum wage approved for the least-paid workers in other states. State NLC Chairman, Comrade Muritala Saheed Olayinka, made the demand in Ilorin after the State […]

Cebu, Philippines, October 1, 2025 – The death toll from the powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippines has risen to 69, with rescue operations underway as authorities race to locate survivors. The shallow quake, which hit late Tuesday off the coast of Cebu Island, is one of the […]