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‘Miracle Babies’: UK Warns Citizens Over IVF Fraud In Nigeria
. ...British nationals warned Of Staged Births, Weak Fertility Regulation …UK Urges Citizens To Verify Fertility, Surrogacy Arrangements Before Travelling Daud Olatunji The United Kingdom has warned its citizens travelling to or living in Nigeria to beware of fertility treatment scams, including alleged staged births in which unsuspecting visitors are falsely made to believe they have [...]
Japan Commits N20bn To Rehabilitate Nigeria’s National Grid, Apapa Substation
The Japanese Government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency, has committed about N20bn to the expansion and rehabilitation of Nigeria’s national electricity transmission network, with the Apapa Transmission Substation in Lagos among the major beneficiaries. The JICA Chief Representative in Nigeria, Ishigame Keiji, disclosed this in Lagos on Wednesday during an interview with the…
Ifo/Ewekoro APC Faithful Launch Campaign Group For Yayi, Adeleye
Party faithful in the Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency of Ogun State have launched the ADJYAYI Independent Campaign Group, a support movement mobilising grassroots backing for the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, and the party’s candidate for the Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency, Hon. Motunrayo Adijat Adeleye. The group, convened…
Malaria War: DSGN, UNILORIN Set Up Laboratory for Innovative Mosquito Research
Diaspora Solution Group Nigeria and the University of Ilorin have entered into a partnership to establish a laboratory for research into an innovative approach to controlling malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. The partnership will focus on investigating the potential application of CRISPR-Cas9 technology in controlling Anopheles mosquitoes, the principal vectors responsible for malaria transmission.…
Environmental Society Inducts 37 New Members, Seeks Stronger Partnerships On Sustainability
The Nigerian Environmental Society, Abeokuta Chapter, has inducted 37 new members, charging them to uphold professional ethics and contribute to efforts to protect the environment. The induction was held on Wednesday as part of the chapter’s 3rd Annual Lecture Series and Induction Ceremony at Event Tower, Kuto, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The event, themed “Advancing Environmental [...]
UK Warns LGBT+ Travellers of Arrest, Violence, Sharia Penalties In Nigeria
The United Kingdom has warned LGBT+ travellers visiting Nigeria of possible arrest, violence, blackmail and intimidation, citing the country’s laws prohibiting same-sex sexual activity and heightened risks in some northern states operating under Sharia law. The warning was contained in the latest travel advisory issued by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Nigeria. [...]
Edo Assembly Workers Lock Out Lawmakers Over Financial Autonomy Repeal
Tension gripped the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday as workers and other concerned persons protested a bill seeking to repeal the 2023 law granting financial autonomy to the state legislature. The protesters reportedly occupied the Assembly premises and prevented lawmakers from accessing the complex, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the proposed legislation. The [...]
NYSC DG Warns Corps Members Against Political Campaigns On Social Media
The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, has warned corps members against using social media or their NYSC identity to campaign for political parties and candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. The warning came on Wednesday during Nafiu’s working visit to the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Orientation Course at the NYSC Permanent [...]
Tinubu Orders Recovered EFCC Funds Channelled To NELFUND
President Bola Tinubu has directed that liquid funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission be channelled into the Nigerian Education Loan Fund to strengthen the financing of student loans and expand access to higher education. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal [...]