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In Sudan, the warring military factions have agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting midnight Monday as many countries have begun to evacuate civilians from the battle-scarred African country. “Following intense negotiation over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to implement a nationwide ceasefire starting at midnight on April 24, ...

Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said that evacuating Nigerian students from warring Sudan will not be possible at this time even though there are plans already in place to make that happen. The fighting in Sudan has claimed over 400 lives, leaving thousands wounded since it began on Saturday between forces loyal to army chief ...

The House of Representatives has threatened to serve the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; and Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), with summons over their failure to answer queries on alleged illegal sale of crude oil to China and utilisation of funds recovered through whistle-blowers without National Assembly appropriation. The House’ ...

The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24, 2023, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, according to a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Dr M.L. Shuaib Belgor, obtained on Wednesday. He congratulated all Muslims for the ...

Umaru Fintri, governor of Adamawa State, has officially been declared winner of the state governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Fintri, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scored 430, 821 votes to defeat his closest rival, Aishatu Dahiru, alias Binani, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who had 396,788. In last Saturday’s rerun, Fintiri, the ...

Banana Island building collapse has left many trapped in it. Newsmaxngr reports that a three-storey building under construction on Banana Island, Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial city, has collapsed, trapping several construction workers.   This online news platform understands that Banana Island, which is one of the most expensive places to live in Africa, is an artificial island off the foreshore ...

HoS, Accountant-General, Commissioner Summoned Orders Withdrawal of Appointment Letters To Affected Appointees. The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal of letters given to government appointees whose nominations should have been sent to the House for their screening and confirmation, but who took up the jobs without the due process. The House also ordered immediate halting of ...

….offers customers shopping discounts Polaris Bank has assured that her current customers and prospects alike can shop seamlessly and carry out all their transactions via its alternate channels: VULTe, USSD *833#, Polaris Mobile, PolarisXperience, ATMs, and PoS terminals during the Easter holiday. This was disclosed by the Bank’s Group Head, Strategic Brand Management, Nduneche Ezurike while speaking on the readiness ...

Newsmaxngr Online reports that the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has rejected a Bill purporting to make it mandatory for fresh medical graduates to provide services to the country for up to five years before receiving a full registration and license to practice. Recall that a few days ago, the House of Representatives passed for second reading, ...

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, has commended the patrol teams of the Osun State command for returning N27.1 million recovered from an accident scene. This is contained in a statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, on Sunday in Abuja. The Corps Marshal expressed satisfaction over the good conduct, ...