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Organisers cancelled the final high-profile debate in Brazil’s presidential election, after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the two leading candidates, declined to attend. The cancellation came days before voters are due to cast their ballots and followed the cancel...
The Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has charged all Nigerians to see Independence Day as a time to reflect on resilience, diversity and shared identity of Nigerians and to renew commitment to building a nation of choice. Speaking in Ilorin at the celebration of Nigeria’s 66th Independenc...
Nigeria has increased its presence in global higher education, with 29 Nigerian universities featured in the 2027 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, the highest representation by any country in Sub-Saharan Africa. The development reflects ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s tertiary ed...
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has threatened unspecified measures against Ukraine unless Kyiv acknowledges an alleged confidentiality agreement over the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers and issues an apology. “If the refusal to acknowledge the facts and issue a public apology co...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two US astronauts, a Canadian astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut, lifted off from Florida on Thursday on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The rocket, carrying an autonomously operated Crew Dragon capsule, launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Stat...
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 Nigerian Naira maintained a relatively stable performance across both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel (black) market on October 2, 2026. The post Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, October 2, 2026 appeared first on Vanguard News.
By Yinka Kolawole As Nigeria marks its 66th independence anniversary, Nigeria’s organised private sector (OPS) has challenged the Federal Government to turn recent macroeconomic gains into measurable improvements in productivity, business competitiveness, jobs, household purchasing power, warning th...
By Cynthia Alo & Kafayat Kokumo Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have called for a change in the way agriculture is described, saying a shift in language could help attract more young people and investors into the sector. Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms Abisola Ol...
