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Russian air strikes have again hit the Southern Bridge in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Friday. Klitschko said the strikes damaged the bridge and other parts of the city, while a fire broke out on the upper floors of an apartment building. Traffic on the Southern Bridge and...
National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency in collaboration with Issah Adedotun Foundation has intensified campaign against drug abuse and cultism in schools with a view to discouraging students from falling victims to the two social menace. Both organisations launched the distribution of educational mat...
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has called for transparency in the Nigeria/US critical minerals deal. The African Regional Organisation insists that transparency and public scrutiny must guide framework. A statement signed by the General Secretary of ITUC-Africa, Comrade Jo...
The African Union Commission has urged Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint and resolve their differences through dialogue, amid a diplomatic dispute that has heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa. In a statement issued late on Thursday, the Commission called on the three co...
The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mallam Jibrin Ndace, has called on Nigerians to remain united, resilient and committed to nation-building as the country marks its 66th Independence Anniversary. Ndace, in his Independence Day message, said the occasion provided an opportunity to r...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr. Abbas Tajudeen has congratulated citizens as Nigeria marks her 61st Independence Anniversary on Thursday, urging them not to lose hope in their country. Speaker Abbas, in his congratulatory message to Nigerians on the occasion, noted that the country i...
Three young Chinese interpreters have expressed admiration for Nigeria, describing Nigerians as friendly and capable of contributing to the country’s development. The interpreters, Faust Tugeluke, Kayon Wu Keyang and Mary Zlou, spoke to Voice of Nigeria’s correspondent, Qasim Akinreti, and Abass Bam...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful and committed to national unity, peace and development as the country marks its 66th Independence Anniversary. In an Independence Day message issued on Thursday, October 1, 2026, the party acknowledged that Nigeria was yet to a...
The Nigerian Government has officially launched a National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System aimed at improving location identification and expanding access to economic and public services across the country. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, said the sy...
The Ghana High Commission in Abuja has presented a commemorative cake to Nigeria to mark the country’s 66th Independence Anniversary, in a gesture underscoring the longstanding friendship and solidarity between both countries. According to a statement by the Special Assistant, Digital Media and Publ...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday attended the official launch and premiere of MKO at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts in Lagos, ahead of the film’s nationwide cinema release. The documentary, MKO, directed by Nigerian-American filmmaker Ose Oyamendan, chronicles the life, p...
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has felicitated Nigerians on the country’s 66th Independence Anniversary, celebrating the resilience, courage and enduring hope that bind the nation together. The Minister noted that the anniversary provided an opportun...
